Handle unit for lawn mower

Claim 1

In a handle unit for a lawn mower having a translatable housing: a. a pair of transversely spaced, upstanding support brackets mounted on said housing, b. a generally U-shaped handle member having a base portion with spaced apart depending legs, disposed to extend alongside said upstanding brackets, c. there being aligned openings through each said depending leg and the upstanding bracket adjacent thereto, d. retainer elements extending through said aligned openings in said legs and said upstanding brackets pivotally connecting said legs to said upstanding brackets, e. spring members carried by said retainer elements urging each said leg toward said upstanding bracket adjacent thereto, f. stop members carried by each upstanding bracket at opposite sides of the leg adjacent thereto limiting pivotal movement of said leg about said retainer element while said leg is adjacent said upstanding bracket, and g. a release member operatively connected to said legs and disposed to move said legs away from the upstanding brackets and out of engagement with said stop members whereby said legs are adapted for pivotal movement relative to said upstanding brackets selectively from an operative position rearwardly of said housing to an inoperative position over said housing.