Patent ID: 11960314
Assignee: ESSEX INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 4:
5. A collective lever and control system of a rotorcraft comprising:
a collective lever having two opposing ends; and
a control system attached to one of said two opposing ends of said collective lever, said control system comprising:
a main body being generally rectangular in horizontal cross section and including:
a base having a generally planar lower surface for attachment to an end of a collective lever;
a horn portion extending a first side of said main body to create an overhang indirectly supported by said base and projecting horizontally away from said main body; and
an upper surface having a generally convex form extending from said horn toward a second side of said main body, said second side being opposed to said first side, and terminating in a concave depression at said second side; and

a plurality of controls, wherein a first control in said plurality of controls is arranged on said main body and a second control in said plurality of controls is arranged on said horn portion;
wherein, said control system is configured to be grasped by a human hand with fingers of said human on said main body and the thumb of said human hand on said horn portion; and
wherein said control system is configured for said human hand grasping said control system to move said collective lever without removing said fingers of said human hand from said main body and said thumb of said human hand from said horn portion.