Patent ID: 8602194

Claim:
A sub-assembly for a brake transmission shift interlock system, the sub-assembly comprising: an axially and laterally moveable inhibitor for preventing shifting of a vehicle transmission from a park position in the absence of application of a brake by a vehicle occupant; a moveable solenoid armature, the armature having a moveable end that is moveable along an armature axis; and an axially-extending, axially and laterally moveable linkage, the moveable end of the armature coupled by the linkage to the inhibitor that is disposed substantially uniformly about the armature axis and fixed to an end of the linkage away from the armature, the linkage and the inhibitor being laterally moveable relative to the armature axis and axially moveable along the armature axis, wherein the inhibitor is operable in the absence of a pivot axis offset from the linkage; a vehicle transmission park position switch; and a laterally moveable pawl, the laterally moveable pawl disposed between the inhibitor and the vehicle transmission park position switch.