Fold-down handle device
AssigneeSouthco, Inc.
InventorsRoger Wytcherley, Clive Morgan
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Abstract
A fold-down handle device for attachment to a first member, such as a panel, to provide a controlled pushing and pulling action on actuation for facilitating insertion and retraction of the first member to a second member, such as a cabinet, the handle device including a handle with a gripping portion, a cam member, a pawl member and a drive pin connecting the pawl member to the handle and extending through a slot provided in the cam member to regulate the movement of the pawl when the handle is lifted from a folded horizontal position to an upright vertical position.
Claims18
A handle device for securing a first member to a second member, the handle device comprising:
- a) a handle having a gripping portion
- b) actuation means for actuating said handle device;
- c) cam means for camming a pin to said handle;
- wherein said cam means comprises at least one cam member with mounting means for mounting said cam member for attachment to said first member to which the handle device is to be installed, said cam member including a first wall portion and a second wall portion separated by a connecting wall portion, said first wall portion and said second wall portion each having a generally arcuately shaped slot disposed therein;
- d) pawl means for engaging a pawl to secure said handle device wherein said pawl means further comprises a pawl member;
- e) connecting means wherein said pawl member is connected to said handle with said connecting means;
- f) wherein said pawl member is disposed for movement between said first wall portion and said second wall portion of said cam member;
- g) retaining means for retaining said handle device to the said first member;
- h) wherein said actuation means is pivotally mounted on said cam means;
- i) wherein said cam means is adapted for attachment to said first member with said retaining means and;
- j) wherein said pawl means includes means for mounting said pawl member to said handle and means for attachment to said second member.
A handle device for securing a first member to a second member, the handle device comprising:
- a) actuation means for actuating said handle device;
- b) a housing with cam means for camming a pin to a handle;
- c) pawl means for engaging a bawl to secure said handle device;
- d) retaining means for retaining said handle device to a first member;
- e) wherein said actuation means is pivotally mounted on said cam means;
- f) wherein said cam means is adapted for attachment to said first member with said retaining means;
- g) wherein said pawl means includes means for mounting a pawl to a handle and means for attachment to said second member;
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- h) means for securing said actuation means against movement relative to said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.