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US 2014/0265375 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.
Claims3
A safety knob mechanism for installation on a door comprising:
- an outer sleeve comprising a tubular truncated cone, having a lumen therein,
- said sleeve being adapted for attachment to a door at its western end,
- a latch activating mechanism located in said lumen, said latch activating mechanism being contained therein, and
- said safety knob mechanism providing an outer surface which is not suitable for use as a hanging platform.
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A door assembly comprising a door,
- a safety knob mechanism attached to said door,
- said safety knob mechanism comprising:
- an outer sleeve comprising a tubular truncated cone having a lumen therein,
- said outer sleeve being attached to said door at its wider end,
- a latch activating mechanism located in said lumen, said latch activating mechanism being contained therein, and
- said safety knob mechanism providing an outer surface which is not suitable for use as a hanging platform.
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A suicide reduction safety knob mechanism suitable for installation on a door comprising:
- an outer sleeve comprising a tubular truncated cone,
- said sleeve being adapted for attachment to a door at its wider end,
- a latch activating mechanism located in said lumen, said latch activating mechanism being contained therein, and
- said safety knob being free of hanging points.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.