Patent ID: 8096207

Claim:
A vehicle hand control apparatus operable to control throttle and brake pedals of a motor vehicle comprising: an elongated support shaft connectable at a first end thereof to, and extending generally longitudinally of, the vehicle; a control arm tube dependently connected for pivotal movement only at a midpoint thereof to a second end of said support shaft; an elongated control shaft coaxially mounted for rotation only within, and extending beyond each end of, said control arm tube about a rotational axis thereof; an elongated brake rod connectable at a first end thereof to the brake pedal, a second end of said brake rod pivotally or universally connected proximate to a first end of said control arm tube; a handle pivotally connected for limited pivotal movement about a handle pivot axis proximate to the first end of said control arm tube in spaced relation to a first end of said control shaft, said handle pivot axis being oriented generally orthogonally to said rotational axis; a throttle arm lever extending laterally from a second end of said control shaft and pivotally or universally connectable to one end of an elongated throttle rod, another end of said throttle rod being connectable to the accelerator pedal whereby rotation of said control shaft causes a corresponding movement of the accelerator pedal; an elongated handle transfer rod extending generally axially from said handle toward the first end of said control shaft; an elongated control shaft transfer rod extending generally laterally from the first end of said control shaft; said handle transfer rod contacting said control shaft transfer rod and rotating said control shaft responsive to pivotal movement of said handle about said handle pivot axis.