Door lever lock
AssigneeKidco, Inc.
InventorsBrian Sundberg, Kenneth Kaiser
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Abstract
A child safety lock for a lever door handle is rotatably mounted on a first side of a door and is biased in a first position. The child safety lock has a holder adapted to engage the door handle so that rotating the door handle rotates the holder. A cover is pivotally mounted on the holder and is shaped to cover the holder. A lock assembly is disposed in a vicinity of the door handle. The lock assembly selectively engages the cover for preventing rotation of the cover.
Claims20
A child safety lock for a lever door handle rotatably mounted on a first side of a door and biased in a first position, comprising:
- a holder adapted to engage the door handle so that rotating the door handle rotates said holder;
- a cover pivotally mounted on said holder and shaped to cover said holder;
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- a lock assembly disposed in a vicinity of said door handle, said lock assembly selectively engaging said cover for preventing rotation of said cover.
A child safety lock for a lever door handle rotatably disposed on a first side of a door and including a shank extending from the door and an elongated lever member extending from a distal end of the shank, the child safety lock comprising:
- a holder adapted to enclose at least a substantial portion of the lever member;
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- a locking mechanism disposed on said door and engaging said holder for selectively preventing rotation of said holder.
A child safety lock for a lever door handle rotatably disposed on a first side of a door with first and second opposing sides, comprising:
- a holder having a housing adapted to enclose the door handle on the first side of the door;
- locking means for selectively preventing rotation of the holder and door handle by an attempt to rotate the door handle from the first side of the door;
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- rotation means for permitting rotation of the door handle on the first side of the door by operation of the door handle from the second side of the door while said locking means is locked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.