Patent ID: 6698310
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A sleeve for a vehicle handbrake lever composed of a handle and a button attached at a front end of the handle to release the handbrake lever, the sleeve comprising:a stationary tube (21) adapted to immovably mount on the handle and having an L-shaped cutout (214) defined in the stationary tube (21), wherein the L-shaped cutout (214) is composed of a transversal slot (216) and a longitudinal slot (215); and a movable tube (22) slidably and rotatably surrounding the stationary tube (21) to adapt to selectively press the button and having a limit block (222) secured on the movable tube (22) to movably insert into the L-shaped cutout (214) and a closed end (221) adapted to selectively abut the button of the handbrake lever; wherein the transversal slot (216) of the L-shaped cutout (214) is far away from the closed end (221) and the longitudinal slot (215) of the L-shaped cutout (214) extends to near the closed end (221); whereby, when the limit block (222) locates in the longitudinal slot (215), the movable tube (22) freely moves along the stationary tube (21); and when the limit block (222) locates in the transversal slot (216), the movable tube (22) is locked to adapt to keep the button pressed.