Patent ID: 11865952
Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A lever assembly comprising:
a slide housing including aligned housing holes;
a slide lever received in the slide housing, wherein the slide lever includes aligned lever holes, the slide lever includes a body portion having a length and a recess approximately near a center of the length, the slide lever includes a flange that extends from the body portion, the flange defining a face, the face is substantially smooth and has a curved front profile, another recess is defined between the flange and the body portion, and almost an entirety of the slide lever is retained in the lever housing;
a pin received in the aligned housing holes and the aligned lever holes, allowing the slide lever to rotate about the pin relative to the lever housing, wherein the pin is received in the recess; and
a resilient member, wherein the pin is received in the resilient member to maintain the slide lever in a desired position,
wherein the aligned housing holes are located adjacent to a back wall of the slide housing.