Snap-in rotatable cylinder control

A fluid cylinder comprising:

• a cylinder having a piston rod, a cover sleeve for said piston rod, a control valve for adjusting the position of said piston rod, and a valve spacer positioned to hold said valve in said cylinder, said spacer having an open upper end;
• a cylindrical housing having a cylindrical opening extending therethrough, an upper end, and a lower end having outwardly projecting resilient tabs, said cylinder including a pivot axle receiving socket formed on an inner wall thereof, said cylinder insertable into said open end of said valve spacer;
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• a control arm including a pivot axle pivotally extending into said socket of said housing, said control arm including a cam surface positioned in spaced relationship to said pivot axle toward said resilient tabs for engaging said control valve and an opposite end extending through said open end of said cylindrical housing for receiving a control cable therein.

A control assembly for an adjustable pneumatic cylinder comprising:

• a cylindrical polymeric housing having a cylindrical inner wall, an upper end, and a lower end having outwardly projecting resilient tabs, said cylinder including a pivot axle receiving socket formed on said inner wall;
• a control arm including a pivot axle pivotally extending into said socket of said housing, said control arm including a cam surface positioned in spaced relationship to said pivot axle toward said resilient tabs and an opposite end extending through said open end of said cylindrical housing for receiving a control cable therein;
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• a control button for engaging said cam surface of said control arm.

A pneumatic cylinder having a snap-in rotatable control, said cylinder comprising:

• a pneumatic cylinder having a housing including a piston and piston rod which extends from said housing from one end;
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• an actuator mechanism for selectively controlling fluid to said piston at an opposite end;
• wherein the improvement comprises a control horizontally rotatably coupled to said cylinder at said opposite end for engaging said actuator mechanism, such that said cylinder can be mounted within a structure and said control subsequently rotated to any horizontally angled position for the attachment of an actuating member thereto.

A fluid cylinder and control comprising:

• a fluid cylinder including an outer cylindrical housing having a cylindrical opening at an upper end;
• a rotatable housing rotatably fitted within a spacer, said rotatable housing having a lower end with outwardly projecting resilient tabs for snap-fitting said rotatable housing into engagement with said cylindrical housing, said rotatable housing further including a pivot axle receiving socket formed on an inner wall thereof;
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• a control arm including a pivot axle pivotally extending into said socket of said rotatable housing, said control arm including a cam surface positioned in spaced relationship to said pivot axle toward said resilient tabs and an opposite end extending through said open end of said outer cylindrical housing for receiving a control cable therein, wherein said control arm can be rotated to any desired position for installing said fluid cylinder into a device.