Single lever control

Claim 1

A single lever control for operating two separate mechanisms comprising; a base structure adapted to be supported adjacent said mechanisms, a first arm member mounted on said base structure for pivotal movement about a first axis disposed in fixed relation to said base structure, a second arm member mounted on said base structure for pivotal movement about a second axis disposed in fixed relation to said base structure and intersecting said first axis, a shaft forming a third member having one end supported at the intersection of the first and second axes and the other end supported on said first arm member for rotational movement about a third axis, a control lever rigidly connected to said shaft member for rotational movement of the latter on the third axis and for angular displacement of said shaft member about the first axis during movement of said control lever from a neutral position in which said first, second and third members are disposed in a common plane, means connecting said control lever to said second arm member to move the latter to selected positions about the second axis upon movement of said control lever about the third axis, said second arm member remaining in its selected position upon movement of said first arm member about the first axis, first and second connecting means mounted on said first and second arm members, respectively, for movement in generally parallel paths in a plane parallel to said first axis and being adapted for connection to said mechanisms for selective or simultaneous movement upon movement of said control lever about the first and third axes.