US 4,603,598 A · Shift lever

Abstract

A shift lever is composed of a lower lever section connected to a control rod of a transmission, and an upper lever section formed with a hollow cylindrical portion and provided with a shift lever knob. The lower lever section is formed with an elongate end portion which is being inserted in the hollow cylindrical portion of the upper lever section. Additionally, lower and upper elastomeric insulators spaced from each other are securely mounted on the elongate end portion of the lower lever section. The lower elastomeric insulator is securely connected to the upper lever section cylindrical portion, while the upper elastomeric insulator is adapted to form a clearance between it and the upper lever section cylindrical portion, thereby avoiding contact between the upper elastomeric insulator and the upper lever section cylindrical portion upon the shift lever being not operated.

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Dependent claims

A shift lever comprising:

a first lever section having an elongate end portion which is substantially rigid;
a second lever section having an elongate hollow cylindrical portion in which said first lever section end portion is disposed;
first and second elastomeric insulators securely mounted on said first lever section end portion and spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of said first lever end portion;
means for securely connecting said first elastomeric insulator with said second lever section cylindrical portion;
and
means forming a clearance between said second elastomeric insulator and said second lever section cylindrical portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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