Patent ID: 9732850
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A transmission comprising: a power actuated park means operable to lock one or more wheels of a vehicle in a substantially stationary condition, the park means comprising a power actuated selector shaft for selecting an operational mode of the park means, the selector shaft being rotatable between a park mode position in which the one or more wheels are locked by the park means and a park release mode position in which the one or more wheels are released by the park means; wherein the selector shaft may be locked in the release mode position by insertion of a locking pin member into an aperture; and a handle directly coupled to the selector shaft, the handle being a separate component from the locking pin member and manually operable by direct hand force to rotate the shaft to the release mode position by rotation thereof, the park means being operable whereby, in the absence of power, the selector shaft may be successively rotated to the park release mode position and locked by the locking pin member in the park release mode position.