Patent ID: 11860662
Assignee: EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A control device comprising:
a mount assembly affixed to a vehicle;
a first handle rotatably coupled with the mount assembly, the first handle having an operator-engagement region; and
a first input locus about which the first handle rotates, the first input locus positioned within the operator-engagement region and having a fixed position relative to the vehicle in a lateral axis, a longitudinal axis, and a vertical axis, wherein rotation of the handle about the first input locus in the lateral axis provides a first input, wherein the first input controls rotation of a first wheel or first track of a vehicle,
the first handle coupled with the mount assembly to prevent movement with respect to the mount and the vehicle in response to a first stabilizing force in a first vector extending through the first input locus and to rotate in response to a second force in a second vector offset from the first input locus; and
a second handle rotatably coupled with the mount assembly, the first handle having a second operator-engagement region; and
a second input locus about which the second handle rotates, the second input locus positioned within the second operator-engagement region and having a fixed position relative to the vehicle in a lateral axis, a longitudinal axis, and a vertical axis, wherein rotation of the handle about the second input locus in the lateral axis provides a second input, wherein the second input controls rotation of a second wheel or track of the vehicle,
the second handle coupled with the mount assembly to prevent movement with respect to the mount and the vehicle in response to a third stabilizing force in a third vector extending through the second input locus and to rotate in response to a fourth force in a fourth vector offset from the second input locus.