Buffer Handles Patents (Class 292/DIG8)
  • Laminated inside door handle assembly and method
    Patent number: 5129694
    Abstract: An inside door handle assembly is comprised of a bezel secured to a door of a vehicle and a handle pivotally mounted on the bezel for opening the door. The bezel and/or door has a main portion of a hard rigid material and an outer surface portion of a resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsurou Tanimoto, Morihito Nomura
  • Resilient door knob
    Patent number: 5011204
    Abstract: A resilient door knob utilizes both a spring-loaded internal housing and a resilient foam knob so that the doorknob absorbs shock when the door is swung against a wall, or someone strikes the doorknob. Another important feature is that the knob comes in sets of knobs of different colors or configurations such that one knob can be pulled off (or slit of if necessary) of the shaft housing and replaced with another one of a different color in the event, for example, the room is re-painted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Inventor: Randall C. Labrum