Single lever control device for multiple functions

Claim 1

A single lever control device for operating two separate controls comprising: a single upstanding support wall of predetermined thickness having laterally opposite sides and a radially inward facing cylindrical bearing surface extending axially between said sides defining a single cylindrical opening through said support wall generally transverse to said opposite sides, a control member having a main part disposed within said single cylindrical opening, said main part having a radially outward facing cylindrical bearing surface in cooperative pivotal bearing engagement exclusively with said inward facing cylindrical bearing surface for rotation about a bearing axis transverse to said wall, said main part of said control member having radially inward facing surfaces defining a central opening through which said bearing axis passes, a control lever including an upstanding hand grip portion at one side of said wall and a horizontal leg extending from the lower end of said hand grip portion and through and beyond said central opening, pivot means within said central opening pivotally connecting an intermediate portion of said leg to said main part of said control member for pivotal movement about a pivot axis disposed transverse to said bearing axis and between said opposite sides of said single support wall, said leg and control member pivoting relative to one another only about said pivot axis, an arm on said main part of said control member extending from the side of said main part at said other side of said support wall, a first control pivotally connected to said arm at a first point spaced from said bearing axis, said first control being actuated when said lever is pivoted about said bearing axis and a second control pivotally connected to said leg of said control lever at a second point at said other side of said support wall and spaced from said first point, said second control being actuated when said lever is pivoted about said pivot axis.