Folding handle for lift and slide door
AssigneeF.P.L. Doorlock Hardware, Inc.
InventorTimothy Goetze
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Abstract
An apparatus for use with a door adapted to lift and slide. The apparatus includes a base connected to the door and a lever hingedly connected to the base for maneuvering the door. The lever is positioned within the base such that the lever is fully recessed in the base. In use, the lever may be extended away from the base and folded into an operating position for moving the door.
Claims20
An apparatus for use with a door adapted to lift and slide, comprising:
- a base adapted to be connected to the door;
- and
- a lever hingedly connected to the base for maneuvering the door and positioned within the base such that said lever is fully recessed in the base.
A folding handle assembly for a door adapted to lift and slide, comprising:
- a base for being attached to the door in a substantially flush condition, said base having a recessed portion;
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- a lever for being connected to the base having a tapered end for moving the door and configured to be positioned in the recessed portion of the base in a stored position substantially flush to a surface of the door.
In a lift and slide door having a base connected thereto, said base having a recessed portion, the improvement comprising a folding handle stored substantially flush to a surface of the door in the recessed portion of the base and configured to extend from the base to an operating position for moving the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.