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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard R Plamper, Valley City, OH (US);
Hartmut Kaesgen, Berea, OH (US);
Robert W Rush, Jr, Elyria, OH (US);
Assignee:
MTD Products Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192-0094 ; 74526 ; 74527 ; 56 113 ;
Abstract
A mounting (12) for the throttle lever (13) and the dead-man control lever (22) to the handle (11) of an appliance such as a lawn mower, and including a locking bolt (30) carried by a leaf spring (27) to interfere with the movement of the dead-man control lever (22) so as to insure against accidental or unintentional movement of the dead-man control from one position to another.