Patent ID: 6676564
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B60R,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus which prevents movement of a vehicle shift lever out of a park position prior to actuation of both a vehicle ignition switch and a vehicle brake switch, said apparatus comprising:a base fixedly connectable with the vehicle; first and second coils which are connected with said base and at least partially define a passage extending through said first and second coils, and a plunger which is movable in the passage through said first and second coils from an extended position to a partially retracted position under the influence of a magnetic field provided by at least one of said first and second coils when said first and second coils are energized and the vehicle ignition switch is in an actuated condition and the vehicle brake switch is in an unactuated condition, said plunger being movable in the passage through said first and second coils from the partially retracted position to a fully retracted position under the influence of force applied against said plunger by a force transmitting element connected with the vehicle shift lever when the vehicle ignition switch is in the actuated condition and the vehicle brake switch is in an actuated condition.