Patent ID: 6834987
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B60Q,F16H

Abstract:
A manual motor transmission shifter knob having an independently powered and operated illuminating light, the shifter knob comprising:a manual motor transmission shifter knob body having a top face; a knob cavity having at least one open side within the top face of the knob body; a knob cavity cover having a top face sized and shaped to cover the open side of the knob cavity, the knob cavity cover having a lens aperture for receiving a lens and a switch aperture for receiving a switching means; a lens connected to the knob cavity cover having a transparent portion disposed within the lens aperture and an illuminating well; an illuminating means disposed within the knob cavity connected to the knob cavity cover having at least a portion of the illuminating means extending within the illuminating well providing illumination of the lens when the illuminating means is activated; a switching means for activating the illuminating means connected to the illuminating means, at least a portion of the switching means extending into the switch aperture; a battery receiving structure disposed within the knob cavity connected to the illuminating means.