Patent ID: 8152232
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A47C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle for motion activated furniture for use with a cable having a cable sheath and a cable wire movable within the cable sheath, and wherein the handle and cable are used to activate a function of the furniture, the handle comprising: a hand grip adapted to be engaged and gripped by a user's hand the handle having a first at rest position and a second position that activates the function of the furniture; an elongated annular tube coupled to the hand grip, the elongated annular tube having a central bore configured to allow a portion of the cable sheath and cable wire to be positioned within the central bore and further configured to allow the cable sheath to slide within the central bore during movement of the handle from the first position to the second position wherein the portion of the cable sheath remains within the central bore when the handle is in either the first or the second position; and a retainer for retaining the cable wire to the handle such that movement of the handle in a linear fashion causes the cable wire to extend from the cable sheath.