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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M Snell, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Thomas S Kaliszewski, Troy, MI (US);
Rodney L Eaton, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 7448 / ; 477 96 ;
Abstract
A gear shift lever can be moved to several 'Drive' positions and to a 'Park' position. A retainer holds the lever in the 'Park' position. An operator is provided to retract the retainer so that the lever may be shifted out of 'Park'. A lock prevents the retraction of the lever retainer until the brake pedal is depressed. A mechanical connection between the brake pedal and the lock retracts the lock away from its locking position when the brake pedal is depressed.