Patent ID: 6449935
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A handle assembly for an appliance having at least one front wheel at a front end of said appliance and at least one rear wheel at a rear end of said appliance and adapted for pushing by a human operator, said handle assembly comprising:a) a handlebar pivotally connectable to the appliance at a front mounting point proximate the appliance front end and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom and terminating with a generally horizontal push bar adapted for gripping by the operator; and b) a handle height control mechanism connectable at a lower end to the appliance at a rear mounting point proximate the appliance rear end and at an upper end to said handlebar intermediate the front mounting point and said push bar, said handle height control mechanism allowing said handlebar to pivot about the front mounting point through a limited range of movement while said appliance is being propelled by the operator.