A handle and housing assembly includes a housing having front and rear sides. A handle is connected on the front side of the housing to a shaft that extends through the housing along a forwardly-rearwardly extending axis. The handle may be used to turn the shaft, to turn components connected to a re
A handle and housing assembly includes a housing having front and rear sides. A handle is connected on the front side of the housing to a shaft that extends through the housing along a forwardly-rearwardly extending axis. The handle may be used to turn the shaft, to turn components connected to a rear portion of the shaft, and/or to move shaft-connected components forwardly and rearwardly along the axis of the shaft. In some embodiments, the housing defines a forwardly facing recess, and the handle is nestable within and extendable from the recess. In some embodiments, the handle is nestable within the recess in a variety of orientations. In some embodiments, housing-defined stop formations limit the range through which a shaft-connected component is permitted to turn. In some embodiments, housing-defined formations guide movement of a lock bolt that may engage a shaft-connected component to retain the shaft, the handle and the shaft-connected component in one or a plurality of orientations.
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What is claimed is: 1. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and defining a forwardly facing recess of circular shape formed by four contiguously extending pie-shaped, quadrant-like recess sectors arrayed about a forwardly-rearwardly extending
What is claimed is: 1. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and defining a forwardly facing recess of circular shape formed by four contiguously extending pie-shaped, quadrant-like recess sectors arrayed about a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis that intersects a center point of the circular recess; b) a shaft extending along the principal axis through the housing and turnable about the principal axis; c) a handle i) sized and shaped to be nestable within the circular recess in each of four orientations where, when nested, the handle overlies central parts of different ones of the four recess sectors, and ii) pivotally connected to the shaft at a central location within the recess on the front side of the housing by a handle-to-shaft connection that permits the handle to pivot relative to the shaft between positions nested in the recess wherein the handle overlies a central part of different ones of the recess sectors, and positions extended forwardly from the recess wherein the handle is graspable to turn the shaft about the principal axis; d) a control member on the rear side of the housing coupled to the shaft by a member-to-shaft connection that permits the control member to turn about the principal axis to and from a specific orientation; and, e) wherein the member-to-shaft connection has engageable formations that can be assembled in a first way which requires the handle to turn in one direction about the principal axis when turning the control member to the specific orientation, and in a second way that requires the handle to turn in an opposite direction about the principal axis when turning the control member to the specific orientation. 2. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a housing-connected handle engagement formation configured to engage the handle when nested in the recess to inhibit turning of the handle about the principal axis. 3. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a housing-connected handle engagement formation configured to engage the handle when nested in the recess to support the handle when nested in the recess. 4. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a housing-connected handle engagement formation configured to engage the handle to inhibit turning of the handle about the principal axis when the handle is nested in the recess. 5. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising first and second housing-connected handle engagement formations configured to engage spaced portions of the handle to inhibit turning of the handle about the principal axis when the handle is nested in the recess. 6. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a padlock-engageable formation defined by a selected one of the shaft and the handles and configured to be engaged by a padlock to prevent the handle from being moved from any of said positions nested in the recess. 7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the handle-to-shaft connection includes a cam formation configured to cause movement of the shaft along the principal axis as the handle is moved between said positions nested in the recess and said positions extended forwardly from the recess. 8. The assembly of claim 7 further comprising a spring that cooperates with the cam formation to cause the handle to be biased toward said positions extended forwardly from the recess when the handle is moved toward and closely approaches said positions extended forwardly from the recess, and to cause the handle to be biased toward said positions nested in the recess when the handle is moved toward and closely approaches said positions nested in the recess. 9. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing movable along a path of travel between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the lock bolt is configured to retain the control member in the specific orientation if the control member is in the specific orientation when the lock bolt is moved to the locked position. 10. The assembly of claim 9 further comprising a rear portion of the housing configured to extend at spaced locations along opposite sides of the path of travel to guide movements of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 11. The assembly of claim 10 further comprising a bridging member connected to the rear portion of the housing and bridging between the spaced locations to guide movements of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein the bridging member is a roll pin having end regions that extend into aligned passages defined by parts of the bridging member situated on opposite sides of the path of travel, and having a central region positioned to engage the lock bolt as the lock bolt moves along the path of travel. 13. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the rear portion of the housing defines at least one stop formation that is engaged by the control member when the control is turned to the specific orientation. 14. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a stop formation defined by the housing and configured to be engaged by the control member when the control member is turned to the specific orientation. 15. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a latch element connected to a selected one of the shaft and the control member to be turned together with the handle, the shaft and the control member about the principal axis. 16. The assembly of claim 10 further comprising a cam formation defined by a selected one of the handle and the shaft to cause forward movement of the shaft along the principal axis in response to movement of the handle away from said positions extending forwardly from the recess, and wherein said forward movement of the shaft causes forward movement of the latch element. 17. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a latch operating element connected to a selected one of the shaft and the control member to be turned together with the handle, the shaft and the control member about the principal axis, wherein the control member defines at least one link connection formation that is caused to move relative to the housing as the handle is turned about the principal axis. 18. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side and defining a forwardly facing recess of circular shape formed by four contiguously extending pie-shaped, quadrant-like recess sectors arrayed about a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis that intersects a center point of the circular recess; b) a shaft extending along the principal axis through the housing and turnable relative to the housing about the principal axis; c) a handle on the front side of the housing i) sized and shaped to be nestable within the circular recess in each of four orientations where, when nested, the handle overlies central parts of different ones of the four recess sectors, and ii) pivotally coupled to the shaft by a handle-to-shaft connection that permits the handle to pivot relative to the shaft between positions extending forwardly from the recess wherein the handle can be grasped and turned to turn the shaft about the principal axis, and to pivot rearwardly toward the housing to positions nested in the recess overlying central parts of different ones of the recess sectors when not being grasped to turn the shaft; d) a control member on the rear side of the housing coupled by a member-to-shaft connection that permits the control member to turn about the principal axis together with the shaft between a first orientation and a second orientation in response to turning of the handle and shaft about the principal axis; and, e) wherein a selected one of the handle-to-shaft and the member-to-shaft connections includes formations that can be assembled in a first way to enable the handle to turn about the principal axis through a first range of motion to cause movement of the control member from the first orientation to the second orientation, and in a second way to enable the handle to turn about the principal axis through a second range of motion to cause movement of the control member from the first orientation to the second orientation. 19. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a housing-connected handle engagement formation configured to engage the handle when nested to inhibit turning of the nested handle about the principal axis. 20. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising at least two housing-connected handle engagement formations configured to engage spaced surfaces of the handle when nested to prevent turning of the handle about the principal axis. 21. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a padlock-engageable formation defined by a selected one of the shaft and the handle at a location near the handle-to-shaft connection and configured to be engaged by a padlock to prevent the handle from being moved to said positions extending forwardly from the recess. 22. The assembly of claim 18 wherein the handle-to-shaft connection incorporates a cam formation configured to cause movement of the shaft along the principal axis as the handle is moved to and from said positions extending forwardly from the recess. 23. The assembly of claim 22 further comprising a spring biasing the shaft rearwardly along the principal axis, and wherein the cam formation and the spring cooperate to cause the handle to be biased toward said positions extending forwardly from the recess as the handle is moved toward and closely approaches said positions extending forwardly from the recess, and to be biased toward the housing as the handle moves rearwardly toward said positions nested in the recess. 24. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing movable along a path of travel between an unlocked position and a locked position engaging the control member when the control member is in a selected one of the first orientation and the second orientation to prevent the control member from moving out of the selected one of the first orientation and the second orientation. 25. The assembly of claim 24 further comprising a rear portion of the housing configured to extend at spaced locations along opposite sides of the path of travel to guide movements of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 26. The assembly of claim 25 further comprising a bridging member connected to the rear portion of the housing and bridging between the spaced locations to guide movements of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 27. The assembly of claim 26 wherein bridging member is a roll pin having end regions that extend into aligned passages defined by parts of the bridging member situated on opposite sides of the path of travel, and having a central region positioned to engage the lock bolt as the lock bolt moves along the path of travel. 28. The assembly of claim 25 wherein the rear portion of the housing defines at least one stop formation that is engaged by the control member when the control member is in a chosen one of the first orientation and the second orientation. 29. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a stop formation defined by the housing and configured to be engaged by the control member when in a selected one of the first orientation and the second orientation. 30. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a latch element connected to a selected one of the shaft and the control member to be turned together with the handle, the shaft and the control member about the principal axis. 31. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and defining a forwardly facing recess of circular shape formed by four contiguously extending pie-shaped, quadrant-like recess sectors arrayed about a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis that intersects a center point of the circular recess; b) a shaft extending along the principal axis through the housing and turnable about the principal axis; c) a handle i) sized and shaped to be nestable within the circular recess in each of four orientations where, when nested, the handle overlies central parts of different ones of the four recess sectors, and ii) pivotally connected to the shaft at a central location within the recess on the front side of the housing by a handle-to-shaft connection that permits the handle to pivot relative to the shaft between positions nested in the recess wherein the handle overlies a central part of different ones of the recess sectors, and positions extended forwardly from the recess wherein the handle is graspable to turn the shaft about the principal axis; d) a member on the rear side of the housing coupled to the shaft by a member-to-shaft connection that permits the member to be turned by the shaft between a first orientation and a second orientation in response to turning of the shaft by the handle, wherein the member-to-shaft connection has engageable formations that can be assembled in a first way which enables the handle and shaft to turn in one direction when turning the member from the first orientation to the second orientation, and in a second way which enables the handle and shaft to turn in an opposite direction when turning the member from the first orientation to the second orientation; e) a lock bolt connected to the housing for movement along a path of travel to and from a locked position wherein the lock bolt engages the member to prevent turning about the principal axis of the member, the shaft and the handle; and, f) a formation connected to the rear side of the housing having a first portion configured to be engaged by the member to limit turning movement of the member about the principal axis when the member is in the first orientation, and configured to engage the lock bolt to guide movement of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 32. The assembly of claim 31 wherein the formation also has a second portion configured to be engaged by the member to limit turning movement of the member about the principal axis when the member is in the second orientation. 33. The assembly of claim 32 wherein the first and second portions of the formation extend along opposite sides of the path of travel to engage the lock bolt and to guide movement of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 34. The assembly of claim 33 further comprising a bridging member extending between the first and second portions, wherein the bridging member is configured to engage the lock bolt and to guide movement of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 35. The assembly of claim 34 wherein the bridging member is a pin that has a first end region supported by the first portion and a second end region supported by the second portion. 36. The assembly of claim 35 wherein the pin is a steel roll pin, and the first and second end regions of the pin extend into aligned holes formed in the first and second portions. 37. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing that defines a forwardly facing recess; b) a shaft connected to the housing and extending rearwardly from the recess along and being turnable relative to the housing about a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis of the recess between a first orientation and a second orientation; c) a handle connected to the shaft for movement among i) an extended position wherein the handle can be grasped to turn the shaft about the principal axis, ii) a first nested position wherein the handle is nested in the recess while the shaft and the handle are in the first orientation, and iii) a second nested position wherein the handle is nested in the recess while the shaft and the handle are in the second orientation; and, d) a housing-connected handle engagement formation configured to extend into a depression defined by the handle to support a portion of the handle and to inhibit turning of the handle about the principal axis when the handle is in a selected one of the first nested position and the second nested position. 38. The assembly of claim 37 wherein the handle has spaced first and second surfaces, and wherein the housing defines at least one additional handle engagement formation that is engageable with at least a selected one of the spaced first and second surfaces to inhibit turning of the handle about the principal axis when the handle is nested. 39. The assembly of claim 37 further comprising a padlock-engageable formation defined by a selected one of the shaft and the handle to be engaged by a padlock to prevent the handle from being moved to the extended position. 40. The assembly of claim 37 further comprising: a) a control member connected to the shaft at a location spaced rearwardly along the shaft from where the handle is connected to the shaft, and turnable about the principal axis together with the shaft when the shaft is turned by the handle about the principal axis; b) a housing-supported lock bolt movable along a path of travel between a locked position engaging the control member to prevent turning of the control member about the principal axis, and an unlocked position; and, c) a key-operated lock connected to the housing to move the bolt between the locked and unlocked positions. 41. The assembly of claim 40 wherein rear portions of the housing define spaced first and second guide formations to extend along opposite sides of the path of travel to guide movement of the bolt therealong. 42. The assembly of claim 41 further including a pin extending into aligned holes defined by the first and second guide formations and bridging a space between the first and second guide formations to guide movement of the lock bolt along the path of travel. 43. The assembly of claim 41 wherein the control member is turnable about the principal axis between an operated position and a non-operated position in response to turning of the handle and the shaft about the principal axis between the first orientation and the second orientation, and wherein the lock bolt is engageable with the control member when the control member is in a selected one of the operated and non-operated positions to retain the control member therein. 44. The assembly of claim 41 wherein the control member is engageable with at least a selected one of the first and second guide formations when in a selected one of the operated and non-operated positions. 45. The assembly of claim 41 wherein the control member is engageable with the first guide formation when the control member is in the non-operated position, and is engageable with the second guide formation when the control member is in the operated position. 46. The assembly of claim 40 further comprising a latch element carried by the control member for movement about the principal axis therewith, and wherein the handle is connected to the shaft by a handle-to-shaft connection that includes a cam surface configured to cause forward movement of the shaft, the control member and the latch element along the principal axis when the handle is moved to the first nested position and to the second nested position. 47. The assembly of claim 46 wherein the control member and the latch element are provided with formations that engage to drivingly connect the control member to the latch element in a plurality of possible relative orientations. 48. The assembly of claim 47 wherein at least one of the formations defines an opening configured to receive portions of at least one other of the formations. 49. The assembly of claim 46 wherein the control member and the shaft are provided with formations that engage to drivingly connect the control member to the shaft in a plurality of possible relative orientations. 50. A handle and housing assembly comprising: a) a housing that defines a forwardly facing recess of a circular shape formed by four contiguously extending pie-shaped, quadrant-like recess sectors arrayed about a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis that intersects a center point of the circular recess; b) a handle sized and shaped to be nestable in the recess of the housing in each of four different orientations wherein the handle, when nested in each of said orientations, overlies a central part of a different one of the recess sectors; c) a shaft i) extending through the housing along the principal axis, ii) having a front portion pivotally connected at a central location within the recess to the handle to permit the handle to pivot while in any of the four different orientations from being nested in the recess to an extended position wherein the handle projects forwardly from the recess, and iii) being turnable about the principal axis together with the handle when the handle is in the extended position; d) a member connectable to the shaft along the principal axis at a location behind the recess and being turnable with the shaft to a selected position as the result of the handle being turned, while in the extended position, from one of the four orientations to another of the four orientations; and, e) connection formations on the shaft and on the member that can be assembled in a selection of different ways to enable the handle, when in the extended position, to turn about the principal axis between different selected pairs of the four orientations to turn the member to the selected position. 51. The assembly of claim 50 further comprising a first stop formation defined by the housing and configured to engage the member when the member is in the selected position. 52. The assembly of claim 50 further comprising a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing movable toward and away from a locked position wherein the lock bolt engages the member to retain the member in the selected position. 53. A handle and housing assembly assembled from components that comprise: a) a housing that defines a forwardly facing recess of a circular shape formed by four contiguously extending pie-shaped, quadrant-like recess sectors arrayed about a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis that intersects a center point of the circular recess; b) a handle sized and shaped to nest in the recess of the housing in each of four different orientations where, in each of the four orientations, the handle, when nested, overlies a central part of a different one of the four recess sectors; c) a shaft 1) extending through the housing along the principal axis, 2) having a front portion pivotally connected at a central location within the recess to the handle to permit the handle to pivot while in any of the four different orientations from being nested in the recess to an extended position wherein the handle projects forwardly from the recess, and 3) being turnable about the principal axis together with the handle when the handle is in the extended position; d) a member connectable to the shaft along the principal axis at a location behind the recess and being turnable with the shaft between first and second positions when as the result of the handle being turned, while in the extended position, from one of the four orientations to another of the four orientations; and, e) connection formations on the shaft and on the member that can be assembled in a selection of different ways to enable the handle, when in the extended position, to turn about the principal axis in a selected one of two opposite directions of rotation to and from any selected one of the four different orientations to turn the member between the first and second positions. 54. The set of components of claim 53 further comprising a stop formation defined by the housing and configured to engage the member when the member is turned by the shaft to a chosen one of the first and second positions. 55. The assembly of claim 54 further comprising a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing movable toward and away from a locked position wherein the lock bolt engages the member to retain the member in the chosen one of the first and second positions.
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