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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1995
Marvin L Cox, Wichita, KS (US);
Anthony F Beugelsdyk, Wichita, KS (US);
Ted E Deubner, Wichita, KS (US);
Donald R Novak, Wichita, KS (US);
Arthur L Urban, Wichita, KS (US);
Wescon Products Company, Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A control lever assembly includes a mounting bracket on which a control lever and detent plate are supported. The bracket presents a generally planer sliding surface in which a detent element is formed. The control lever and detent plate are supported on the bracket for movement across the sliding surface, and the detent plate includes a finger that is supported for pivotal movement about an axis extending in a direction parallel to the sliding surface. A pair of opposed side walls are provided on the detent plate for guiding the pivotal movement of the finger while preventing the finger from shifting relative to the plate along the pivot axis of the finger. A spring is provided for biasing the finger against the sliding surface so that when the lever is pivoted to a position in which the finger is aligned with the detent element, the finger is forced into engagement with the element and holds the lever in that position.