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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1981
Anthony R Gurney, Toledo, OH (US);
Donovan Wire & Iron Co., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a hand-actuated lever assembly for mechanical linkage to and operation of a vehicle headlamp door mechanism. The lever assembly comprises a handle and a lever mechanism which are pivotally mounted to an anchored support plate, but are otherwise structurally independent from one another. The handle is adapted to engage a stop member on the lever mechanism for pivoting the handle and the lever mechanism to an operating position. The lever mechanism is mechanically coupled to the headlamp door mechanism such that operation of the handle results in pivoting of the lever mechanism and operation of the door mechanism. The lever mechanism is provided with a releasable lock for maintaining the lever mechanism in the operating position. A spring is provided to bias the handle in a non-operating direction such that, after the lever mechanism is pivoted to the operating position the handle will automatically return to a horizontal, non-operating position while the lever mechanism remains in the operating position. The handle includes a disengaging mechanism for use when it is desired to return the headlamp door mechanism to the non-operating position.