Patent ID: 8863912

Claim:
A control lever assembly comprising: a body portion having a first section configured to fit within an interior of a bar opening, said first section being configured to house at least a portion of a hydraulic operated device of a control mechanism, said first section having an inclined surface on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a mounting portion configured to slide on said inclined surface; at least one mounting screw configured to connect said mounting portion to said body portion; and a lever portion connected to said body portion and configured to actuate the control mechanism, wherein said at least one mounting screw is configured to slide said mounting portion along said inclined surface so as to push said mounting portion and a side of said first section against an inner surface of the bar opening in order to mount said body portion to the bar opening, wherein said at least one mounting screw does not extend through said inclined surface, wherein said mounting portion moves in an expanding direction when said mounting portion slides in a first direction along said inclined surface, the expanding direction being a direction extending outwardly towards a surface of the interior of the bar opening when the first section is fit within the interior of the bar opening, wherein said at least one mounting screw includes a first mounting screw and a second mounting screw, wherein said first mounting screw and said second mounting screw are each threadably engaged to a respective threaded hole on said mounting portion, and wherein said mounting portion has generally U-shaped cross-section.