Hardware handle assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorKelly Nicole Pifer
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Abstract
A handle assembly is provided with a handle sized to be grasped manually with a slot formed along a length. A first plurality of fasteners is provided, each with a shank and a head sized to be received in the slot to fasten the handle to a drawer or a door at various fastener mounting patterns. A method to install a handle assembly inserts a shank of at least one fastener through an aperture in a drawer or a door. A handle is provided that is sized to be grasped manually with a slot formed along a length. The slot of the handle is slid along a head of the at least one fastener. The at least one fastener is tightened.
Claims17
A handle comprising:
- a body with a mounting surface to be mounted to a drawer or door, with a slot formed along a length of the body to receive a head of each of a plurality of fasteners to fasten the handle to a drawer or a door at various fastener mounting patterns;
- and
- a grip portion that is sized to extend from the body spaced apart from the slot and is sized to be grasped manually;
- wherein an opening is formed through the body adjacent the grip portion to be grasped manually and intersecting the mounting surface to divide the body into a pair of spaced apart body portions and the grip portion;
- and
- wherein the body portions are static and are not adjustable relative to the grip portion.
A handle assembly comprising:
- a handle sized to be grasped manually with a slot formed at least partially along a length;
- and
- a first plurality of fasteners each with a shank and a head sized to be received in the slot to fasten the handle to a drawer or a door at various fastener mounting patterns,
- a second plurality of fasteners sized to engage the shank of each of the first plurality of fasteners to fasten the handle to the drawer or the door;
- and
- a wing wrench with an internal socket sized to receive one of the second plurality of fasteners to manually tighten the second plurality of fasteners.
A method to install a handle assembly comprising:
- inserting a shank of at least one fastener with a plurality of unthreaded regions through an aperture in a drawer or a door;
- providing a handle sized to be grasped manually with a slot formed along a length;
- sliding the slot along a head of the at least one fastener;
- tightening the at least one fastener;
- and
- breaking the shank at one of the plurality of unthreaded regions to shorten the shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.