Patent ID: 7654168

Claim:
A detent spring assembly for accurately locating a detent plate in a gear shift mechanism of an automotive vehicle comprising: a detent spring comprising an elongated flexible strip, a locator on said strip engageable with any one of a series of notches in the detent plate to properly position the detent plate, a support including a mounting block having a flat mounting surface and a second surface disposed perpendicular to said flat mounting surface, a fastener securing the detent spring to the mounting surface of the mounting block, and a tail portion on said strip disposed at an end of said strip opposite of said locator, said tail portion being return bent toward said locator into a U-shape, said U-shape including a terminal end engaging said second surface of said mounting block under resilient pressure at a point spaced apart from said fastener to cooperate with said fastener in accurately and precisely locating said strip.