SHIFT LEVER POSITION ALARM
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1. A gear range selector for a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with more than one forward moving gear, said gear range selector comprising:
- a gear selector plate having a Drive gear range position and at least one other forward movement gear range position;
a shift lever proximate said gear selector plate, said shift lever operable to be placed into said Drive gear range position or one of said other forward movement gear range positions; and
an alarm, said alarm operable to alert an occupant of the motor vehicle when said shift lever is placed into one of said other forward movement gear range positions.
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Abstract
A gear range selector for a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with more than one forward moving gear range is provided. The gear range selector provides a driver and/or an occupant of the motor vehicle with an alert signal that a shift lever has been moved from a Drive gear range position to another forward movement gear range position.
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20 Claims
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1. A gear range selector for a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with more than one forward moving gear, said gear range selector comprising:
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a gear selector plate having a Drive gear range position and at least one other forward movement gear range position; a shift lever proximate said gear selector plate, said shift lever operable to be placed into said Drive gear range position or one of said other forward movement gear range positions; and an alarm, said alarm operable to alert an occupant of the motor vehicle when said shift lever is placed into one of said other forward movement gear range positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gear range selector for a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with more than one forward moving gear, said gear range selector comprising:
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a gear selector plate having a Drive gear range position and at least one other forward movement gear range position; a shift lever proximate said gear selector plate, said shift lever operable to be placed into said Drive gear range position or one of said other forward movement gear range positions; a gear range position sensor, said sensor operable to detect when said shift lever is placed into one of said other forward movement gear range positions; a motor vehicle movement sensor operable to detect when said motor vehicle is moving and stationary; an alarm; an electronic control unit in communication with said gear range sensor, said motor vehicle movement sensor and said alarm, said electronic control unit operable to energize said alarm when said gear range sensor detects said shift lever is placed in one of said other forward movement gear range positions and the motor vehicle is moving. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A gear range selector for alerting an occupant of a motor vehicle when a shift lever has been moved from a Drive gear position to another forward moving gear position while the motor vehicle is moving, the motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with a Drive selection and at least one other forward moving selection, said gear range selector comprising:
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a gear selector plate having a Drive gear range position and at least one other forward movement gear range position; a shift lever extending at least partially through said gear selector plate, said shift lever operable to be placed into said Drive gear range position or one of said other forward movement gear range positions; and a gear range sensor, said sensor operable to detect when said shift lever is placed into one of said other forward movement gear range positions; a motor vehicle movement sensor operable to detect when said motor vehicle is moving and stationary; an alarm; an electronic control unit in communication with said gear range sensor, said motor vehicle movement sensor and said alarm, said electronic control unit operable to energize said alarm when said gear range sensor detects said shift lever is placed in one of said other forward movement gear range positions and the motor vehicle is moving. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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