摘要 |
<p>A first member adapted to attach to a lever (102): wherein the lever has an engagement portion receivable into a passage of the first member, the engagement portion being generally cylindrically shaped, the engagement portion having: a center axis, a first portion comprising a sloped first plane intersecting the center axis, the first plane sloping toward an outer surface of the lever at a first angle, a, relative to the center axis and intersecting the outer surface at a determinable first location; the engagement portion further includes a second sloped portion oriented at angle, b, the second sloped portion being opposite in slope to the first angle a, a mechanism is provided to urge the lever into the first member; a spring loaded catch (156), the catch configured to impact the second sloped portion at a predetermined angle to generate an axial component of force in a direction to urge the lever and shift knob (100) to move into and remain engaged with one another.</p> |