Patent ID: 7717222
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A throttle control apparatus, comprising: a control housing including an axle hole; a throttle lever including a first portion configured for interfacing with an operator, and a second portion having a first leg and a second leg that are configured to facilitate attachment of the throttle lever to the control housing, each of the first and second legs including a hole; an axle pin extending through the axle hole of the control housing, the axle pin having a first end and a second end, with the first end extending through the hole in the first leg of the throttle lever and the second end extending through the hole in the second leg of the throttle lever; and a first bushing member disposed on the first end of the axle pin, wherein at least part of the first bushing member extends through the hole in the first leg of the throttle lever and over the first end of the axle pin, and wherein another portion of the first bushing member is configured to slidingly engage the first leg of the throttle lever.