Single lever control

Claim 1

A SINGLE LEVER CONTROL COMPRISING A FRAME, A CONTROL LEVER, MEANS PIVOTLLY MOUNTING SAID CONTROL LEVER ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT INONE DIRECTION FROM A NEUTRAL SETTING, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL LEVER AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCHOF AN ENGINE FOR ACTUATION THEREOF IN RESPONSE TO INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER IN SAID ONE DIRECTION FROM SIAD NEUTRAL SETTING, A ROCKER ARM ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE OF AN ENGINE, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID ROCKER ARMK ON SAID FRAME TO VARY THE SETTING OF THE ENGINE THROTTLE IN RESPONSE TO ROCKER ARM MOVEMENT, A LINKAGE COMPRISING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED FIRST AND SECOND LINKS, MEANS ON SIAD CONNECTED LINKS FOR LIMITING ANGULAR LOST MOTION BETWEEN SAID CONNECTED LINKS, AND MEANS ADAPTED FOR ENGAGING A CAMMING SURFACE, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID LINKAGE AND SAID LEVER, MEANS PIVOTALLY COINNECTING SAID LINKAGE AND SAID ROCKER ARM, AND A STATIONARY CAMMING PLATE ON SAID FRAME, SAID PLATE INCLUDING A CAMMING SURFACE ENGAGED BY SAID MENS ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT THEREOF AND COMPRISINGG MEANS FOR DISPLACING SAID MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID ROCKER ARM AND SAID LINKAGE ABOUT SAID MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID ROCKER ARM TO THEREBY ROCK SAID ROCKER ARM IN RESPONSE TO POST INITIAL MOVEMENT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION BY SAID CONTROL LEVER OF SAID MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID LINKAGE AND SAID LEVERL.