Patent ID: 6739133
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B60T,B62K,B62L

Abstract:
A control lever assembly for actuating a control system of a vehicle, said control system comprising a first portion mounted proximate a hand grip portion of said vehicle and defining a fluid cylinder, a piston movable along a longitudinal first axis of said fluid cylinder, said control lever assembly comprising:a lever body having a finger grip portion, said lever body defining a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis, said lever body being rotatable about said second axis to move said piston from a relaxed position to an actuated position, said lever body defining a third axis substantially parallel to said second axis; an engagement portion contacting said piston, said engagement portion rotating about said third axis when said lever body is rotated about said second axis, a force applied by said engagement portion to said piston moving said piston from said relaxed position to said actuated position; wherein said first axis is fixed with respect to said second axis, and said force is substantially aligned with said first axis when said piston is in both of said relaxed and actuated positions.