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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6408709 | Cable block-locking mechanism for dual mode shift lever unit A cable block-locking mechanism of a dual mode shift lever unit having a shift lever pivotally connected to a pivot shaft in a lever housing via a lever bracket provided at a lower end of the shift lever, a rotation member rotationally mounted on the pivo... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6332524 | Shift lock device for vehicle A shift lock device for vehicle, the device comprising: a selector lever shiftable to lots of mode set-up positions including parking, neutral and driving positions; a lock pin movable disposed at the selector lever for engaging to or disengaging from the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6161447 | Selection system for an automatic motor vehicle transmission A selection system for an automatic motor vehicle transmission has a selector element for selecting transmission adjustments (P, R, N, D) which can be manually adjusted. A toggle lever arrangement connected with the selector element acts transversely to t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5980423 | Shift-lever devices A shift-lever device includes a key lever operating with key-lock mechanism, a sub lever independently rotatably arranged to the key lever and including a pin, a spring arranged to enable the key lever and the sub lever to rotate together, and a lock leve... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5842364 | Vehicle immobilizing system A vehicle immobilizing system for engaging a brake pedal of a vehicle and locking the brakes of the vehicle in an activated position, but which does not interfere with the operation of the vehicle's brakes when the vehicle is being operated. The vehicle i... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5836210 | Arm bearing for an awning An arm bearing for an awning has at least one support block, at least one bearing block arranged to swivel about a first rotation axle into a drop-out position, and an arm rotatable about a second rotation axle transversely to said first rotation axle. A ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5752414 | Cable operated brake/ignition/transmission interlock A cable operated interlock system between the gear selector lever (12) of an automatic transmission and the brake pedal (42) restrains the gear selector lever (12) in the Park position until the brake pedal (42) is first depressed. The interlock system in... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5695429 | Shift lock arrangement of automatic transmission shift lever device A shift lock arrangement for an automatic transmission shift lever device having a shift lock lever in contact with a position pin of the shift lever device positioned in a parking position has a lock lever in contact with the shift lock lever to restrict... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5542512 | Selector device for an automatic transmission system provided with locking means In a selector device for an automatic transmission system, a rotatable member is supported by a first pivot shaft, and a selector lever is tiltably supported by the rotatable member by a second pivot shaft extending substantially perpendicularly to the fi... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5427216 | Control linkage for a hydrostatic transmission A hydrostatic transmission control mechanism includes a hand lever engagable by an operator, and a member to which the hand lever is directly mounted. The member is pivotally mounted to the vehicle and is operatively coupled with the transmission for adju... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5410923 | Shift control system for a vehicle transmission having a backward/forward drive changeover device and a stepless change speed device A shift adjusting device includes a cam plate and an arm. The cam plate is pivotable and operatively connected to a change speed interlocking mechanism extending between a shift pedal and a belt type stepless change speed device. The arm is also pivotable... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5249480 | Two handled controller for a locomotive The present invention is directed to a controller having a power handle to control both the propulsion function and the braking function, and a reverser handle to control the direction in which the locomotive travels. The power handle is operatively conne... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5229921 | Portable data processing device with turnable display having two vertical positions A portable data processing device has a housing, a display, turnable holding arms arranged to hold the display above an upper side of the housing. Each of the holding arms has a holding arm-extension part provided with a blocking slider. The housing and t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5133222 | Operating mechanism for vehicles with automatic transmission The present invention relates to an operating mechanism for vehicles with automatic transmission, comprising a shift lever (1) which is moveable for selection of a desired shift lever position. A positioning means (7,8,9) interacts with a gate (10) so tha... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5031736 | Column-mounted gear selector mechanism for automatic transmission A column-mounted gear selector mechanism for an automatic transmission includes a locking lug installed on a control rod and is engageable with a catch lever so as to lockingly hold the control rod when the control rod is in a "parking" position, i.e., wh... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5025678 | Column shift lever device A column shift lever device operatively connected to an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle and supported by a steering column which has a tiltable upper portion supporting a steering wheel. The column shift lever device includes a shift lever; a tu... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4991700 | Selector lever apparatus for vehicle A selector lever apparatus includes a selector lever shiftable to a plurality of mode setting positions including a parking position. When the selector lever is located at the parking position while a brake pedal is not depressed, the lever is locked in t... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4986399 | Shifter brake interlock system A shifter brake interlock system for an automatic floor mounted transmission shifter which includes a locking button to be depressed prior to removing the transmission from park position including a cable comprising a strand connected to the brake pedal a... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4982734 | Anaesthesia equipment Anaesthesia equipemnt comprising an anaesthesia unit such as a vaporizer detachably mounted on a mounting rack by connecting means comprising guide means to provide substantial leak-proof engagement of the connecting means. The guide means may comprise an... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4981048 | Column-mounted control device for transmission A control lever of a column-mounted control device for an automatic transmission is installed on a steering column in such a way as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction of the steering column for selection of gears. A location mechanism is ope... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4936431 | Shift lever apparatus for automatic transmission A shift lever apparatus for use with an automatic transmission of the type which is incorporated in a vehicle has a shaft member which is adapted to be rotated about its axis by the operation of a seat occupant and a shift lock mechanism arranged to engag... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4932398 | Anaesthetic vaporizer interlock system and connector for anaesthetic apparatus An anaesthetic apparatus having a plurality of vaporizers is provided which utilizes an interlocking device which prevents more than one vaporizer from being activated at one time. The interlock device can be used with any number of vaporizers mounted sid... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4493318 | Locking mechanism for use with two anesthetic evaporators A locking mechanism for use with two evaporators comprises first and second anesthetic evaporators each having a respective rotatable first and second side-by-side opening valve disc with a radially extending opening therein with an arm located between th... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4434790 | Vaporizer subsystem for an anesthesia machine An assembly of isolation valves (42, 44, 46) coupled to vaporizers (54, 56, 69), and a corresponding number of valve control levers (66, 68, 70) connected by an interlock mechanism that allows only one of the levers to be in an on position at any time. Th... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4421215 | Park lock interlock control system A park lock interlock control system preventing the shifting of the vehicle transmission in gear positions when the drive train park lock is engaged. A two part interlock system comprises a park lock control including a crossover shaft and a transmission ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4373409 | Combination creeper gear and control system for a transmission A combination creeper gear and control system for a transmission is disclosed having a range selector gear followed by a change speed gear. The combination includes an engine-driven drive shaft connected through a creeper gear mechanism to an input shaft ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4351327 | Device for connection to a respiratory gas line A device for connection to a respiratory gas line, particularly a narcosis apparatus, comprising, a terminal board having a first engagement surface thereon and a respiratory gas line defined therein with a first pair of connecting lines extending from th... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4346701 | Gas administration apparatus A gas flow unit such as a vaporizer mountable on a gas administration apparatus such as an anaesthesia machine in plug-in fashion includes an interlock system which prevents a valve for controlling the admission to the unit of gas from a supply provided b... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4308865 | Interlock system for anesthetic vaporizers A vaporizer interlock system is disclosed which is used in an anesthesia machine having two calibrated vaporizers for providing an anesthetic to a patient and further having a selector valve with three positions, two extreme positions where one of the two... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4307718 | Vaporizer interlock An interlock device for a pair of vaporizers of an anesthesia machine. Each vaporizer includes a rotary dial for establishing the vapor concentration provided. The interlock device insures that one vaporizer is closed whenever the other is open and compri... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4248322 | Security device for fuel tank cap of a two-wheeled vehicle A security device for a fuel tank of a two-wheeled vehicle having a front fork, which can be locked in a position while it forms an angle other than 180° with respect to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the vehicle. The device includes a fuel tank c... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4246115 | Multi-valve interlock apparatus An interlock is disclosed for permitting only one of a plurality of interrelated valve elements to be operated at one time. A transverse channel is formed in each valve element for alignment with a channel formed in the valve housing when the valve elemen... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4232538 | Control mechanism for a vehicle ignition lock A mechanical structure for controlling the available linear movement of a vehicle ignition lock mechanism has a tube member coaxial with the vehicle steering column. The tube member has an opening in which is disposed a pin which moves linearly when the i... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4163398 | Transmission shift control lock assembly A transmission shift control has a member movable in an arcuate pathway between forward and reverse drive positions and through a neutral position intermediate the forward and reverse drive positions. A pair of levers are positioned on opposite sides of t... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4162714 | Safety interlock system for fire truck pump throttle control A safety interlock system for a fire truck pump throttle control. The fire truck has a transfer box which is coupled through an automatic transmission to the engine. The transfer box is manually shiftable from a first mode in which it operatively connects... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4096765 | Control linkage arrangement A control linkage arrangement for use in a vehicle drive. The drive includes a speed control apparatus having a movable control element for causing the speed of the drive to vary in accordance with the positioning of the control element. Manual control of... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4096930 | Gear shift selector brake interlock An automobile transmission gear shift selector brake interlock mechanism, for selectively preventing inadvertent movement of a motor vehicle gear shift selector mechanism, between a non-drive `park` or "neutral" position, and a "drive" position, including... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4067423 | Control system for rotary drill A mobile rig for drilling blast holes comprises a rotatable drill holder mounted on an upright mast. A torque converter and transmission are connected between a prime mover (I.C. engine or electric motor) on the rig and the drill holder. The torque conver... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4064823 | Electric starter interlock for outboard motor devices An outboard motor unit includes a shift lever pivotally mounted on a shaft to one side of powerhead with a central vertical neutral position and pivoted forwardly and rearwardly for forward and reverse drive. The unit includes an electric starter and a st... | 12/27/1977 |
