Actuating handle assembly

A handle assembly engageable with a shaft extending from a device, said handle assembly for rotating said shaft to actuate said device, said handle including a lock fitting engageable with a lock for preventing actuation of said device, said handle assembly comprising:

• a head having a receptacle therein sized to receive said shaft;
• an elongated grip attached to said head and projecting outwardly therefrom for facilitating manual rotation of said head when said handle assembly is mounted on said device;
• an arcuate slot positioned in said head and having a concave side facing said receptacle, said slot having first and second ends disposed opposite to one another;
• a limit post fixedly attachable to said device so as to project into said slot, said limit post being engageable with at least one of said first and second ends of said slot to limit rotation of said head relatively to said device;
• a stop body positioned within said slot, said stop body having first and second gripping surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said head and engageable therewith, at least one of said gripping surfaces being movable into and out of engagement with said head for compressing said head between said gripping surfaces and thereby temporarily fixing said stop body at a predetermined position in said slot, said stop body being engageable with said limit post to limit rotation of said head, wherein said lock fitting comprises:
• a first aperture extending through said head;
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• a plate fixedly mountable on said device and positionable between said head and said device, said plate having a second aperture extending therethrough, said first and second apertures being alignable with one another for receiving said lock therethrough upon rotation of said head, said lock preventing rotation of said head relatively to said plate when engaged with said apertures.

A handle assembly engageable with a shaft extending from a device, said handle assembly for rotating said shaft to actuate said device, said handle assembly comprising:

• a head having a receptacle therein sized to receive said shaft;
• a blind hole extending through said head and intersecting said receptacle;
• a pin insertable within said blind hole and engageable with said shaft for retaining said head to said shaft, said head being substantially non-removable from said shaft upon insertion of said pin into said blind hole and engagement with said shaft;
• an elongated grip attached to said head and projecting outwardly therefrom for facilitating manual rotation of said head when said handle assembly is mounted on said device;
• an arcuate slot positioned in said head and having a concave side facing said receptacle, said slot having first and second ends disposed opposite to one another;
• a limit post fixedly attachable to said device so as to project into said slot, said limit post being engageable with at least one of said first and second ends of said slot to limit rotation of said head relatively to said device;
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• a stop body positioned within said slot, said stop body having first and second gripping surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said head and engageable therewith, at least one of said gripping surfaces being movable into and out of engagement with said head for compressing said head between said gripping surfaces and thereby temporarily fixing said stop body at a predetermined position in said slot, said stop body being engageable with said limit post to limit rotation of said head.

A handle assembly engageable with a shaft extending from a device, said handle assembly for rotating said shaft to actuate said device, said handle assembly being engageable with a lock for preventing rotation of said shaft, said handle assembly comprising:

• a head having a receptacle therein sized to receive said shaft;
• a first aperture extending through said head;
• a plate fixedly mountable on said device and positionable between said head and said device, said plate having a second aperture extending therethrough, said first and second apertures being alignable with one another for receiving said lock therethrough upon rotation of said head, said lock preventing rotation of said head relatively to said plate when engaged with said apertures, a plurality of teeth being positioned on said plate along an arcuate path, said teeth extending outwardly away from said receptacle;
• an elongated grip attached to said head and projecting outwardly therefrom for facilitating manual rotation of said head when said handle assembly is mounted on said device;
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• an elongated latch pivotally attached to said grip, said latch having a first end portion engageable with any one of said teeth and a second end portion extending lengthwise along said grip, said first end portion being pivotally movable into and out of engagement with any one of said teeth by manually pivoting said second end portion relatively to said grip to respectively prevent and permit rotation of said head relatively to said plate.

A handle assembly engageable with a shaft extending from a device, said handle assembly for rotating said shaft to actuate said device, said handle assembly being engageable with a lock for preventing rotation of said shaft, said handle assembly comprising:

• a head having a receptacle therein sized to receive said shaft;
• an arcuate slot positioned in said head and having a concave side facing said receptacle, said slot having first and second ends disposed opposite to one another;
• a limit post fixedly attachable to said device so as to project into said slot, said limit post being engageable with at least one of said first and second ends of said slot to limit rotation of said handle relatively to said device;
• a first aperture extending through said head;
• a plate fixedly mountable on said device and positionable between said head and said device, said plate having a second aperture extending therethrough, said first and second apertures being alienable with one another for receiving said lock therethrough upon rotation of said head, said lock preventing rotation of said head relatively to said plate when engaged with said apertures;
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• an elongated grip attached to said head and projecting outwardly therefrom for facilitating manual rotation of said head when said handle assembly is mounted on said device.