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US 2010/0013248 A1Published application
Sentinel event reducing safety knobs
OwnerPatrick E. Kellerinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed herein a suicide prevention door handle and shower handle wherein each is designed to eliminate any area or structure that could be used to hold a belt, piece of clothing or the like as an aid in committing suicide by hanging. In each case, the safety knob comprises a tapered rose member or faceplate along with a cylinder wedge assembly or handle.
Claims8
A safety knob suitable for activating a latching mechanism associated with a mounting structure, comprising:
- a rose member having a tapered outer surface and an internal chamber;
- and
- a cylinder wedge assembly that is disposable within said internal chamber and communicating with the latching mechanism,
- wherein the safety knob does not provide a knob surface that is suitable for use as a hanging platform.
1 more element
A safety latch mechanism suitable for installation on a door, comprising:
- a latching mechanism disposed within the door;
- an inner safety knob that includes an inner rose member and an inner cylinder wedge assembly, said inner rose member having a tapered external surface and an internal chamber;
- said inner cylinder wedge assembly being disposable within the internal chamber of said inner rose member and communicating with the latching mechanism;
- and
- an outer safety knob that includes an outer rose member and an outer cylinder wedge assembly, said outer rose member having a tapered external surface and an internal chamber;
- said outer cylinder wedge assembly being disposable within said internal chamber of said outer rose member and communicating with the latching mechanism,
- wherein said inner and outer safety knob each can be manipulated to activate the latching mechanism and do not provide a knob surface that is suitable for use as a hanging platform.
4 more elements
A safety knob suitable for activating a mechanism associated with a mounting structure comprising:
- a faceplate having a tapered outer surface and an internal chamber,
- a control member disposable within said internal chamber and communicating with the mechanism, and
- wherein the safety knob does not provide a knob surface suitable for use as a hanging platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.