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US 2003/0155781 A1Published application
French door dummy hardware
OwnerJeanette Bui, Michael Winardiinventors
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Abstract
A dummy lockset includes a rose liner, an exterior sleeve and a retainer for retaining the sleeve on the rose liner. The exterior sleeve 14 extends through an aperture in the rose liner and is held in place by the retainer. A stop plate with a self-tightening mechanism engages the exterior sleeve to automatically align a handle coupled to the sleeve.
Claims6
A stop plate for use with a dummy lockset comprising:
- means for aligning an operating handle of the lockset;
- and means for eliminating movement between the lockset and a mounting surface.
A stop plate for use with a dummy lockset comprising:
- a center portion having an outer edge, a central aperture, at least one finger extending radially inwardly, and at least one notch formed in the outer edge;
- a pair of arms extending from the center portion and out of the plane of the center portion.
A lockset comprising:
- a rose liner having an aperture and at least one boss;
- a sleeve extending through the aperture and including at least one slot;
- a stop plate having a center aperture for receiving the sleeve, a finger extending into the center aperture for engaging the at least one slot, and a notch for engaging the at least one boss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.