US 12,391,222 B2
Handle assembly for trailer landing gear
Shane R. LaHousse, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Justin Ambrosi, Livonia, MI (US); and Christopher Domanski, Brighton, MI (US)
Assigned to Alkon Corporation, Fremont, OH (US)
Appl. No. 18/563,096
Filed by Alkon Corporation, Fremont, OH (US)
PCT Filed May 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/033614
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/245367, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0227744 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60S 9/02 (2006.01); G05G 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 9/02 (2013.01) [G05G 1/085 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle assembly, comprising:
a handle comprising a first end and a second end, the first end having a grip portion and the second end arranged proximate to an engagement bracket portion, the engagement bracket portion comprising a plurality of grooves;
a pivot bracket pivotably secured to the engagement bracket portion, the pivot bracket comprising a through-bore arranged to receive a shift shaft of a trailer landing gear assembly, such that the pivot bracket is arranged about the shift shaft; and
a pin secured to a proximate end of the shift shaft, the shift shaft having an imaginary rotational axis;
wherein the plurality of grooves are arranged to engage with the pin such that rotation of the handle about the imaginary rotational axis in a first rotational direction generates a rotational motion of the shift shaft in the first rotational direction;
wherein the handle comprises the plurality of grooves and the pin includes a first end and a second end, the first end arranged to engage with a first groove of the plurality of grooves and the second end arranged to engage with a second groove of the plurality of grooves;
wherein the engagement bracket portion of the handle further comprises a first arm and a second arm, the first arm comprising the first groove and the second arm comprising the second groove; and
wherein the first arm has a first end and a second end and wherein the first groove is stepped or sloped between the first end and the second end of the first arm.