Control lever assembly
AssigneeFiat-Allis Construction Machinery, Inc.
InventorRichard F. Boersma
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Abstract
A control lever assembly mounted on a panel including a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to one side of the panel over an opening therein and a pivot pin fixed to the bracket having its axis disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of the opening in the panel. A rotary bearing device surrounds the pin and is journaled thereon to rotate about the pin axis. A handle is fixed to the bearing device and extends through the opening in the panel with the distal end portion of the handle being disposed on the opposite side of the panel. A centrally-apertured, flexible seal member surrounds the handle and is disposed between the bearing device and the mounting bracket to seal the assembly to the one side of the panel.
Claims10
A control lever assembly adapted to be mounted on a panel for actuating a controlled function, comprising
- a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to one side of said panel over an opening therein,
- a pivot pin fixed to said bracket and having its axis disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of said opening,
- bearing means surrounding said pin and journalled for rotation thereon to rotate about said pivot pin axis,
- a handle fixed to said bearing means for movement thereof and extending through said opening with a distal end portion being disposed on the opposite side of said panel,
- a centrally-apertured, flexible seal member surrounding said handle and disposed between said bearing means and said bracket for sealing said assembly to said one side of said panel, and
- a control linkage extending from said bearing means on said one side of said panel to the controlled function for movement with said handle for actuating said controlled function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.