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An over-the-highway truck or tractor equipped with a gear shift lever selectively foldable from an operating position to a folded position is disclosed. The gear shift lever includes upper and lower lever portions relatively telescopically and rotatably connected. The upper lever portion includes a

An over-the-highway truck or tractor equipped with a gear shift lever selectively foldable from an operating position to a folded position is disclosed. The gear shift lever includes upper and lower lever portions relatively telescopically and rotatably connected. The upper lever portion includes a generally L-shaped slot, while the lower lever portion carries a pin slidably engageable with and guided by the L-shaped slot for relative guiding movement of the lever portions. A tapered leg of the slot is arranged to allow relatively telescopic and pivotal movement between the lever portions and a foot of the slot extends laterally from the leg. The foot allows relatively rotatable movement between the lever portions to engage the pin and foot in the operating position. A coil spring urges the lever portions apart so that when the pin is within the leg the lever portions are relatively moveable axially. When the pin is within the leg the spring urges the first and second lever portions apart a predetermined distance. When the pin is positioned near an end of the leg remote from the foot, the portions are relatively pivotable between the aligned and out of the way lever portions.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A shift lever selectively movable from an operating position to a folded position comprising:a) a first lever portion;b) a second lever portion telescopically and relatively rotatably connected to said first lever portion, the second portion including a generally L-shaped slot havi

[ We claim:] [1.] A shift lever selectively movable from an operating position to a folded position comprising:a) a first lever portion;b) a second lever portion telescopically and relatively rotatably connected to said first lever portion, the second portion including a generally L-shaped slot having leg and foot parts;c) said first portion having at least one lateral projection disposed within the slot, the projection being guidable by said slot to provide guided relative movement of said lever portions;d) the leg part being arranged to allow relatively telescopic and pivotable movement between said lever portions and the foot part extending laterally from the leg part and being arranged to allow relatively rotatable movement between said lever portions;e) biasing means for telescopically urging apart said first and second lever portions so that when said projection is aligned within said foot part said projection engages said foot part under force exerted by said biasing means whereby to substantially inhibit relative movement between said lever portions, when said projection is within said leg part said biasing means urges said lever portions apart a predetermined distance to thereby allow relative pivotable movement between said lever portions; andf) the leg part being tapered between a relatively narrow width adjacent the foot part to a wider width at a leg part end remote from the foot.