Dual durometer shift boot with performance shield
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsMichael C. Vermeersch, Arthur W. Nellett
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Abstract
A vehicle gear shift assembly includes a gear shift lever. The vehicle gear shift assembly also includes a shift boot assembly that at least partially defines an interior section and receives a portion of the gear shift lever therethrough. The shift boot assembly includes a frame. The shift boot assembly also includes a flexible section formed of a material having a first durometer. The shift boot assembly further includes a protective shield operatively coupled to the frame and the flexible section, the protective shield formed of a material having a second durometer that is harder than the first durometer of the flexible section.
Claims4
A vehicle gear shift assembly comprising:
- a gear shift lever;
- and
- a shift boot assembly that at least partially defines an interior section and receives a portion of the gear shift lever therethrough, the shift boot assembly comprising:
- a flexible section;
- and
- a protective shield positioned to be in contact with an inner surface of the flexible section, the protective shield having a channel that the gear shift lever is positioned within.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.