Boot assembly for a vehicle

An assembly comprising:

• a console of a vehicle having either one of a shifter and a parkbrake extending therethrough;
• a retainer surrounding the one of said shifter and said parkbrake and connected to said console;
• a boot surrounding the one of said shifter and said parkbrake;
• and
• a flexible material seal connected to said boot to form an enlarged end having generally circular cross-sectional shape, wherein said seal is stretched and said enlarged end is disposed in a recess between a fixed portion of said retainer and a movable portion of said retainer to prevent said boot from exiting said retainer, wherein said boot has a channel therein, said seal being disposed in said channel, and wherein said boot has a hem in the lower end, said hem forming said channel.

An assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a center console of a vehicle having either one of a shifter and a parkbrake extending therethrough;
• a retainer surrounding the one of said shifter and said parkbrake and connected to said center console, said retainer comprising a side wall, a top wall extending generally perpendicular from said side wall, and an exterior wall being fixed and extending generally perpendicular to and downwardly from said top wall, said side wall including at least one clip rib having a retention surface, said clip rib being movable inwardly;
• a boot surrounding the one of said shifter and said parkbrake, said boot having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end having a hem forming a channel;
• and
• an o-ring disposed in said channel in said lower end of said boot such that said lower end of said boot forms an enlarged diameter end having a generally circular cross-sectional shape, said o-ring being stretched and said clip rib being moved inwardly such that said enlarged diameter end is disposed between said retention surface of said clip rib and said exterior wall to prevent said boot from exiting said retainer.