Crank handle assembly
AssigneeTramec Sloan, LLC
InventorsKevin Cornelius, Craig Herweyer, Stuart Anderson, Miklos A. Kovach
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Abstract
An apparatus for a crank handle of a landing gear. The crank handle comprising an assembly with a rotating arm, a mounting end, a handle arm, and a handle grip. The handle grip mounted to the handle arm. The handle grip rotatable about the handle arm at a handle end of the crank handle assembly.
Claims20
A crank handle assembly for raising and lowering landing gear, the crank handle assembly comprising a coated body having a handle arm terminating in a handle end and a handle grip mounted to the handle arm at the handle end, the handle grip formed from a composite material and rotatable about the handle arm.
A handle grip comprising:
- a first part formed as a single piece having at least one connecting portion and a first elongated grip portion extending from the at least one connecting portion;
- at least one fastener extending through the at least one connecting portion;
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- a second part formed as a single piece and connected to the first part with the at least one fastener extending through a corresponding at least one connecting portion, the second part including a second elongated grip portion;
- wherein together the first elongated grip portion and the second elongated grip portion define an exterior surface circumscribing a longitudinal axis and a first dimension is measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between opposite sides of the exterior surface;
- wherein together the at least one connecting portion and the corresponding at least one connecting portion define a second dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
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- wherein the first dimension is less than the second dimension.
A crank handle assembly comprising:
- a body extending between a first end mountable to a jack and a handle arm rotatable about the first end and having at least one groove circumscribing the handle arm;
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- a handle grip rotatably mounted to the handle arm and having at least one bearing received in the at least one groove;
- wherein the bearing is a shoulder bolt, and a shoulder portion of the shoulder bolt is received in the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.