Hardware assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorMichael Glaser
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Abstract
A hardware assembly is provided with a threaded handle for a drawer or door. A threaded rod is provided for threaded engagement with the threaded handle, with a length to extend through the drawer or door. A threaded fastener is sized for threaded engagement with the threaded rod to engage the drawer or door spaced apart from the handle to fasten the handle to the drawer or door. At least one weakened region is formed in the threaded rod to permit separation of an unused portion of the rod from an installed portion of the rod.
Claims20
A hardware assembly comprising:
- a threaded handle for a drawer or door;
- a threaded rod for threaded engagement with the threaded handle, with a length to extend through an aperture formed through the drawer or door;
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- a threaded fastener sized for threaded engagement with the threaded rod to engage the drawer or door and spaced apart from the handle to fasten the handle to the drawer or door;
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- wherein at least one weakened region is formed in the threaded rod to permit separation of an unused portion of the rod from an installed portion of the rod.
A hardware assembly comprising:
- a handle for a drawer or door, with an internally threaded aperture formed therein;
- an externally threaded rod for threaded engagement with the threaded handle, with a length to extend through the drawer or door;
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- an internally threaded nut sized for threaded engagement with the threaded rod to engage the drawer or door spaced apart from the handle to fasten the handle to the drawer or door;
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- wherein a plurality of weakened regions is formed in the threaded rod spaced apart from the handle, to permit separation of an unused portion of the rod, outside a region of threaded engagement between the threaded rod and the threaded nut, from an installed portion of the rod.
A method to install hardware to a drawer or door, the method comprising:
- installing a proximal end of a threaded rod into threaded engagement with a handle;
- installing a distal end of the threaded rod into an aperture formed through a drawer or door;
- installing a threaded fastener to the distal end of the threaded rod to fasten the handle to the drawer or door;
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- shortening the distal end of the threaded rod at a weakened region outside of the threaded fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.