# US 2018/0025865 A1 · Universal Control Handle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0025865 A1 - Document ID: US20180025865A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/219,186 - Filed: 2016-07-25 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25 - Assignees: Sure Grip Controls, Inc. - Applicants: Sure Grip Controls, Inc. - Inventors: Brenton A. Kornelson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025865A1 ## CPC - H01H 9/06: Casing of switch constituted by a handle serving a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. by the handle of a vacuum cleaner - H01H 2009/068: {with switches mounted on a handlebar, e.g. for motorcycles, fork lift trucks, etc.} - H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00) ## Abstract A control handle with a mounting portion, having an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion. An upper removable portion forms a substantially spherical portion with the upper mounting portion. A control plate is disposed between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, and control buttons are disposed on the control plate. A lower removable portion forms a substantially cylindrical portion with the lower mounting portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control handle, comprising: a mounting portion, comprising an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion, an upper removable portion that with the upper mounting portion forms a substantially spherical portion, a control plate disposed between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, control switches disposed on the control plate, a lower removable portion that with the lower mounting portion forms a substantially cylindrical portion, for attachment to a shaft, and a compression sleeve disposed between the lower removable portion and the lower mounting portion, for compressing against the shaft. ### Claim 2 (canceled) ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, wherein the compression sleeve is formed of a slotted cylinder. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, wherein the compression sleeve comprises a set of nesting compression sleeves disposed between the lower removable portion and the lower mounting portion, for compressing against the shaft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The control handle of claim 4, wherein the compression sleeves are formed of slotted cylinders, where an internal diameter of an outer compression sleeve is substantially similar to an external diameter of an inner compression sleeve. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, wherein the control switches are at least one of electrical switches, hydraulic switches, and pneumatic switches. ### Claim 7 A control handle, comprising: a mounting portion, comprising an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion, an upper removable portion that with the upper mounting portion forms a substantially spherical portion, a control plate disposed between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, wherein the control plate is rotatable when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion, control switches disposed on the control plate, and a lower removable portion that with the lower mounting portion forms a substantially cylindrical portion, for attachment to a shaft. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The control handle of claim 7, wherein the control plate is rotatable when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion are apart, and held in place when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion are together. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, further comprising at least one of bolts, screws, snaps, pins, and compression fittings for holding the upper removable portion to the upper mounting portion and the lower removable portion to the lower mounting portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, wherein the control handle is formed substantially of a thermoplastic resin. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, wherein the control handle is formed substantially of metal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The control handle of claim 1, further comprising a slot formed in one of the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion and a key formed in another of the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion, where the key is slidably retained within the slot when the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion are attached to the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, and for providing structural support to the control handle when the lower mounting portion is clamped against items of different diameters. ### Claim 13 A control handle, comprising: a mounting portion, comprising an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion, an upper removable portion that with the upper mounting portion forms a substantially spherical portion, a control plate disposed between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, wherein the control plate is rotatable when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion are apart, and held in place when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion are together, control switches disposed on the control plate, a lower removable portion that with the lower mounting portion forms a substantially cylindrical portion, for attachment to a shaft, at least one of bolts, screws, snaps, pins, and compression fittings for holding the upper removable portion to the upper mounting portion and the lower removable portion to the lower mounting portion, a compression sleeve formed of a slotted cylinder disposed between the lower removable portion and the lower mounting portion, for compressing against the shaft, and a slot formed in one of the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion and a key formed in another of the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion, where the key is slidably retained within the slot when the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion are attached to the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, and for providing structural support to the control handle when the lower mounting portion is clamped against items of different diameters. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The control handle of claim 13, wherein the compression sleeve comprises a set of nesting compression sleeves. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The control handle of claim 13, wherein the control switches are at least one of electrical switches, hydraulic switches, and pneumatic switches. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The control handle of claim 13, wherein the control handle is formed substantially of a thermoplastic resin. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The control handle of claim 13, wherein the control handle is formed substantially of metal. ### Claim 18 A control handle, comprising: a mounting portion, comprising an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion, an upper removable portion that with the upper mounting portion forms a substantially spherical portion, a control plate disposed between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, wherein the control plate is rotatable when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion are apart, and held in place when the upper mounting portion and the upper removable portion are together, control switches disposed on the control plate, a lower removable portion that with the lower mounting portion forms a substantially cylindrical portion, for attachment to a shaft, at least one of bolts, screws, snaps, pins, and compression fittings for holding the upper removable portion to the upper mounting portion and the lower removable portion to the lower mounting portion, a set of nesting compression sleeves, each compression sleeve formed of slotted cylinder, disposed between the lower removable portion and the lower mounting portion, for compressing against the shaft, and a slot formed in one of the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion and a key formed in another of the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion, where the key is slidably retained within the slot when the upper removable portion and the lower removable portion are attached to the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion, and for providing structural support to the control handle when the lower mounting portion is clamped against items of different diameters. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The control handle of claim 18, wherein the control switches are at least one of electrical switches, hydraulic switches, and pneumatic switches. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The control handle of claim 18, wherein the control handle is formed substantially of at least one of thermoplastic resin and metal.