Patent ID: 7032473
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: F16F,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vibration isolator for a shift lever of a motor vehicle, comprising: a damping body composed of a resilient, vibration amplitude damping material, said damping body having an upper end, a lower end and an external surface defined by a pair of mutually diametrically opposed outer surfaces and, in perpendicular relation thereto, a pair of mutually diametrically opposed recessed surfaces; a rigid attachment housing located at an axial center of said damping body, said attachment housing having an upper end and an opposite lower end; an upper washer abutting said upper end of said damping body, said upper washer comprising a rigid upper disk attached to said upper end of said attachment housing, and a resilient, vibration amplitude damping material first covering which covers said upper washer; and a lower washer abutting said lower end of said damping body, said lower washer comprising a rigid lower disk attached to said lower end of said attachment housing, and a resilient, vibration amplitude damping material second covering which covers said lower washer.