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US 12,312,845 B2Granted
Quiet trim assembly
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsBhargav Yalamati, Steven Verderaime, Adam M. Litwinski, Sundar Raj Dore Vasudevan
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Abstract
An exemplary trim assembly includes a mounting bracket and a lever pivotably mounted to the mounting bracket. The lever is pivotable between an actuated position and a deactuated position, and is biased toward the deactuated position. A bumper is mounted to the mounting bracket and engages the lever when the lever is in the deactuated position.
Claims20
A trim assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a lever mounted for pivotal movement relative to the mounting bracket;
- a cover having at least one side wall defining an interior that receives at least a portion of the mounting bracket;
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- a first bumper engaged between the cover and the mounting bracket, wherein the lever is operable to engage the first bumper;
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- wherein the first bumper is compressed between an inner surface of the at least one side wall of the cover and the mounting bracket such that the first bumper grips the at least one side wall to aid in retaining the cover in an installed position and reduces rattle of the cover against the mounting bracket.
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A trim assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a cover covering at least a portion of the mounting bracket;
- a first bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a second bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a lever mounted to the mounting bracket for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between a home position and a pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the lever when the lever is in the home position, and is disengaged from the lever when the lever is in the pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the cover both when the lever is in the home position and when the lever is in the pivoted position;
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- wherein the first bumper comprises a post including a deformable ridge operable to maintain engagement between the first bumper and the mounting bracket.
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A trim assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a cover covering at least a portion of the mounting bracket;
- a first bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a second bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a lever mounted to the mounting bracket for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between a home position and a pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the lever when the lever is in the home position, and is disengaged from the lever when the lever is in the pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the cover both when the lever is in the home position and when the lever is in the pivoted position;
- wherein the lever has a first orientation with respect to the mounting bracket, and wherein with the lever mounted to the mounting bracket in the first orientation, the lever has a first deactuated position in which a first portion of the lever is engaged with the first bumper and the second bumper such that the first bumper and the second bumper inhibit further movement of the lever in a deactuating direction;
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- wherein the lever has a second orientation with respect to the mounting bracket, and wherein with the lever mounted to the mounting bracket in the second orientation, the lever has a second deactuated position in which a second portion of the lever is engaged with the first bumper and the second bumper that the first bumper and the second bumper inhibit further movement of the lever in the deactuating direction.
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A trim assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a cover covering at least a portion of the mounting bracket;
- a first bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a second bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a lever mounted to the mounting bracket for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between a home position and a pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the lever when the lever is in the home position, and is disengaged from the lever when the lever is in the pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the cover both when the lever is in the home position and when the lever is in the pivoted position;
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- wherein each of the first bumper and the second bumper comprises:
- a corresponding and respective post through which the bumper is engaged with the mounting bracket;
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- a corresponding and respective impact surface extending at an oblique angle relative to the post.
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A trim assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a cover covering at least a portion of the mounting bracket;
- a first bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a second bumper engaged between the mounting bracket and the cover;
- a lever mounted to the mounting bracket for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between a home position and a pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the lever when the lever is in the home position, and is disengaged from the lever when the lever is in the pivoted position;
- wherein the first bumper is engaged with the cover both when the lever is in the home position and when the lever is in the pivoted position;
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- wherein the first bumper comprises a post including a deformable ridge operable to maintain engagement between the first bumper and the mounting bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.