Patent ID: 6581245
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A45C,A47B,E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A foldable handle assembly installed on a panel of an appliance, comprising a handle, two connecting devices, two resilience devices, two balls and two shafts, characterized in that:each end of said handle has a resilience device receptacle and protrudes to form two parallel plates, each plate having a hole; each of said resilience devices is disposed within said respective resilience device receptacle; each of said balls is in contact with said respective resilience device; each of said connecting devices comprises a base and a projecting post wherein said projecting post has a first ball receptacle and a second ball receptacle corresponding to said respective resilience device receptacle and a channel corresponding to said respective hole, and said base has a screwed recess for being fastened on said panel; and each of said shafts is inserted into said respective hole and said respective channel as a pivot, wherein when said handle is operated such that said respective ball is inserted into said respective first ball receptacle, said handle is securely held in a first position, and when said handle is operated such that said respective ball is inserted into said respective second ball receptacle, said handle is securely held in a second position.