Detachable Handle Patents (Class 16/413)
  • Patent number: 10494835
    Abstract: A door handle attachment is provided having (1) at least one lateral support member, (2) a handle ridge, and (3) an adhesive backside. The lateral support members are coupled along one longitudinal edge at a substantially right angle to the handle ridge, such that the handle ridge rises up away from the lateral support members. The adhesive backside is formed from the posterior surface, i.e. the underside of the lateral support members, and is substantially coated with an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Robert William Lawson
  • Patent number: 10215473
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door having a user interface electrical module, a first receiving space that receives the user interface electrical module, a second receiving space open towards a side of the door, and a handle member detachably received in the second receiving space. The handle member closes the first receiving space, and when the handle member is detached, and the user interface electrical module is accessible through the second receiving space. The door further includes a sealing member having a sealing portion located between the handle member and at least one boundary wall of the second receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Yuan Ding, Jicong Song, Changliang Zhao
  • Patent number: 10065696
    Abstract: A saddlebag latch device allowing access to an interior space of a saddlebag comprises a shaft member rotatable about an axis. The shaft member comprises a first end portion for positioning at an interior location of a saddlebag lid and a second end portion distal from the first end portion for positioning at an exterior location of the saddlebag lid. The second end portion comprises a handle protrusion and at least one surface configured to engage a handle member such that rotation of the handle member about the axis causes rotation of the shaft member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Paul Yaffe
  • Patent number: 10012021
    Abstract: A component part assembly adapted for use with a window or door screen is provided. One or more component parts are provided which add functionality to a window or door screen. An attachment mechanism is provided for attaching the one or more component parts to a screen frame of the screen subsequent to manufacture of the screen. The one or more component parts may include at least one of a locking component, a guide component, a slide component, a handle component, a pull tab component, a roller component, a wheel component, a hinge component, a pivot cam component, a weather stripping component, a seal component, a frame component, a barcode component, an RFID component, a flexible attachment component, or the like. The screen frame may be a flexible screen frame or a rigid screen frame, and may be for a full or half window screen or a door screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Industrial Sales Corporation
    Inventor: Robert E. Hornung
  • Patent number: 9803389
    Abstract: A domestic appliance for treating items may include a cabinet having a plurality of walls at least partly defining an interior chamber for treating items; a door assembly to enclose the interior chamber; a fascia panel attached to the door assembly, the fascia panel having a handle shell that at least partly defines a handle recess on the fascia panel, and the fascia panel having at least one fascia panel rib formed on an interior surface of the fascia panel opposite the handle shell; a handle tray having a main body and at least one finger extending from the main body, the at least one finger structured to be positioned adjacent to the at least one fascia panel rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Mia Criner, David Hite
  • Patent number: 9297182
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a door includes at least a support member, an elongate handle body, an insert and a fastener. The elongate handle body includes an opening at a handle end. An outer hole is formed on a shell of the handle body near the handle end so as to be in communication with the opening. The insert is configured to be inserted into the opening. The insert includes an aperture and an inner hole. The aperture is configured to accommodate the support member mounted on a door. The inner hole is configured to be aligned with the outer hole and be in communication with the aperture. The insert includes a protrusion that protrudes into the aperture. The fastener is configured to be inserted through the outer hole and the inner hole and press the support member against the protrusion such that the protrusion extends into a neck portion of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: William Lee Moody, Nilton Carlos Bertolini
  • Patent number: 9027372
    Abstract: A lock assembly includes a coupling mechanism connected to a spindle assembly. The coupling mechanism has an outer sleeve having a longitudinal interior opening that extends along a first axis. An operator handle includes a proximal lock core opening, and a distal shaft portion having an axial opening configured to receive the outer sleeve. The distal shaft portion and the outer sleeve are configured to define a through path oriented across the longitudinal interior opening of the outer sleeve. A portion of the through path at the outer sleeve is configured to threadably receive a setscrew to fasten the operator handle to the outer sleeve. A keyed lock core has a tailpiece that is positioned in the longitudinal interior opening of the outer sleeve to obstruct the through path and block access to the setscrew via the through path to prevent unauthorized removal of the operator handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad A. Hickman
  • Patent number: 9021660
    Abstract: A handle has at least one fastening plate or holding part which can be fastened in a through-hole in a thin wall such as a sheet-metal wall by means of snap devices. According to the invention, the fastening plate forms or carries a pivot bearing for the at least one end of a handle, or the like, which is bent, for example, from a round material such as thick wire, this end having a round cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Dieter Ramsauer
  • Publication number: 20150096236
    Abstract: A door opener includes a base section with a pull structure on a first side thereof and a U-shaped mounting structure on an opposite second side. The mounting structure has a first engaging surface and a second engaging surface spaced-apart from and facing the first engaging surface. A distance between the engaging surfaces proximate the base section corresponds to a distance between a front face and a back face of the door. The door opener is press-fit onto an edge of the door such that the first and second engaging surfaces frictionally engage the front and back surfaces of the door, and such that the pull structure is disposed in-line with and extends away from the edge of the door. During use, a user uses a part of an arm or a leg to pull the pull structure in a direction along which the door opens, thereby opening the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Elias IBRAHIM
  • Patent number: 8944529
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis, a mounting tray attached to the chassis, a handle rotatably attached to the mounting tray, and a resilient member. The handle includes a securing post. The resilient member includes a first portion, a second portion, and a curling portion connected to the first portion and the second portion. The curling portion is engaged with the securing post. The first portion is engaged with the handle, and the second portion extends out of the handle and abuts the mounting tray. The handle is rotated away from the mounting tray to deform the resilient member, and the resilient member is released to rotate the handle towards the mounting tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Li Tong, Hai-Tao Shan
  • Patent number: 8732910
    Abstract: A handle assembly that may be used on an appliance is provided. The handle assembly can include a handle that is received into one or more receptacles and can be installed without tools or the use of additional fasteners such as screws, bolts, and the like. The handle assembly can be installed onto doors, drawers, or other components of a variety of different appliance types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Companmy
    Inventors: Steven David Paul, Thomas S. Trupe
  • Patent number: 8695168
    Abstract: A sanitary handle cover that includes a fabric strip having a first flap attached to a first long edge and a second flap attached to a second long edge, said first and second flaps including fastening means whereby the first flap and the second flap secure together to releasably attach the fabric strip around a handle of a particular appliance in question, wherein a grounding strip disposed interiorly within the fabric strip along a longitudinal axis resists rotation of the device around said handle and prevents the discharge of static electricity through the device, whereby the sanitary handle cover is washable and maintains a sanitary surface upon an underlying handle to which the device is releasably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Frances Cepeda
  • Patent number: 8448298
    Abstract: A device for providing a lever attachment to round doorknobs having a flexible cylindrical part that adapts to the majority of doorknobs of different diameters, thicknesses and profiles. During the screw tightening the compressible elastomeric material sandwiched between doorknob and cylindrical part of the attachment increases the interface contact surface to take the shape of the doorknob profile. The elastomeric insert has a high coefficient of friction. It prevents slipping of the attachment after tightening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventor: John Jacob Rothschild
  • Publication number: 20130125345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door handle for a domestic appliance. The door handle includes a handle bar (10) and a fastening part (12). The fastening part (12) is a single-piece part and comprises at least two contact elements (14) and a bracket portion (16). The bracket portion (16) connects the contact elements (14). The contact elements (14) comprise one free side opposite to the bracket portion (16) in each case. The free sides of the contact elements (14) are attached or attachable at a door of the domestic appliance. The bracket portion (16) comprises at least one outer side opposite to the contact elements (14). The handle bar (10) is formed as a profile part with one open longitudinal side. At least one inner side of the profile part of the handle bar (10) is at least partially complementary to the at least one outer side of the bracket portion (16). Further, present invention relates to a domestic appliance with such a door handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Trevor Specht, Branko Ivanovic, Dietmar Hilder, Bernd Heisswolf
  • Patent number: 8365360
    Abstract: A handle for opening and closing any door or drawer of a commercial or residential building is disclosed. The handle includes a first wall member joined to a second wall member that is attached to a third wall member to form a removable handle for opening and closing a door or drawer. At least one wall member is flexible and resilient such that when the handle is attached to a door or drawer, the first wall member flexibly and resiliently moves to form a self-tensioning, self-grip in conjunction with the remaining wall members on the door or drawer allowing the handle to be used to open and/or close a door or drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventors: Dana Louise Kunnath, Glenn Kunnath
  • Patent number: 8353546
    Abstract: A device for assisting a disabled person to open and close and to lock or unlock doors. The device includes a coated metal hook equipped with a silicon strip attached to a rod with a lock opener attached to the opposite end from the hook. The person using the device can open doors by placing the hook over the door knob and rotating the rod and pulls or pushes to open the door from a preferred distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Clay T. Cacas
  • Patent number: 8307515
    Abstract: The description relates to a handle shell to be installed in an opening in a thin wall such as a sheet-metal door leaf, a side wall of a sheet-metal cabinet, or the like, with a flange part, fastening elements proceeding from or being received in the flange part for fastening the flange part to the thin wall, and with a shell part. According to the invention, the flange part and shell part are two separate structural component parts, the flange part has a first flange supported on the edge of the opening in the thin wall, and the shell part of the handle shell has another flange which is enclosed in such a way by the first flange part after being installed that it extends between the thin wall and the first flange part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Dieter Ramsauer
  • Publication number: 20120054985
    Abstract: A device for providing a lever attachment to round doorknobs having a flexible cylindrical part that adapts to the majority of doorknobs of different diameters, thicknesses and profiles. During the screw tightening the compressible elastomeric material sandwiched between doorknob and cylindrical part of the attachment increases the interface contact surface to take the shape of the doorknob profile. The elastomeric insert has a high coefficient of friction. It prevents slipping of the attachment after tightening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventor: John Jacob Rothschild
  • Publication number: 20120042475
    Abstract: A device for assisting in turning a doorknob so as to open a door may include a gripping member, for example, formed of rubber or another such material that is capable of grippingly engaging with a (e.g., round) doorknob. The gripping member may be configured as an elongate strip of rubber or similar material providing friction against the doorknob so that the gripping member will not slip substantially when engaged with the doorknob. The gripping member may be wrapped around the doorknob one or more times. A handle may be attached to the gripping member so that the user may grip the handle and pull laterally relative to the doorknob. Advantageously, no twisting motion of the wrist is required by the user, as the pulling of the handle results in turning of the doorknob as a result of the friction gripping action of the gripping member against the doorknob.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Mary TsunAn Chiang, Gulrukh Shaheen, Thomas Jacob Wiygul, JR.
  • Patent number: 8108972
    Abstract: A decoration is installed in a seating channel provided in a handle bar. The seating channel with the decoration installed therein is shielded by a transparent or translucent handle cover. Cover end coupling pieces are provided at both ends of the handle cover and coupled with coupling ribs of a handle bar body of the handle bar or a cover base. The cover end coupling pieces protrude and extend from both ends of the handle cover to be perpendicular to other portions. A luminous body or jewel may be used as the decoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Wook Bae, Jong-Hyeok An, Hyeon-Po Cho, Chang-Bong Choi
  • Patent number: 8001656
    Abstract: A handle has at least one holding plate which can be mounted in an opening in a thin wall such as a sheet-metal cabinet door, a head part, such as a flange or olive-shaped handle, which overlaps the rim of the opening of the thin wall on its (outer) side, and a body part which proceeds from the head part and can be pushed through the opening in the thin wall, and a holding part which is carried by the body part, supported on the other (rear) side of the thin wall, and is separate from the body part, wherein the holding part is formed by holding elements which project in a flexible manner from the body part in the direction of its outer surface and whose free end has an inclined surface for supporting the body part on the rim or edge of the opening without play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventor: Dieter Ramsauer
  • Patent number: 7975351
    Abstract: A door handle for opening a door of a refrigerator or a freezer compartment is fixable to the door in a manner pivotable by a pivot support and movable between an open position and a closed position as well having a restoration device for the automatic restoration of the handle from the open position into the closed position. A movement damper is provided for damping the restoration force of the handle from the open position into closed position and/or opening movement of the handle from the closed position into open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbH
    Inventor: Wilfried King
  • Patent number: 7975352
    Abstract: The Access Door Lever is a device which provides an easier way to open a door with a traditional doorknob. In one embodiment, the invention will fit over a traditional doorknob, snap in place with finger-like extensions, which will grip the doorknob. The extension is coated with a material which will provide a secure grip between the doorknob and extension. The design and location of the extension(s) allow for a snug fit with the doorknob. A handle which is connected to the extension(s) allow the invention to function as a lever on the doorknob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Hope Landin
  • Patent number: 7938464
    Abstract: A manually manipulated assistive device for facilitating opening and closing a door by a handicapped person, especially one in a wheelchair. An elongated slender body preferably formed of a single transparent rigid plastic rod has a straight central portion, a hook formed at one end like a shepherd's hook and a hand or finger grasping handle at another end of the rod. The hook is adapted for snug snapping engagement over a neck area of a doorknob and, thereafter, for loose swinging supported movement relative to the doorknob. The rod has a length sufficient for the device to be held and pivoted on the hook about the neck area into a generally horizontal position by user grasping the handle to open or close the door. A retaining clip attached to the door at a height above the floor similar to that of the doorknob holds the device in a generally horizontal orientation stored ready for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventor: Earl A. Hielm
  • Publication number: 20110047756
    Abstract: The reversing handle structure according to the present invention includes: a handle and a handle seat. A mounting hole is formed at the end of the handle and the mounting pivot is assembled with the handle seat. The mounting hole can be set into the mounting pivot so as to assemble the handle with the handle seat. Herein, the mounting pivot has a symmetrical shape along its long axis. The size of the mounting hole is corresponding to that of the mounting pivot. The mounting hole is set into the mounting pivot of the handle seat before or after the handle is reversed horizontally. The reversing handle structure according to the present invention is adapted to various door structures which have different open directions, which can greatly facilitates the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Fangchang Fan, Jialiang Wang, Qi Yang
  • Patent number: 7891053
    Abstract: In one preferred aspect, a set of interlocking instrument handles is provided that permits a user to directly engage a locking element to releasably lock one instrument to another instrument. In another preferred aspect, a locking collar is provided for locking instrument handles to one another. In a further preferred aspect, a method is provided for locking instrument handles to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Schuelke
  • Publication number: 20100281781
    Abstract: A guard to prevent direct touch contact between an individual's hand and a handle or a contact surface of a door to which a pushing or pulling force is applied to cause the door to open. According to a first preferred embodiment, a hollow cylindrical core is moved into removable surrounding engagement with a door handle. A plurality of protective strips are laid one above the other in a roll that surrounds the core. According to another preferred embodiment, a plurality of protective strips or coverings are disposed one above the other in a stack that is attached over a pushing surface of the door. Successive ones of the plurality of strips and coverings can be removed from the roll or stack and discarded following use. One surface of each of the strips and coverings is treated with a layer which includes a mixture of adhesive and microbicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Robert J. Badgley, Roger A. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7818823
    Abstract: A combination urinal/toilet flusher and grabber assembly includes a first resilient U-shaped main body having spaced apart side walls connected by a top wall such that an object can be grasped by compression of outer surfaces of the side walls toward each other. A first hollow member extends from one end of the main body for receiving a urinal/toilet flusher handle. A first tongue extends from an opposite end of the main body and has an opening for receiving a flusher handle. An inner member includes a second resilient main body having spaced apart wings connected together by a top wall, and a second hollow member extending from one end thereof and removably fit within the first hollow member for receiving a flusher handle such that the wings can grasp an object when the side walls are compressed toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Clarence Thomas
  • Patent number: 7798486
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus may include an image forming mechanism to form an image and to transfer the image onto a recording sheet and a container configured to contain the recording sheet. The container may include a container part, a handle attachment part, and/or a handle. The handle may be attached to the handle attachment part. The handle may be attachable to and detachable from the container and to pull out the container from the image forming apparatus. The handle may include an insertion part, a handle part, and/or a grip. The insertion part is configured to attach the handle to the container. The handle part may be configured to protrude from a front surface of the container and to include a through-hole and a grip to be held through the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Hasegawa, Shinichi Kato, Shigeru Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 7784208
    Abstract: The display panel has an outer surface to which a sign may be attached and an inner surface having a fastener composed of resiliently deformable material. An end of the fastener is separated from the display panel by a slit which is adapted to receive an outer plate of a conventional door handle The outer plate is held in the slit by the resiliently deformable composition of the fastener. The plate may however be removed from the slit by the application of a force opposed to the bias of the resilient material in order to widen the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Peter J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 7640630
    Abstract: A refrigerator capable of saving time and labor for mounting a handle to a door is disclosed. The refrigerator has a main body including a storage compartment opened toward the front, a door mounted to the main body to open and close the storage compartment, a handle provided on the front of the door in the form of a long shaft extended lengthwise in a vertical direction of the door in order to open and close the door, and fastening units arranged between the handle and the door lengthwise in the vertical direction of the door to enable mounting of the handle to the door through a simple operation of pushing the handle toward the door and engaging the fastening units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byung Kil Lee
  • Publication number: 20090321466
    Abstract: A hygienic door operating device comprising a dispensing means arranged to contain a plurality of gripping handles and adapted to dispense a separate handle to each person operating the door, the gripping handle being adapted to engage a formation secured to the door whereby the door can be operated by manual engagement of the gripping handle and disposal means to transfer the gripping handle to a collection receptacle after use
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: ANSUTA PTY LTD
    Inventor: Paul Shannon
  • Patent number: 7478851
    Abstract: A vehicle hand tool and method of use for opening and closing a vehicle door and performing various additional functions. The hand tool includes a hand gripper, a first rod and a second rod. The first rod includes a first end and a second end and the first end is fixed to the hand gripper. The second rod includes a third end and a fourth end and is movably mounted to the first rod. The second rod is movable from a storage position wherein the fourth end is adjacent the first rod and an extended position wherein the fourth end is spaced from the first rod. An attachment mechanism is mounted to the fourth end and a tool is removably mountable to the attachment mechanism. A release button is mounted to the hand gripper or the first rod and is movable to secure or release the vehicle hand tool from the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Inventor: Kenneth Geller
  • Patent number: 7207088
    Abstract: A door hook including a U-shaped bracket having a top member and a front side and back side attached to the top member. The front and back sides are separated by a first distance, which corresponds generally to the thickness of a door over which the door hook is to be placed. A hook is attached to the front side, while a spacer portion is attached to the back side or top. A frangible joint is formed in the back side or top such that the spacer portion can be detached and then reattached to the back side. With the spacer portion in this reattached position the spacer portion and the front side are separated by a second distance, different from and typically less than the first-distance. The second distance corresponds generally to the thickness of a thinner or thicker door, over which the door hook may be placed after removal or removal and reattachment of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: William E. Adams, George LeMieux
  • Patent number: 7201406
    Abstract: A device for operating a lock assembly for a door or window assembly has a first configuration when mounted in a right hand door and a second sonfiguration when mounted in a left hand door. The device has a handle having a first position and a second position. A member is operably connected to the handle. The member has structure adapted to cooperate with the lock assembly such that the first position of the handle when the member is adapted to be connected to the lock assembly in the first configuration is the same as the first position of the handle when the member is adapted to be connected to the lock assembly in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Christopher G. Walls, Richard L. Green
  • Patent number: 7089629
    Abstract: A mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle having an inner handle serving as an emergency hammer to break or smash the windows of a vehicle in the event of the emergency. The mounting structure of the inner handle includes an inner handle having a grabbing part and connecting parts perpendicularly extending from both ends of the grabbing part. A hammer head made of a high-strength material, the hammer head installed to the end of the connecting part. A locking means rotatably mounted around the circumference of the hammer head and the connecting part and a stopping means preventing unintentional rotation of the locking means. The vehicle pillar trim being configured to receive the inner handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Bo Seung Moon
  • Patent number: 7051780
    Abstract: A latch assembly is provided having a deadbolt rod assembly, and a first lock actuating means for moving the latch assembly between an unlocked position, wherein the deadbolt rod assembly is in a retracted position and a locked position, wherein the deadbolt rod assembly is in an extended position. The latch assembly further includes a second lock actuating means for moving the latch assembly between the unlocked position, the locked position, and a lockout position wherein the deadbolt rod assembly is extended but cannot be retracted by the first lock actuating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Skylock Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Csik, James R. Hernandez
  • Patent number: 7043799
    Abstract: A sanitary door opener in the form of an attachment to the bottom of a conventional door enables a user to pull open the door by engaging the attachment with his/her foot or shoe, thereby preventing hand contact with the door opener. The sanitary door opener preferably is manufactured from a single piece of durable and flexible metal material and is bent to form a front face, a bottom face, a rear face, a top face extending outwardly from the rear face, and a lip extending downwardly from the top face. The door opener is installed easily to a door by sliding the door opener under a door such that the front face contacts the front panel of the door, the bottom face contacts the bottom edge of the door and the rear face contacts the rear panel of the door. Once installed in the desired position, the door opener is secured to the door by mounting the front face to the door's front panel and the rear face to the door's rear panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Inventor: Charles Moody
  • Patent number: 7043800
    Abstract: A sanitary door opener in the form of an attachment to the bottom of a conventional door enables a user to pull open the door by engaging the attachment with his/her foot or shoe, thereby preventing hand contact with the door opener. The sanitary door opener preferably is manufactured from a single piece of durable and flexible metal material and is bent to form a front face, a bottom face, a rear face, a top face extending outwardly from the rear face, and a lip extending downwardly from the top face. The door opener is installed easily to a door by sliding the door opener under a door such that the front face contacts the front panel of the door, the bottom face contacts the bottom edge of the door and the rear face contacts the rear panel of the door. Once installed in the desired position, the door opener is secured to the door by mounting the front face to the door's front panel and the rear face to the door's rear panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Inventor: Charles Moody
  • Patent number: 7000958
    Abstract: An assist device for a door handle comprises an elongated bar which has one end pivoting about a pivot pin and another end receiving a pivot piece therein. The parts interact to produce a tight looking, attractive, easy-to-assemble, and sturdy device with no sharp projecting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventors: Gilbert Garza, Lisamarie Garza
  • Patent number: 6959468
    Abstract: A vent adjusting apparatus for opening and closing air vents of a recreational vehicle includes a handle provided with a first adapter attached to one end portion thereof. The first adapter includes a groove that has first and second bores oppositely spaced for engaging a portion of an air vent and rotating same in a selected radial path. A second adapter is attached to an opposite end of the handle and includes protrusions for engaging an alternate air vent design. The top surface of the second adaptor includes a bore that is in continuous contact with the second adapter receptacle for securely maintaining the handle secured thereto. In an alternate embodiment, the handle may include a telescopic portion for adjusting a length thereof as desired by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Inventor: Sandra J. Danger
  • Publication number: 20040261226
    Abstract: A sanitary door opener in the form of an attachment to the bottom of a conventional door enables a user to pull open the door by engaging the attachment with his/her foot or shoe, thereby preventing hand contact with the door opener. The sanitary door opener preferably is manufactured from a single piece of durable and flexible metal material and is bent to form a front face, a bottom face, a rear face, a top face extending outwardly from the rear face, and a lip extending downwardly from the top face. The door opener is installed easily to a door by sliding the door opener under a door such that the front face contacts the front panel of the door, the bottom face contacts the bottom edge of the door and the rear face contacts the rear panel of the door. Once installed in the desired position, the door opener is secured to the door by mounting the front face to the door's front panel and the rear face to the door's rear panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Charles Moody
  • Patent number: 6769154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an external door handle that comprises a bracket-shaped handle (10) comprising a cavity (14) which is defined by at least one U-shaped shell (21, 22) and which is intended for receiving electronic components (16). The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the formation of a contact joint (18) on the visible side that would promote soil formation. To this end, the shell or shells (21, 22) are coated with a c-shaped front profile (20) on the visible side, wherin the ends (25) of the C-shape profile (20) are brougbt into contact with the upper or lower portions of said shell or (21, 22) at the pile where they are anchored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Klein, Reinhard Chilla
  • Patent number: 6751827
    Abstract: A new leaver's attachment to a conventional round or oval shape type door knob, an effect for easy turning of any round or oval shape of knobs, the easy to install and remove attachment is for use primarily or portably by disabled persons and child to open a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventor: Joe Fok
  • Patent number: 6745437
    Abstract: A cover is provided, preferably for securing valves, propellers, door knobs and the like. The cover entails a hinged plate having two sections. Each section contains an indentation which, when the sections are closed, forms an aperture. A pair of arms may depend from each section in alignment with the indentations. When the sections are closed, the arms will form a hollow column in alignment with the aperture. The hollow column will also preferably contain a constriction, preferably formed by a pair of lips extending inwardly from each arm. The sections will also contain sidewalls rising from the sections opposite the hollow column if it is present. A cap is provided which will fit over the sidewalls. A tongue and groove mechanism may be provided to allow the cap to engage the sidewalls and the sections to which they are attached. A plurality of locking apertures may also be provided in the sections and the cap so that the cover may be locked with a padlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: Jack P. F. Gremillion, III
  • Patent number: 6669241
    Abstract: A door latch opening system for providing efficient and convenient opening of a door latch. The door latch opening system includes an engaging member have a broad engaging area, a receiver member attached to the rear portion of the engaging member, and a coupler member attached within the receiver member. The coupler member has a coupler slot that snugly fits about the door latch handle effectively securing the engaging member to the door latch handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventor: Drew Kelley
  • Patent number: 6578235
    Abstract: A handle assembly, particularly adapted for a sectional door panel includes identical handle parts each having a grip portion and spaced apart transversely extending legs. One of the legs of each handle part has an elongated shank extending therefrom and the other leg of each handle part has a shorter shank or a shank receiving bore formed therein. The handle parts are assembled to each other from opposite sides of a door panel and secured by conventional threaded fasteners which extend through a bore in one leg of each handle part and engage a shank of the other handle part. Tubular spacers may be sleeved over the shanks of the handle parts to limit the spacing between the handle parts during assembly to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: Michele Rene Womack, LeRoy G. Krupke, Richard K. Hoofard, Thomas S. Skinner
  • Publication number: 20030066166
    Abstract: A cover is provided, preferably for securing valves, propellers, door knobs and the like. The cover entails a hinged plate having two sections. Each section contains an indentation which, when the sections are closed, forms an aperture. A pair of arms may depend from each section in alignment with the indentations. When the sections are closed, the arms will form a hollow column in alignment with the aperture. The hollow column will also preferably contain a constriction, preferably formed by a pair of lips extending inwardly from each arm. The sections will also contain sidewalls rising from the sections opposite the hollow column if it is present. A cap is provided which will fit over the sidewalls. A tongue and groove mechanism may be provided to allow the cap to engage the sidewalls and the sections to which they are attached. A plurality of locking apertures may also be provided in the sections and the cap so that the cover may be locked with a padlock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Jack P.F. Gremillion
  • Patent number: 6543089
    Abstract: A door handle assembly includes a first handle and a second handle. First posts are rotatably secured to the handles, and second posts are non-rotatably secured to the handles. A threaded rod is threadably engageable with internally threaded bores formed in each first post and second post. A door panel includes bores for receiving the threaded rods so that the first handle and second handle are secured to opposite sides of the door panel when the first and second posts are engaged with the threaded rods. A door assembly includes the aforementioned door handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventor: Randy Tasman
  • Patent number: 6447031
    Abstract: A device for attaching to a door knob which comprises a metal strip which has an arced width which clamps on to two peripheries of the door knob and which arced surface is also curved to encircle and contact 90% of the door knob diameter and which curved section has two free ends which are pulled into a tubular section by means of a hook bolt and end nut, the whole being assembled on to the door knob without the use of any tools or other attaching means and which complete device can be readily attached and removed for further installation on other door knobs as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Inventor: Edward O'Hanlon