Patents Represented by Attorney William W. Wendell

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  • Shift mechanism for mechanical transmissions
    Patent number: RE29414
    Abstract: A single control lever .[.pivotally.]. .Iadd.with an internal junction .Iaddend.actuating a latch .[.progressively.]. .Iadd.by progressive pivoting .Iaddend.in a first and a second plane. When it is desired to change from one to another of two transmission gear set levers, the latch is pivoted from a gap contained therein through a fixed gate into a gap contained in the other transmission gear set lever. The shift being possible only when the two gaps and the gate define a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: International Harvester Company
    Inventor: Josef F. Prokop