Patent ID: 7878288
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B60N,E02F,G05G

Abstract:
1. An operator control assembly for a construction vehicle, the operator control assembly comprising: an operator manipulable control; a first armrest movably coupling the operator manipulable control to a frame of a construction vehicle, the first armrest being movable from a first vertical orientation to a second vertical orientation and from a first horizontal orientation to a second horizontal orientation, wherein when the first armrest is in the second horizontal orientation, the first armrest is positioned within a footprint of the vehicle; and a coupling assembly for coupling the first armrest to the frame, the coupling assembly including a first spring and a pin, the coupling assembly configured such that when the first armrest is moved into the second horizontal orientation the pin and the aperture are substantially in alignment such that the first spring biases the pin into the aperture to inhibit movement of the first armrest from the second horizontal orientation until the first armrest is moved upward to disengage the pin from the aperture.