Patent ID: 9702457
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. An apparatus for a vehicle including a transmission having an outer section, a rotatable shifter shaft extending from the outer section of the transmission, a shifter linkage affixed to and extending from the rotatable shifter shaft, and a shifter cable affixed to the shifter linkage in such a way that once the shifter cable is moved, the rotatable shifter shaft rotates and urges the rotatable shifter shaft to rotate, the apparatus comprising: an enclosure including a connection device being configured to affix the enclosure to the outer section of the transmission; and the enclosure being configured to: wherein the enclosure includes: an open box formation having five sides with an open side leading into an interior chamber defined by the enclosure; and the enclosure defines a passageway configured to accommodate the rotatable shifter shaft of the transmission; a first grommet is received in the passageway, and the first grommet is configured to prevent inadvertent damage to the rotatable shifter shaft; the enclosure defines a channel configured to accommodate the shifter cable to be connected to the shifter linkage; and a second grommet is received in the channel; and the second grommet is configured to prevent inadvertent damage to the shifter cable.