Trim piece for door latching assembly
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
InventorsElena Gorkovenko, James Lin, Wei Hsu, Elliott Schneider
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Abstract
A trim surround is installable around a trim plate of a door latching assembly. The trim surround may have a shape complementary to and installable around an outer perimeter of a trim plate. The trim surround can have a front edge and a rear edge, and a retaining mechanism. The trim surround may be ring shaped to be complementary to a round trim plate of the door latching assembly. In some cases, the retaining mechanism can include a flange that extends inwardly of the trim plate such that the flange retains the trim surround in place around the trim plate when the door latching assembly is mounted to a door.
Claims19
A door latching assembly comprising:
- an actuating mechanism including a handle, the actuating mechanism including a retention portion and an axial portion, the axial portion extending into a borehole of a door when installed at the door, and including a rotatable portion;
- a trim plate surrounding an aperture sized to allow the axial portion of the actuating mechanism to extend therethrough, the trim plate being sized to cover the borehole of the door on which the door latching assembly is installed, the trim plate having an exposed front face and positioned to interface with the retention portion of the actuating mechanism;
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- a trim surround having a shape complementary to and installable around an outer perimeter of the trim plate, the trim surround having a front edge and a rear edge, the trim surround including a retaining mechanism maintaining the trim surround around the trim plate, wherein when the trim plate is mounted to the door, the retaining mechanism is positioned between the trim plate and the door.
A door latching assembly installable on a door, the door latching assembly comprising:
- an actuator including a retention portion and an axial portion that is rotatable relative to the retention portion;
- a trim plate surrounding an aperture sized to allow the axial portion of the actuator to extend therethrough, the trim plate having an exposed front face and an inner flange positioned to interface with the retention portion of the actuator;
- a base plate including a threaded cylindrical protrusion extending through the trim plate;
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- a trim surround having a shape complementary to and installable around an outer perimeter of the trim plate, the trim surround having a front edge and an opposite rear edge, the rear edge being nearer to the door than the front edge, the trim surround including a flange extending radially inwardly from the rear edge to a position inward from an outermost edge of the trim plate on a side of the trim plate opposite the exposed front face, the flange being positioned between the trim plate and the door when the door latching assembly is installed on the door.
A trim ring installable around a circular trim plate of a door latching assembly on a door, the trim ring having a predetermined outer diameter and a front face, the trim ring comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a front edge, an opposite rear edge, and a radially outward surface having a decorative pattern formed thereon, the rear edge being nearer to the door than the front edge;
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- a flange extending inwardly from the rear edge on a side opposite the front face of the circular trim plate, the flange being positioned between the trim plate and the door when the trim ring is installed around the trim plate and the trim plate is installed on the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.