Patent ID: 8371188

Claim:
A transmission control assembly, comprising: a housing; a bracket pivotally coupled to said housing about a first pivot axis for movement along a first path; a yoke selectively coupled to said bracket for concurrent movement with said bracket along said first path and selectively pivotal about a second pivot axis substantially transverse to said first pivot axis for movement along a second path; a tactile device supported by said bracket and engaging said housing with said tactile device moving relative to said bracket and said housing during said movement of said bracket along said first path; and a locking mechanism coupled between said bracket and said yoke with said locking mechanism movable between an unlocked position disengaged from said tactile device when said yoke is coupled to said bracket for allowing movement of said tactile device relative to said bracket and said housing, and a locked position directly engaged with said tactile device when said yoke moves along said second path for preventing movement of said tactile device relative to said bracket and said housing.