Patent ID: 6899213

Claim:
A brake-transmission interlock device for use with an automatic transmission vehicle having a shifter base and a shifter lever, the shift lever having a shift lever pin that is selectively engaged and disengaged from the shift base, said brake-transmission interlock device comprising: a solenoid having a body and a solenoid drive member mounted for reciprocal movement in said body, said body having an exterior and an end, said drive member projecting from said end; a housing positioned about said exterior of said body of said solenoid, said housing having an attachment assembly for attachment to the shifter base, said housing having an exterior surface, and said attachment assembly projecting from said exterior surface of said housing; a connector member projecting from said exterior surface or said housing and extending beyond said end of said solenoid and an end of said housing; and a lever arm pivotally attached to said connector member; wherein said solenoid drive member is pivotally mounted to said lever arm such that said solenoid drive member selectively positions said lever arm relative to said shift lever pin, wherein said lever arm prevents the shift lever pin from being disengaged from the shift base when said solenoid drive member is extended, and wherein said lever arm does not prevent the shift lever pin from being disengaged from the shift base when said solenoid drive member is retracted.