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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1998
Miklos A Kovach, Holland, MI (US);
Jeffrey S Jakus, Muskegon, MI (US);
Robert W Roossien, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Grand Haven Stamped Products, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Abstract
A shifter for shifting a transmission between a plurality of gear positions includes a base having a stationary member with indicia corresponding to the gear positions, a shift lever operably supported on the base for movement between the gear positions, and an improved position indicator adapted to better highlight limited portions of the indicia to indicate the selected gear position of the shift lever. The position indicator includes a support member configured to move with the shift lever that includes a window positioned to allow light to pass therethrough to visibly luminate parts of the indicia corresponding to the selected gear positions as the shift lever is moved between the plurality of gear positions. The position indicator further includes a flag spaced above and aligned with the window, and still further includes a bowed resilient strip on the support member biasing the flag into engagement with a bottom of the stationary member as the shift lever is moved between the gear positions, the bowed resilient strip providing a constant force of engagement despite dimensional variations between the support member and the indicia.