Handle assembly

摘要

A handle assemble is provided that includes a pivotable handle on a first side of a housing that when moved to an extended position is operative to cause a lever arm to move on a second side of the housing in order to operate a latch mechanism. To move the lever arm, the assembly includes a lock slide that in a first pivot position is operative to slide longitudinal and urge the lever arm to pivot responsive to either the handle causing a trigger to urge a first end of the lock slide to slide or an inside release member urging a second end of the lock slide to slide. However, when the lock slide is in a second pivot position, the trigger and the inside release member are not operative to engage the respective first and second ends of the lock slide.

主权项

1. A handle assembly comprising:
a housing, wherein the housing includes a first side and a second side and an aperture therethrough, a trigger in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the trigger is operative to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position, a handle in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the first side of the housing, wherein the handle is in operative engagement with a shaft, wherein the shaft extends through the aperture into operative engagement with the trigger, wherein the handle is operative to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the first side of the housing, at least one lever arm in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the at least one lever arm is operative to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position, an inside release member in operative movable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the inside release member is operative to slide longitudinally between a retracted position and an extended position, a lock slide in operative movable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the lock slide includes a first end and a second end, wherein the lock slide is operative to slide longitudinally between a retracted position and a extended position, wherein the lock slide is configured to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position, wherein the shaft is configured to operatively engage the trigger and urge the trigger to pivot from the first pivot position to the second pivot position of the trigger as the handle pivots from the retracted position to the extended position, wherein when the lock slide is in the first pivot position:
the trigger is configured to operatively engage the first end of the lock slide and urge the lock slide to slide from the retracted position to the extended position of the lock slide as the trigger pivots from the first pivot position to the second pivot position; andthe inside release member is configured to operatively engage the second end of the lock slide and urge the lock slide to slide from the retracted position to the extended position of the lock slide as the inside release member slides from the retracted position to the extended position of the inside release, wherein the lock slide is configured to operatively engage the at least one lever arm and urge the at least one lever arm to pivot from the first pivot position to the second pivot position as the lock slide slides from the retracted position to the extended position, wherein when the lock slide is in the second pivot position, the trigger and the inside release member are configured not to operatively engagingly urge the respective first and second ends of the lock slide so as to cause the lock slide to slide from the retracted position to the extended position.