Rotary paddle handle assembly
AssigneeBauer Products, Inc.
InventorBruce C. Bacon
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Abstract
A rotary paddle handle assembly for vehicle closures and the like includes a horizontally pivoting handle with a tab, a vertically reciprocating rack disposed adjacent the tab and a pinion engaged with the rack. The pinion is configured for operable connection with an associated latch, such that when the handle is lifted, the tab shifts the vertically reciprocating rack and rotates the pinion for unlocking the latch.
Claims38
In a vehicle cover having at least one releasable latch to selectively secure said cover to an associated vehicle, the improvement of a rotary paddle handle assembly, comprising:
- a handle pivotally mounted to said cover for rotation about a generally horizontal axis, and including a protruding tab;
- a vertically reciprocating rack disposed adjacent said tab;
- a pinion engaged with said rack;
- and
- a shaft operably connected with said pinion, extending horizontally in a direction generally perpendicular to said horizontal axis of said handle, and operably connected with said releasable latch, such that when said handle is lifted, said tab abuts said vertically reciprocating rack to shift the same vertically and rotate said pinion and said shaft axially for unlocking said releasable latch to permit opening said cover.
A rotary paddle handle assembly for vehicle covers having at least one releasable latch to selectively secure said cover to an associated vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a flush mount construction for mounting to the cover, and including a front face with a recess therein:
- a handle pivotally mounted in the recess of said housing for rotation about a generally horizontal axis, and including a downwardly opening finger recess and a rearwardly protruding tab;
- a vertically reciprocating rack disposed adjacent said tab;
- a pinion engaged with said rack;
- and
- a shaft operably connected with said pinion, extending horizontally in a direction generally perpendicular to said horizontal axis of said handle, and configured to be operably connected with the releasable latch, such that when said handle is lifted, said tab abuts said vertically reciprocating rack to shift the same vertically and rotate said pinion and said shaft axially for unlocking the releasable latch to permit opening the cover.
In a vehicle access closure having at least one releasable latch to selectively secure said closure to an associated vehicle, the improvement of a rotary paddle handle assembly, comprising:
- a handle pivotally mounted to said cover for rotation about an axis, and including a protruding tab;
- a reciprocating rack disposed adjacent said tab;
- a pinion engaged with said rack;
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- a shaft operably connected with said pinion, extending generally perpendicular to said axis of said handle, and operably connected with said releasable latch, such that when said handle is rotated, said tab abuts said reciprocating rack to shift the same longitudinally and rotate said pinion and said shaft axially for unlocking said releasable latch to permit opening said closure.
A rotary paddle handle assembly for vehicle covers and the like of the type having at least one releasable latch to selectively secure said cover to an associated vehicle, comprising:
- a handle pivotally adapted to mount to the cover for rotation about a generally horizontal axis, and including a protruding tab;
- a vertically reciprocating rack disposed adjacent said tab;
- a pinion engaged with said rack;
- a shaft operably connected with said pinion, extending horizontally in a direction generally perpendicular to said horizontal axis of said handle, and configured to be operably connected with the releasable latch, such that when said handle is lifted, said tab abuts said vertically reciprocating rack to shift the same vertically and rotate said pinion and said shaft axially for unlocking the releasable latch to permit opening the cover;
- and wherein
- said handle includes a downwardly opening finger recess to facilitate both unlocking said releasable latch and opening the cover with a single upward lifting motion;
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- said rotary paddle handle has a flush mount construction which visually replicates entryway handles on the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.