Patent ID: 8230757
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lever lockout assembly, comprising: a housing; a lever support and a slide support mounted on the housing; a lever member rotatably supported by the lever support, the lever member having a pair of arms separated by a notch formed in a surface thereof; a lockout slide slidably supported by the slide support, the lockout slide being slidable with respect to the lever member, the lockout slide having a ridge portion and a recess portion, the ridge portion being adjacent to and projecting outwardly with respect to the recess portion, the lockout slide being slidable to a lockout position wherein the ridge portion is received by the notch and the ridge is engagable with the arms to prevent rotation of the lever member, and the lockout slide being slidable to an unlocked position wherein the recess portion is aligned with the notch and the arms are rotatable through the recess portion; a handle projects from an end of the lockout slide; and the housing comprises a floor and a cover, the shaft support and the slide support being mounted on the floor, the cover having a lever slot through which extends the lever member, and the cover having a handle slot through which extends the handle.