Latching mechanism for pivotable handle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTeegan L. Kelly, Christopher Todd Walker, Christopher D. Meeks
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Abstract
An anti-rotation apparatus usable with power driven equipment. The power driven equipment may include a deck, a deck bracket connected to the deck, and a handle. The handle may be pivotally mounted to the deck bracket and capable of rotating in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. The anti-rotation pin has a first portion configured to prevent rotation of the handle in the first rotational direction; and a second portion configured to prevent rotation of the handle in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
Claims8
A bracket for mounting a handle to a power equipment device deck, the bracket comprising:
- an anti-rotation pin fixedly mounted to the bracket, the anti-rotation pin comprising a first portion, a connection portion, and a second portion that is substantially parallel to and not coaxial with the first portion, wherein the first portion extends through a first opening in the bracket and engages with a second opening in the handle to prevent rotation of the handle past a first angle in a first rotational direction, wherein the first rotational direction is away from the power equipment deck, and the second portion abuts an outer surface of the handle to prevent rotation of the handle past a second angle in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction, wherein the second rotational direction is towards the power equipment deck.
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