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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302870 | Motor vehicle starter with improved starter drive assembly Motor vehicle starter comprising a starter head provided with a pinion (1), a driver (2) and a coupling device with a conical clutch for coupling the pinion to the driver (2), in which the conical clutch comprises a first frustoconical friction ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7143857 | Vehicle drive system operation apparatus and vehicle drive control system A drive system operation apparatus that is easy to operate and improves the level of security in a vehicle. A gearshift operator and an engine switch are located near each other. A cover covers the gearshift operator and the engine switch. The cover is opened when p... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7029420 | Vehicular state switching device A vehicle status change-over device is disclosed wherein an ignition switch 4 and a case 5 are fixed to a steering column cover, a case 5 supports a rotator 6 for rotational movement while fixing a shift position switch 8, a dial | 04/18/2006 |
| 6547696 | Shift lever device A shift device including a key cylinder and a shift lever is disclosed. The key cylinder is located adjacent to the shift lever. The key cylinder receives a key corresponding to the key cylinder. When the key is located at the ON position, the key cylinde... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6508090 | Vehicle shift lever device A shift lever device in which, by the integration with a key cylinder, a reduction in the use of space, simplification, cost reduction and weight lightening can be achieved. The shift lever device is such that the lever supported by a lock body that house... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6295887 | Miniaturized transmission shifter An apparatus is provided for shifting a vehicle transmission. The apparatus includes a miniaturized shifter having a base and having an elongated shift lever subassembly rotatably mounted on the base for movement between a plurality of gear positions. The... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6176809 | Shifter with reverse and ignition key interlock A shifter construction for shifting a transmission includes a base, a shift lever pivotally supported on the base at a main pivot for movement between a plurality of gear positions including a particular gear position, and an ignition switch constructed t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5954616 | Steering-column-mounted shift control assembly A transmission control for an engine of an automotive vehicle wherein the vehicle has a steering column assembly having a steering wheel unit pivoted to a rear end portion of a steering column for limited arcuate movement provided with a key-operated cyli... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5913909 | Device with a selection lever for motor vehicle automatic transmission A device with a selection lever, which is pivoted about a rotational axis and arranged on a selection lever housing, for motor vehicle automatic transmissions, wherein a barring bolt connected with a lock cylinder is provided for the bolting mechanism of ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5860303 | Ignition safety interlock A cable (52) operated ignition safety interlock assembly (50) for an automobile having an ignition switch (16) and an automatic transmission having a gear selector lever (14). The gear selector lever (14) includes a detent (20) manually moveable between a... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5718312 | Vehicle park/lock mechanism with control module having a locking mechanism and a control switch actuated by the locking mechanism A vehicle park/lock mechanism with a novel control module in which is located a locking mechanism, an electrically actuated actuator for actuating said locking mechanism said module including a control switch which is actuated in response to the actuation... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5657654 | Arrangement for locking the ignition key of a motor vehicle using the selector lever of an automatic transmission An arrangement for locking the ignition key of a motor vehicle using the selector lever of an automatic transmission includes a locking element which engages via a guide nose in a guideway on the selector lever. The locking element is connected with an ig... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5647818 | Shifter interlock for an automatic transmission An automotive shifter interlock in which a slidable shift lever release member is mechanically locked in a shift-release-inhibit position by the combination of an electromagnet bolt and an ignition switch bolt. The ignition switch bolt mechanically locks ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5588514 | Steering column mechanical brake interlock system A steering column-mounted shift control assembly includes a rotatably mounted shift lever unit, a shift handle pivotally mounted on the shift lever unit, and a spring for urging the terminal end of the shift handle toward a planar gate unit having Park, R... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5566581 | Manual transmission and ignition interlock A manual transmission and ignition interlock is provided for a vehicle having a manual transmission operated by a shift lever. A solenoid is movable between positions blocking and unblocking movement of the vehicle ignition to OFF. A latch bar carried by ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5551266 | Manual transmission shifter to ignition interlock A floor mounted manually operable shifter assembly for use with a vehicle manual transmission having a gear shifter selectively pivotal to a plurality of positions about longitudinal and transverse axes. The gear shifter assembly base has a pivotally moun... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5511641 | Mechanical brake interlock mechanism for a column-mounted shift control assembly A column-mounted shift control assembly. The latter includes a rotatably mounted shift lever unit, a shift handle pivotally mounted on the shift lever unit, and resilient device for urging the terminal end of the shift handle toward a planar gate unit hav... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5490585 | Shift lever apparatus To prevent an erroneous operation of the key interlock mechanism (cylinder key) (60) and further to improve the function of the key interlock mechanism and the operability of the shift lever (30), a shift lever apparatus comprises: a shift lever (30) havi... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5488846 | Vehicle security device A security device for an automobile having a floor pan that defines a lower surface of an operators compartment in the automobile. The security mechanism includes a key operated lock assembly that is securely mounted in the floor pan. A first end of the l... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5372019 | Automobile steering lock An automobile steering lock consisted of a lock body received in an inner casing covered by an outer casing, a shackle having two opposite ends inserted into holes on the outer and inner casings and holes on the lock body and locked in place by two opposi... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5309744 | Locking apparatus for shift lever of automatic transmission The present invention is directed to a shift locking apparatus for blocking a shifting movement unless a special operation is conducted such as the depression of a foot brake by an operator, when a shift lever of an automatic transmission is moved from a ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5299470 | Ignition interlock mechanism for a column-mounted shift control assembly A column-mounted shift control assembly includes a gate and mounting bracket, a shift lever unit rotatably mounted on the bracket, a shift handle pivotally mounted on the shift lever unit, and resilient means for urging the terminal end of the shift handl... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5293763 | Gear select lever locking arrangement A gear select lever locking arrangement comprises a gear select lever with a position pin and a manual push button for moving the position pin into a predetermined notch of a position plate from a groove of the position plate after placing the gear select... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5289907 | Shift lever interlock system The shift lever interlock system combines a shift lever position signal, interlock actuator extend and retract signals and vehicle system input signals (e.g., representing the service brake, ignition key-in, ignition circuit and vehicle battery voltage le... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5251466 | Lock assembly for gear shifter A lock assembly for a gear shifter of a vehicle includes a base plate mounted to a floor of the vehicle adjacent to the gear shifter, a base frame mounted on the base plate, and a motor mounted on the base frame and having an output bevel gear. A pair of ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251723 | Service brake and shift lever interlock system A service brake and shift lever interlock system for a vehicle is operably controlled by a logic control circuit to prevent movement of the shift lever from the "Park" position when the ignition switch is in the "Start" or "Run" position and the service b... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5220984 | Shift mechanism A shift mechanism for a vehicle includes a detent plate having a notch defining a park gear position, a shift lever with a handle, the shift lever being pivotally movable with respect to the detent plate, and a solenoid driven slideable plate movably atta... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5207124 | Shift control mechanism A floor mounted shift control mechanism for a vehicle wherein adjustment of each of the cables from the transmission and the key cylinder can be made inside the vehicle within the shift control mechanism. The shift control mechanism also includes provisio... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5181592 | Shift lever interlock system The shift lever interlock system combines a shift lever position signal, interlock actuator extend and retract signals and vehicle system input signals (e.g., representing the service brake, ignition key-in, ignition circuit and vehicle battery voltage le... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5179868 | Drive train enable-disable vehicle use device An improved motor vehicle transmission locking device for use with automatic transmissions and manual transmissions. The improved locking device utilizes a solenoid which is used to lock into a notch formed on an existing transmission parking shaft to loc... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5150593 | Shift lever device for automatic transmission A shift lever device for use with an automatic transmission includes a shift lever reversibly movable from a parking position to a selected one of a plurality of gear range positions, a lock member for locking the shift lever against movement from the par... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5129494 | Service brake and shift lever interlock system A service brake and shift lever interlock system for a vehicle is operably controlled by a logic control circuit to prevent movement of the shift lever from the "Park" position when the ignition switch is in the "Start" or "Run" position and the service b... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5121616 | Steering lock for motor vehicles A steering lock for motor vehicles comprises a locking element which prevents rotation of the vehicle's steering shaft (2) . The locking element is spring-loaded into a locking portion and can be shifted to the unlocking position against the action of the... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5078242 | Solenoid system for, for example, a brake/shift interlock for vehicular transmission control A brake/shift interlock for, e.g., a vehicle having a shift mechanism (10) for an automatic transmission. The shift mechanism includes a shift lever (12) and a detent mechanism (24) having a latch (26) and latch plate (28) with a detent notch at the "Park... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5050411 | Shift lever locking device for automatic transmission of column type In a shift lever locking device for an automatic transmission of column type, a drive cam is turned with a key rotor mounted on a steering column, a shift shaft arranged along the steering column is turned by operating a shift lever so that the automatic ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5040434 | Ignition key locking device for gearshift park interlock system A vehicle park interlock system has a column mounted ignition pin locking slider receiving device adapted to couple with an ignition pin locking slider of the ignition system of the vehicle. The ignition pin locking slider receiving device is coupled with... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5036962 | Shift lock system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle A shift lever is provided for selecting operating ranges of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. A lock lever is provided for locking the shift lever at a parking range position of the transmission. The lock lever is urged by a spring to the park... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5035156 | Ignition key-brake switch interlock for a transmission gear selector An ignition key-brake interlock for a transmission gear shifter includes a gear and actuator having teeth in meshing engagement, a lever whose rotation is prevented or limited depending upon the position of the actuator, a pivotably mounted cam on a gear ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5027929 | Solenoid system for, for example, a brake/shift interlock for vehicular transmission control A brake/shift interlock for, e.g., a vehicle having a shift mechanism (10) for an automatic transmission. The shift mechanism includes a shift lever (12) and a detent mechanism (24) having a latch (26) and latch plate (28) with a detent notch at the "Park... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5020344 | Automobile anti-theft device An automobile antitheft device having a locking rod that locks the parking lock pawl of an automatic transmission in a position where it engages and locks a parking pawl gear. The locking rod is spring biassed so that it automatically becomes engaged when... | 06/04/1991 |
