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An instrument housing includes an adjustable handle which is rotatable to a number of different positions and spring biased into a locking condition and which may be disengaged therefrom by longitudinal movement of the handle along the axis of rotation without further manipulation of the means for s

An instrument housing includes an adjustable handle which is rotatable to a number of different positions and spring biased into a locking condition and which may be disengaged therefrom by longitudinal movement of the handle along the axis of rotation without further manipulation of the means for securing the handle to the housing.

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In an instrument housing or the like wherein the housing includes a pair of opposite side walls and a U-shaped handle spanning the side walls with securing means mounting the free ends of the handle to the side walls and with the handle having an axis of rotation through said free ends and having lo

In an instrument housing or the like wherein the housing includes a pair of opposite side walls and a U-shaped handle spanning the side walls with securing means mounting the free ends of the handle to the side walls and with the handle having an axis of rotation through said free ends and having locking means on said side walls and on said free ends, the improvement being each of said side walls having a post extending outwardly thereof along said axis of rotation, a bearing member disposed across said post with a bearing face perpendicular to said axis of rotation and radially outwardly of said post, a fastener securing said bearing member to said post, said free end of said handle being disposed between said bearing member and said side wall, a spring detachably disposed externally of said housing around said post and reacting between said bearing face of said bearing member and said free end of said handle to urge said free end toward said side wall, said locking means comprising locking elements on said side wall disposed externally of said housing and complementary locking elements on said free end disposed for locking engagement with said locking elements under the influence of said spring urging said handle toward said side wall, and said free ends of said handle being disposed for axial movement along said post whereby said free ends of said handle may be pulled outwardly away from said side walls to overcome the force of each spring whereby said free ends may be moved axially to permit disengagement of said locking from said complementary locking means and then rotated to another position and returned to locking engagement by the release of the force overcoming the force of said springs without manipulation of said fastener.