US 12,280,487 B2
Handle assembly for a finisher box
Matthew W. Jungklaus, Lawrenceville, GA (US); and Timothy J. Beran, Dacula, GA (US)
Assigned to AMES TOOLS CORPORATION, Suwanee, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/627,529
Filed by AMES TOOLS CORPORATION, Suwanee, GA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/044989
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/026221, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/882,996, filed on Aug. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266442 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B25G 1/04 (2006.01); B05C 17/005 (2006.01); E04F 21/165 (2006.01)
CPC B25G 1/04 (2013.01) [B05C 17/00589 (2013.01); E04F 21/165 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle assembly for a finisher box, the handle assembly comprising:
a first tube including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first tube defining a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends;
a second tube disposed within the first tube, the second tube movable relative to the first tube along the longitudinal axis, the first tube including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a connecting plate pivotably supported by the second end of the second tube, the connecting plate configured to be coupled to the finisher box to support the finisher box from the handle assembly; and
a brake assembly including a brake handle coupled to the first end of the first tube, the brake assembly configured to selectively inhibit pivoting movement of the connecting plate,
wherein the second tube defines a slot that extends between the first and second ends of the second tube along the longitudinal axis;
wherein the brake assembly is at least partially disposed within the slot.