Steering and control handle

Claim 1

IN A TRUCK OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED HAVING A WHEEL ON A STEERING MOUNTING THAT IS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN A STEERING AXIS ON A FRONT END PORTION OF THE TRUCK AND THAT IS DRIVEN BY A TRACTION MOTOR ON THE TRUCK AND THAT A STEERING HANDLE HAVING A LOWER PORTION ARRANGED FORWARDLY FROM THE STEERING AXIS AND PIVOTED FOR VERTICAL SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN UPWARDLY EXTENDING AND FORWARDLY EXTENDING POSITIONS ON THE STEERING MOUNTING OF SAID WHEEL, THE IMPROVEMENT THAT COMPRISES AN ANGULAR BRACKET RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE HANDLE, OPPOSED SIDE MEMBERS OF SAID BRACKET EXTENDING IN A REARWARD DIRECTION WHEN THE LOWER HANDLE PORTION IS IN A UPWARDLY EXTENDING POSITION ON ITS PIVOT, AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID HANDLE ASSEMBLED BETWEEN THE SIDE MEMBERS OF THE BRACKET AND EQUIPPED WITH MANUALLY OPERATED MOTOR CONTROLS, MEANS PIVOTING SAID UPPER HANDLE PORTION TO THE SIDE MEMBERS OF THE BRACKET FOR GUIDED VERTICAL SWINGING MOVEMENT RELATIVELY TO THE LOWER HANDLE PORTION, A RELEASABLE PIN FOR LOCKING SAID UPPER HANDLE PORTION TO SAID BRACKET WITH THE MOTOR CONTROLS IN A REARWARD POSITION RELATIVELY TO THE STEERING AXIS OF THE WHEEL, SO AS TO FACILITATE DRIVING AND STEERING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BY AN OPERATOR RIDING ON THE TRUCK, AND MEANS WHEREBY SAID RELEASABLE PIN IS EFFECTIVE ALSO TO LOCK THE UPPER HANDLE PORTION IN POSITION WITH THE MOTOR CONTROLS SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNED RELATION TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE HANDLE, FOR CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND DRIVING BY A WALKING OPERATOR.