Patent · US Expired

Fold-down handle device

US6203076A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1999
Grant dateMar 20, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/57
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fold-down handle device for attachment to a first member, such as a panel, to provide a controlled pushing and pulling action on actuation for facilitating insertion and retraction of the first member to a second member, such as a cabinet, the handle device including a handle with a gripping portion, a cam member, a pawl member and a drive pin connecting the pawl member to the handle and extending through a slot provided in the cam member to regulate the movement of the pawl when the handle is lifted from a folded horizontal position to an upright vertical position.

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