Patent ID: 6959909

Claim:
A handle assembly engageable with a shaft extending from a device, said handle assembly for rotating said shaft to actuate said device, said handle assembly comprising: a head having a receptacle therein sized to receive said shaft; an elongated grip attached to said head and projecting outwardly therefrom for facilitating manual rotation of said head when said handle assembly is mounted on said device; an arcuate slot positioned in said head and having a concave side facing said receptacle, said slot having first and second ends disposed opposite to one another; a limit post fixedly attachable to said device so as to project into said slot, said limit post being engageable with at least one of said first and second ends of said slot to limit rotation of said head relatively to said device; a stop body positioned within said slot, said stop body having first and second gripping surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said head and engageable therewith, at least one of said gripping surfaces being movable into and out of engagement with said head for compressing said head between said gripping surfaces and thereby temporarily fixing said stop body at a predetermined position in said slot, said stop body being engageable with said limit post to limit rotation of said head; a plate fixedly mountable on said device and positionable between said head and said device, said plate having a plurality of teeth extending outwardly away from said receptacle and positioned along an arcuate path; and an elongated latch pivotally attached to said grip, said latch having a first end portion engageable with any one of said teeth and a second end portion extending lengthwise along said grip, said first end portion being pivotally movable into and out of engagement with any one of said teeth by manually pivoting said second end portion relatively to said grip to respectively prevent and permit rotation of said head relatively to said plate.