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US 7,028,574 B1Granted
Sled system for mounting parking brake and shift assemblies
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsLarry W. Bell, John G. Thomas, Robert N. Maley, Derrick Dysart, Richard L. Kelley, E. Mackey King
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Abstract
A sled system for mounting a parking brake hand lever assembly and a gear shift assembly to a vehicle floor pan, the sled system having a predetermined configuration to mount on a vehicle floor pan.
Claims17
A sled for mounting a shift assembly to a vehicle comprising:
- a first surface;
- a second surface formed on an opposite side of the sled from said first surface and opposing a floor pan of the vehicle;
- a first aperture receiving a gear shift assembly including a first operating cable, said first operating cable extending between said second surface and said floor pan and attached to a shift lever operating cable of the vehicle;
- a second aperture receiving a transfer case shift assembly including a second operating cable, said second operating cable extending between said second surface and said floor pan and attached to a transfer case operating cable of the vehicle;
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- a third aperture receiving a brake lever assembly including a third operating cable, said third operating cable extending between said second surface and said floor pan and attached to a brake lever operating cable of the vehicle.
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A method comprising:
- mounting a gear shift assembly to a sled;
- mounting a transfer case shift assembly to said sled;
- mounting a brake lever assembly to said sled;
- attaching a first operating cable of said gear shift assembly to a gear shift operating cable of a vehicle between said sled and a floor pan of said vehicle;
- attaching a second operating cable of said transfer case shift assembly to a second operating cable of said vehicle between said sled and said floor pan;
- attaching a third operating cable of said brake lever assembly to a third operating cable of said vehicle between said sled and said floor pan;
- and mounting said sled to said floor plan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.