Operating lever assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11225988-B2
Application number	US-201815977038-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2018
Priority date	Feb 8, 2018
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

An operating lever assembly includes a fastening member having a retaining section releasably fastened to a first object, a receiving space and a locating section; and a lever member having a mating locating section and being movably connected at an end to the receiving space and at another end to a second object. Alternatively, the fastening member includes a retaining section and a locating section; and the lever member includes a mating locating section and a receiving space, to which the fastening member is movably connected. The fastening member can be pushed to release the retaining section from the first object, while the lever member is moved in the receiving space and the locating section is engaged with the mating locating section to hold the fastening member to the lever member, allowing the first object to be repeatedly and quickly separated from or fastened to the second object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operating lever assembly, comprising:
a fastening member including a retaining section, a receiving space and at least one locating section, and a lever member including at least one mating locating section; and the lever member being movably connected to the receiving space of the fastening member; or
a fastening member including a retaining section and at least one locating section, and a lever member including a receiving space and at least one mating locating section; and the fastening member being movably connected to the receiving space of the lever member;
wherein the fastening member or the lever member includes a flexible space, which is elastically deformable or reducible when the locating section is moving between two mating locating sections or the mating locating section is moving between two locating sections.

2. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening member or the lever member includes a connecting section for connecting the fastening member and the lever member to each other.

3. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a connecting section provided on one of or between the fastening member and the lever member; and the fastening member and the lever member being movably connected to each other via the connecting section.

4. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a movement space provided on one of the fastening member and the lever member and located corresponding to the connecting section; and the connecting section being movable within the movement space.

5. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the retaining section of the fastening member is releasably fastened to a mating retaining section of an object.

6. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving space allows the lever member or the fastening member to move therein when any one of them are moving relative to the other one.

7. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locating section is an elastic retaining element and can be caused to elastically move out of, move into or interfere with the mating locating section of the lever member when the fastening member is operated, turned or moved.

8. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locating section can be an interfering element or a retaining element, which can be caused to move out of or move into or interfere with the mating locating section of the lever member when the fastening member is operated, turned or moved.

9. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lever member includes an assembling section for assembling to another object.

10. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lever member includes one push section or two push sections for pushing a corresponding push member, so that an object assembled to the lever member can be more easily pushed, stopped, opened, closed or turned through leverage using the one push section or the two push sections.

11. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening member or the lever member is formed by in-mold injection molding using a mold and a heated molten raw material, which is poured into the mold and is then cooled and molded to form a solid fastening member.

12. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening member or the lever member includes one or more locating sections or mating locating sections, respectively, to provide the function of holding the fastening member in place on the lever member when the fastening member is released from an object fastened thereto or is re-fastened to an object to be fastened thereto, or releasing the fastening member from the lever member after the fastening member has been held in place on the lever member when the fastening member is released from an object fastened thereto.

13. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening member or the lever member is movable within the receiving space in a rotational motion or in a linear motion.

14. The operating lever assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mating locating section is an elastic retaining element and can be caused to elastically move out of, move into or interfere with the locating section of the fastening member when the fastening member is operated, turned or moved.

15. An operating lever assembly, comprising:
a fastening member including a retaining section, a receiving space and at least one locating section, and a lever member including at least one mating locating section; and the lever member being movably connected to the receiving space of the fastening member; or
a fastening member including a retaining section and at least one locating section, and a lever member including a receiving space and at least one mating locating section; and the fastening member being movably connected to the receiving space of the lever member;
wherein the locating section of the fastening member is in the form of an elastic retaining element and can therefore be elastically extended into and held to the receiving space of the lever member.

16. An operating lever assembly, comprising:
a fastening member including a retaining section, a receiving space and at least one locating section, and a lever member including at least one mating locating section; and the lever member being movably connected to the receiving space of the fastening member; or
a fastening member including a retaining section and at least one locating section, and a lever member including a receiving space and at least one mating locating section; and the fastening member being movably connected to the receiving space of the lever member;
wherein the mating locating section of the lever member is in the form of an elastic retaining element and can therefore be elastically extended into and held to the receiving space of the fastening member.

17. An operating lever assembly, comprising:
a fastening member including a retaining section, a receiving space and at least one locating section, and a lever member including at least one mating locating section; and the lever member being movably connected to the receiving space of the fastening member; or
a fastening member including a retaining section and at least one locating section, and a lever member including a receiving space and at least one mating locating section; and the fastening member being movably connected to the receiving space of the lever member;
wherein the lever member includes an assembling section for assembling to another object;
wherein the assembling section is assembled to a lifting and pulling section for lifting and pulling a corresponding object to be lifted; and the lifting and pulling section including coupling sections for coupling with mating coupling sections of an object.

18. An operating lever assembly, comprising:
a fastening member including a retaining section, a receiving space and at least one locating section, and a lever member including at least one mating locating section; and the lever member being movably connected to the receiving space of the fastening member; or
a fastening member including a retaining section and at least one locating section, and a lever member including a receiving space and at least one mating locating section; and the fastening member being movably connected to the receiving space of the lever member;
wherein the lever member includes an assembling section

Assignees

• Fivetech Technology Inc

Inventors

• Wang Ting-Jui

Classifications

• F16B5/0635

  fastened over the edges of the sheets or plates · CPC title

• G05G1/04

  Controlling members for hand actuation by pivoting movement, e.g. levers · CPC title

• F16B5/0084 Primary

  characterised by particular locking means · CPC title

• F16B1/02

  Means for securing elements of mechanisms after operation (means for bringing members to rest F16D) · CPC title

• F16B5/0016 Primary

  with snap action · CPC title