Patent ID: 6158301
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: F16H,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A gearshift knob cover for removable attachment to a gearshift knob of a floor-mounted gearshift lever, the gearshift lever having the gearshift knob at the top of the gearshift lever and a smaller lower portion beneath the gearshift knob, comprising:an upper cover portion configured to fit snugly and removably over the gearshift knob when the cover is attached to the gearshift knob, said upper portion including an outer covering, padding material about the inside of the outer covering to provide cushioning around the gearshift knob when the cover is attached to the gearshift knob, and an inner backing spaced inwardly from the outer covering with the padding between the outer covering and inner backing;a lower cover portion, connected to the upper cover portion, having a flap which can be wrapped and closed around the smaller lower portion of the gearshift lever beneath the gearshift knob to hold the gearshift knob cover in place when closed, and, when opened, enables the gearshift knob cover to be removed from the gearshift knob; andmeans for releasably holding the flap of the lower cover portion closed when the cover is attached to the gearshift knob, and for opening the flap when desired to remove the cover from the gearshift knob.