Patent ID: 8011067

Claim:
A handle ( 10 ) comprising a first rotation knob ( 12 ) and a respective first output shaft ( 22 ) connectable to a torque transmitter, and a second rotation knob ( 14 ) and a respective second output shaft ( 24 ) connectable to a torque transmitter, and at least first and second transmission lines suitable for transmitting torque between the first rotation knob ( 12 ) and the first output shaft ( 22 ) and between the second rotation knob ( 14 ) and the second output shaft ( 24 ), said first and second transmission lines including a first tube ( 18 ) connected between the first rotation knob ( 12 ) and the first output shaft ( 22 ) and a second tube ( 20 ) connected between the second rotation knob ( 14 ) and the second output shaft ( 24 ), wherein said first and second rotation knobs are co-axially arranged along a common axis (X) and said first rotation knob ( 12 ) is translatable along said common axis (X) relative to said second rotation knob ( 14 ) between a first position and a second position, wherein said first and second output shafts are arranged on different axes (X, Y), and wherein said handle comprises a lock-out mechanism for selecting between said first transmission line and said second transmission line, said lock-out mechanism comprising a mechanism for preventing the rotation of one of said first and second knobs while allowing the rotation of the other one of said first and second knobs, said mechanism comprising a lock-out pin ( 28 ) connected to the first rotation knob ( 12 ) via said first tube ( 18 ) such that the lock-out pin ( 28 ) translates together with the first rotation knob ( 12 ) along the common axis (X) and the first rotation knob ( 12 ) can rotate about the common axis (X) without rotating the lock-out pin ( 28 ), said lock-out pin ( 28 ) having an end ( 30 ) which engages a seat ( 32 ) of the second rotation knob ( 14 ) when the first rotation knob ( 12 ) is translated in said first relative position, thereby preventing the second rotation knob ( 12 ) from rotating, and which end ( 30 ) disengages said seat ( 32 ) of the second rotation knob ( 14 ) when the first rotation knob ( 12 ) is translated in said second relative position, thereby allowing the second rotation knob ( 12 ) to rotate.