Shift knob
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsHiroyuki Kato, Tokuhiro Amano
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Abstract
A shift knob comprising at least two pieces of material stitched together by stitches and forming a hollow covering body, the hollow being defined by an inner stitched surface, a first resin-formed body disposed within the covering body having an outer surface spaced from the inner stitched surface, and a second resin-formed body disposed in engagement with the entire stitched inner surface. The second resin-formed body completely fills the space between the outer surface of the first resin-formed body and the stitched inner surface of the covering body. The stitches extend into and are surrounded by the second resin-formed body.
Claims7
A shift know comprising:
- a hollow covering body including at least two pieces of material joined together by stitches, the hollow section of the covering body defined by an inner stitched surface;
- a first resin-formed body disposed within said covering body having an outer surface spaced from said inner stitched surface;
- a second resin-formed body disposed in engagement with the entire stitched inner surface, the second resin-formed body disposed to completely fill the space between said outer surface of said first resin-formed body and said stitched inner surface of said covering body, said stitches extending into and being embedded within said second resin-formed body, said second resin-formed body comprising an elastic resin;
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- wherein said first resin-formed body defines at least one means for allowing said elastic resin to be injected through a passage into said space between said inner stitched surface of said covering body and said outer surface of said first resin-formed body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.