US 12,276,302 B2
Apparatus and method for repair of shift cable ends in various motor vehicles
Loring Smith, Lakeland, FL (US)
Filed by Loring Smith, Lakeland, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/853,611.
Prior Publication US 2024/0003379 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. F16C 1/14 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 1/145 (2013.01) [F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F16H 59/02 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bushing for coupling a shift cable end and shift lever, said shift cable end comprising an elongated member and coupling member, said coupling member having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer surface and inner surface creating a coupling aperture, said shift lever comprising an elongated member having a tapered portion, a cylindrical portion and a head, comprising:
a seating member configured to sit within the coupling aperture of the shift cable end, said seating member having a leading shoulder configured to engage the top surface of the coupling member and a trailing shoulder configured to engage the bottom surface of the coupling member;
a bore running lengthwise through the seating member configured to receive at least a portion of the elongated member of the shift lever; and
a securing member configured to receive and house the tapered portion and cylindrical portion of the shift lever and allow the head of the shift lever to extend through and over the securing member.