Patent ID: 7975359

Claim:
A method of moving a pin apparatuswith respect to a machine handle, the method comprising: a) providing a pin apparatus comprising: (i) a housing comprising an elongated cylindrical body and defining a central opening therethrough for receiving a pin, the housing positioned substantially within the machine handle; (ii) a pin having an elongated pin body, the pin body having a proximal end section and a distal end section of a greater diameter than a diameter of the proximal end section, the pin body being adapted for positioning at least partially through the central opening of the housing where the pin is movable with respect to the housing from an extended position to a retracted position; and (iii) a pin handle external from the housing attached to the proximal end section of the pin whereby rotation of the handle moves the pin between the extended position and the retracted position, and wherein the pin handle comprises a cover portion; and (b) rotating the pin handle to move the pin between the extended position and the retracted position wherein the cover portion engages a first portion of an upper surface of the machine handle in the retracted position and a second portion of the upper surface of the machine handle in the extended position, and wherein the second portion of the upper surface is greater than the first portion.