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A compass assembly including a compass mechanism mounted in supported relation on a base and covered by a transparent material shield wherein the assembly is specifically structured to be mounted on a handle element itself being a part of a support structure on the interior of an automobile type veh

A compass assembly including a compass mechanism mounted in supported relation on a base and covered by a transparent material shield wherein the assembly is specifically structured to be mounted on a handle element itself being a part of a support structure on the interior of an automobile type vehicle. The compass assembly is also structured so as to be movable with the handle element or like element on which it is mounted and at the same time viewable by an occupant of the vehicle to inform such occupant of the direction of travel of the vehicle.

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In combination, a compass assembly and supporting structure mounted on the interior of a vehicle, said combination comprising: (a) a compass mechanism secured to a base in supported relaion on the interior thereof, and a shield shtructure made from a transparent material and disposed in surrounding,

In combination, a compass assembly and supporting structure mounted on the interior of a vehicle, said combination comprising: (a) a compass mechanism secured to a base in supported relaion on the interior thereof, and a shield shtructure made from a transparent material and disposed in surrounding, covering relation to a predetermined surface of said compass mechanism, (b) said shield structure and said base secured to one another and collectively positioned in surrounding, enclosing relation to said compass meachanism, (c) said shield structure and said base each comprising a hollow interior respectively defined by a curved inner surface, said compass mechanism movably mounted within said shield structure and base, (d) said compass meachanism including a compass face formed thereon and defining said predetermined surface being movably positioned in underlying relation to said shield structure in exposed viewable position therethrough, (e) said support structure comprising a gear shift lever mounted on the floor of an automobile type vehicle, said base removably attached to an outer extremity of said gear shift lever and said base and said shield secured together to define a hande knob dimensioned and configured for grasping and selective movement of the gear shift lever, (f) said base including a mounting structure protruding outwardly from an undersurface portion thereof and disposed and structured to removably receive a distal end of said gear shift lever therein.