Adjustable machine handle assembly
AssigneeSchiller Grounds Care, Inc.
InventorJonathan Lapp
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Abstract
A multi-axis adjustable machine handle may comprise a handle assembly and a handle mounting assembly. The handle mounting assembly may comprise a clamping assembly including an elongate clamp with first and second sides rotatably engaging the handle assembly and first and second cup-shaped members slidably engaging the elongate clamp. The handle mounting assembly may further comprise a locking assembly extending through the first cup-shaped member, second cup-shaped member, and elongate clamp to selectively prevent relative movement. Finally, the handle mounting assembly may also comprise a support brace engaging the second cup-shaped member.
Claims14
An adjustable machine handle assembly, comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- a handle mounting assembly configured to receive the handle assembly and to permit positional adjustment of the handle assembly in three degrees of freedom, comprising:
- a first cup-shaped member, a second cup-shaped member, and an elongate clamp disposed between the first and second cup-shaped members;
- wherein the elongate clamp includes a first side and a second side;
- wherein the first side of the elongate clamp includes a first slot and the second side of the elongate clamp includes a second slot;
- a support brace;
- and
- a shaft that extends through the first cup-shaped member, the first slot, the second slot, the second cup-shaped member and into the support brace, whereby the shaft is configured to selectively permit and selectively prevent adjustment of handle assembly position in all three degrees of freedom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.