Dipper handle cross member

Abstract

A handle configured to attach an implement to an industrial machine. The handle includes a first member, a second member, and a third member extending between the first member and the second member. The third member includes a first transition extending toward the first member and a second transition extending toward the second member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A handle configured to attach an implement to an industrial machine, the handle comprising:
 a first member;   a second member; and   a third member extending between the first member and the second member, the third member includes a first transition extending toward the first member and a second transition extending toward the second member.   
     
     
         2 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a first attachment point for the implement and the second member includes a second attachment point for the implement. 
     
     
         3 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the third member includes a first attachment point for the implement and a second attachment point for the implement. 
     
     
         4 . The handle of  claim 3 , wherein the third member and the first attachment point and the second attachment point are formed as a single integral component. 
     
     
         5 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the third member is arcuate. 
     
     
         6 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a first interior face and the second member includes a second interior face, opposite the first interior face, and wherein the third member extends between the first interior face and the second interior face. 
     
     
         7 . The handle of  claim 6 , wherein the first transition extends toward the first interior face and the second transition extends toward the second interior face. 
     
     
         8 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the first transition includes a radius within a range of 10 inches to 30 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The handle of  claim 8 , wherein the first transition is swept through an angle within a range of 80 degrees to 100 degrees. 
     
     
         10 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the third member includes a first planar portion, a second planar portion, and a curved portion extending between the first planar portion and the second planar portion. 
     
     
         11 . The handle of  claim 10 , wherein the first planar portion is parallel to the second planar portion. 
     
     
         12 . The handle of  claim 10 , wherein the third member further includes a flat portion extending between the first planar portion and the second planar portion, the flat portion positioned opposite the curved portion. 
     
     
         13 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the third member includes a closed cross-section. 
     
     
         14 . The handle of  claim 13 , wherein the third member includes a D-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         15 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the third member further includes a third transition extending toward the first member and a fourth transition extending toward the second member. 
     
     
         16 . The handle of  claim 15 , wherein the first transition includes a first radius and the third transition includes a second radius different from the first radius. 
     
     
         17 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the third member includes an open cross-section. 
     
     
         18 . The handle of  claim 17 , wherein the third member includes a C-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         19 . A connecting member of a handle configured to attach an implement to an industrial machine, the handle has a first member with a first interior face and a second member with a second interior face opposite the first interior face, the connecting member comprising:
 a third member extending between the first member and the second member, wherein the intersection of the third member with the first interior face is non-orthogonal and the intersection of the third member with the second interior face is non-orthogonal.   
     
     
         20 . The connecting member of  claim 19 , wherein the third member includes a first transition extending toward the first member and a second transition extending toward the second member.