Patent ID: 6416367
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A shift linkage comprising:(A) a linkage bracket having an upper portion and a lower portion offset from the upper portion, the upper portion having a pivot point therein and a tongue extending downwardly therefrom in a common plane with the pivot point and the upper portion, the lower portion having a slot parallel to the tongue and leading to a lost-motion channel in a lower end of the slot wherein an upper end of the lost-motion channel is wider than the slot leading to the lost-motion channel thereby forming a pair of guide stops in the offset lower portion of the linkage bracket; (B) a driven linkage connected to the tongue of the linkage bracket; (C) a guide disposed in the lost-motion channel and configured to ride along either side of the lost-motion channel until the guide contacts one of the pair of guide stops; and (D) a drive linkage connected to the guide.