Patent ID: 7543430

Claim:
A blade brake clutch control disposed on a handle of a power machine, the blade brake clutch control comprising: a housing having a top portion, the top portion of the housing having a front side and a rear side, the housing further having a groove therein; a control bail having a pin extending therefrom, the pin extending into the groove in the housing; a pivot arm disposed within the housing and connected to a control cable; a rotatable latch secured to the pivot arm, the latch having a latch head that is aligned with the pin extending from the control bail; a button disposed on the rear side of the top portion of the housing, the button having a contact surface positioned above the latch head; and the button being configured for pushing downward so that the contact surface contacts the latch head to rotate the latch head into an engaged position about the pin of the control bail so that, as the control bail is pulled toward the handle, the pivot arm also pivots downward to pull the control cable forward.