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US 2006/0138788 A1Published application
Escutcheon plate for mortise and tubular lock assemblies
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsMichael Winardi, Jeanette Bui
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Abstract
A handleset assembly provides a universal escutcheon plate. The universal escutcheon plate is usable with both a mortise handleset assembly by a mortise thumbpiece which includes a uniquely shaped tailpiece to properly locate the mortise thumbpiece within a thumbpiece aperture of the universal escutcheon plate.
Claims12
A handleset assembly comprising:
- an escutcheon plate having an aperture;
- and
- a thumbpiece having a tailpiece which extends through said aperture, said tailpiece including a first tailpiece portion parallel and offset from a second tailpiece portion.
A thumbpiece for a mortise handleset assembly comprising:
- a thumbpad portion;
- a first tailpiece portion extending from said thumbpad portion, said first tailpiece portion defining a first axis;
- a second tailpiece portion defining a second axis parallel and offset from said first axis;
- and
- a jogged tailpiece portion between said first tailpiece portion and said second tailpiece portion, said jogged tailpiece portion defining a third axis transverse to said first axis and said second axis.
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