Patent ID: 6213673
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B25F,E01C,Y10T

Abstract:
A connecting device for connecting a handle to a top mass of a hand-controlled vibration plate such that the handle is pivotable in relation to the vibration plate about a pivot axis that is essentially horizontal and perpendicular to a direction of forward movement of the vibration plate, the connecting device comprising: two mounts arranged at a fixed mutual distance in the direction of the pivot axis and each comprising a first connecting element in the form of a rubber buffer and a second connecting element in the form of a ring, wherein the ring surrounds the rubber buffer essentially without play and is coaxially rotationally slidable in relation to the pivot axis relative to the rubber buffer, one of the connecting elements being configured to be fastened to the top mass and the other connecting element being configured to be fastened to the handle, whereby the rubber buffer and ring of each mount are configured to slide against one another and to act as a slide bearing that permits pivoting of the handle about the pivot axis.