Apparatus for mounting a transmission selector
AssigneeAtwood Vacuum Machine Company
InventorsJames M. Kemp, Robert N. Phillips
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Abstract
A transmission selector is mounted on the floor of an automobile by elastomeric S-shaped straps which permit the selector to move back and forth in a longitudinal direction while holding the selector substantially rigid in vertical and transverse directions.
Claims10
Apparatus for mounting a transmission selector on the floor of a vehicle, said selector having first and second mounting arms extending transversely in opposite directions and adapted to underlie the floor, and first and second upright tongues projecting lingitudinally from said first and second arms, respectively, said apparatus comprising first and second brackets associated with said first and second tongues, respectively, and each having transversely spaced inner and outer upright legs disposed in straddling ralation with the respective tongue, means for attaching each bracket to the underside of the floor, and a generally S-shaped strap for securing each tongue to its respective bracket, said strap being made of elastomeric material and having one end portion lying alongside and secured to said inner leg, having an intermediate portion lying alongside and secured to said tongue and having an opposite end portion lying alongside and secured to said outer leg.
Apparatus for attaching a tongue-like member to a plate-like member, said apparatus comprising a pair of legs adapted to straddle and extend substantially parallel to said tongue-like member, means for securing said legs to said plate-like member, and a generally S-shaped strap made of resiliently yieldable material, first means for securing one end portion of said strap to one side of one of said legs, second means for securing an intermediate portion of said strap to one side of said tongue-like member, and third means for securing the opposite end portion of said strap to one side of the other of said legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.