Single lever control

Claim 1

IN A CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE INCLUDING A THROTTLE AND MECHANICALLY ACTUATED CLUTCH MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY EFFECTING OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN A DRIVE CONDITION AND IN A NEUTRAL CONDITION, WHICH DEVICE INCLUDES A FRAME, MEANS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO THE THROTTLE OF SAID ENGINE FOR CONTROLLING THE SETTING OF THE THROTTLE, MEANS CARRYING SAID MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SETTING OF THE THROTTLE ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPEN THROTTLE AND CLOSED THROTTLE POSITIONS, MEANS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO THE CLUTCH MEANS OF SAID ENGINE FOR SELECTIVE ACTUATION OF THE CLUTCH MEANS TO DRIVE THE ENGINE IN EITHER OF SAID CONDITIONS, MEANS CARRYING SAID MEANS FOR SELECTIVE ACTUATION OF THE CLUTCH MEANS ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION ACTUATING THE ENGINE FOR OPERATION IN ONE OF SAID CONDITIONS AND A SECOND POSITION ACTUATING THE ENGINE FOR OPERATION IN THE OTHER OF SAID CONDITIONS, A LEVER, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LEVER ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION, AND MEANS ON SAID LEVER FOR DISPLACEABLY ENGAGING SAID MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SETTING OF THE THROTTLE BETWEEN ITS OPEN AND CLOSED THROTTLE POSITIONS INCIDENT TO MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER RELATIVE TO SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID LEVER FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO AND FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MEANS FOR SELECTIVE ACTUATION OF THE CLUTCH MEANS TO SELECTIVELY DISPLACE SAID MEANS FOR SELECTIVE ACTUATION OF THE CLUTCH MEANS RELATIVE TO ITS FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS WHEN SAID LEVER IS IN ITS PREDETERMINED POSITION.