Dual actuator control assembly and method of dual action control assembly utilization
AssigneeWescon Products Company
InventorsAnthony F. Beugelsdyk, Michael A. Barnard
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Abstract
A dual action cable control apparatus (20) includes a mounting bracket (22), a first Bowden cable assembly (24), a second Bowden cable assembly (26), an elongated lever (28), and a rotatable spool (30) mounted upon one end of the lever. Spool (30) is coupled with cable assembly (24) for shifting the cable to actuate a lawn mower transmission linkage concomitant with rotation of the spool. Lever (28) is operably coupled with cable (26) for actuation of a lawn mower drive engagement control linkage concomitant with rocking of the lever. Detent assembly (34) is provided for retaining spool (30) at selected rotational positions representing lawn mower transmission settings.
Claims16
A dual action cable control apparatus comprising:
- a support base;
- a first cable assembly including a shiftable first cable presenting opposed ends connected by an intermediate section, and a rotatable cable-receiving spool presenting an axis of rotation and operably coupled with said first cable;
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- a second cable assembly including a shiftable second cable operably coupled with a rockable lever providing means for shifting said second cable between a forward position and a rearward position with respect to said support base;
- means mounting said spool upon said lever for rotation of said spool around said axis and for shifting of said first cable between a first position and a second position concomitant with rotation of said spool.
A self propelled conveyance having a dual action cable control apparatus comprising:
- a self propelled conveyance having a transmission control linkage and a drive engagement control linkage;
- a lever operably coupled with said conveyance and presenting an upper end portion and a lower end portion;
- a spool presenting an axis of rotation;
- means mounting said spool upon said upper end portion for rotation of said spool around said axis;
- a first cable assembly including a shiftable first cable operably coupled with said spool for shifting of said first cable between first and second positions relative to said spool and operably coupled with said transmission control for actuation thereof;
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- a second cable assembly including a shiftable second cable operably coupled with said lever for shifting of said second cable between extended and retracted positions with said lever and operably coupled with said drive engagement control for actuation thereof.
A method of selectively and independently actuating first and second of cable-controllable mechanisms of an apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a lever and a spool rotatably mounted to said lever,
- shifting a spool rotatably mounted to said lever to cause responsive shifting of a first cable operatively interconnecting said spool and said first cable controllable mechanism;
- shifting said lever to cause responsive shifting of a second cable operatively interconnecting said lever and said second cable-controllable mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.