US 2014/0338152 A1Published application

Handle mounting insert

AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.

InventorsWilliam Lee Moody, Nilton Carlos Bertolini

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Abstract

A handle assembly for a door includes at least a support member, an elongate handle body, an insert and a fastener. The elongate handle body includes an opening at a handle end. An outer hole is formed on a shell of the handle body near the handle end so as to be in communication with the opening. The insert is configured to be inserted into the opening. The insert includes an aperture and an inner hole. The aperture is configured to accommodate the support member mounted on a door. The inner hole is configured to be aligned with the outer hole and be in communication with the aperture. The insert includes a protrusion that protrudes into the aperture. The fastener is configured to be inserted through the outer hole and the inner hole and press the support member against the protrusion such that the protrusion extends into a neck portion of the support member.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A handle assembly for a door, the handle assembly including:

a first support member configured to be mounted on a door, the first support member including a first neck portion;
a second support member configured to be mounted on a door, the second support member including a second neck portion;
an elongate handle body including a first opening at a first handle end and a second opening at a second handle end, the handle body substantially defined by a shell, a first outer hole formed on the shell near the first handle end so as to be in communication with the first opening, a second outer hole formed on the shell near the second end so as to be in communication with the second opening;
a first insert configured to be inserted into the first opening, the first insert including a first aperture and a first inner hole, the first aperture configured to accommodate the first support member, the first inner hole configured to be aligned with the first outer hole and be in communication with the first aperture, the first insert including a first protrusion that protrudes into the first aperture;
a second insert configured to be inserted into the second opening, the second insert including a second aperture and a second inner hole, the second aperture configured to accommodate the second support member, the second inner hole configured to be aligned with the second outer hole and be in communication with the second aperture, the first insert including a second protrusion that protrudes into the second aperture;
a first fastener configured to be inserted through the first outer hole and the first inner hole and press the first support member against the first protrusion such that the first protrusion extends into the first neck portion;
and
a second fastener configured to be inserted through the second outer hole and the second inner hole and press the second support member against the second protrusion such that the second protrusion extends into the second neck portion.

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A handle assembly for a door, the handle assembly including:

a first support member configured to be mounted on a door, the first support member including a first neck portion;
a second support member configured to be mounted on a door, the second support member including a second neck portion;
an elongate handle body including a first opening at a first handle end and a second opening at a second handle end, the handle body substantially defined by a shell, a first outer hole formed on the shell near the first handle end so as to be in communication with the first opening, a second outer hole formed on the shell near the second end so as to be in communication with the second opening;
a first insert configured to be inserted into the first opening, the first insert including a first aperture and a first inner hole, the first aperture configured to accommodate the first support member, the first inner hole configured to be aligned with the first outer hole and be in communication with the first aperture, the first insert including a first protrusion that protrudes into the first aperture, the first aperture including a first interior perimeter, the first inner hole located across the first protrusion along the first interior perimeter, the first protrusion shaped as a first bank extending along the first interior perimeter;
a second insert configured to be inserted into the second opening, the second insert including a second aperture and a second inner hole, the second aperture configured to accommodate the second support member, the second inner hole configured to be aligned with the second outer hole and be in communication with the second aperture, the first insert including a second protrusion that protrudes into the second aperture, the second aperture including a second interior perimeter, the second inner hole located across the second protrusion along the second interior perimeter, the second protrusion shaped as a second bank extending along the second interior perimeter;
a first fastener configured to be inserted through the first outer hole and the first inner hole and press the first support member against the first protrusion such that the first protrusion extends into the first neck portion;
and
a second fastener configured to be inserted through the second outer hole and the second inner hole and press the second support member against the second protrusion such that the second protrusion extends into the second neck portion,
wherein each of the first and second support members includes an outer portion having an hourglass configuration, the first protrusion has a triangular cross-section shaped to mate with the first neck portion, the second protrusion has a triangular cross-section shaped to mate with the second neck portion, each of the first and second fasteners includes a tip configured to engage the first support member and the second support member, and the tip has a conical configuration shaped to fit with the first neck portion and the second neck portion.

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A handle assembly for a door, the handle assembly including:

a first support member configured to be mounted on a door, the first support member including a first neck portion;
a second support member configured to be mounted on a door, the second support member including a second neck portion;
an elongate handle body including a first opening at a first handle end and a second opening at a second handle end, the handle body substantially defined by a shell, a first outer hole formed on the shell near the first handle end so as to be in communication with the first opening, a second outer hole formed on the shell near the second end so as to be in communication with the second opening;
a first insert configured to be inserted into the first opening, the first insert including a first aperture and a first inner hole, the first aperture configured to accommodate the first support member, the first inner hole configured to be aligned with the first outer hole and be in communication with the first aperture, the first insert including a first protrusion that protrudes into the first aperture, the first aperture including a first interior perimeter, the first inner hole located across the first protrusion along the first interior perimeter, the first protrusion shaped as a first bank extending along the first interior perimeter;
a second insert configured to be inserted into the second opening, the second insert including a second aperture and a second inner hole, the second aperture configured to accommodate the second support member, the second inner hole configured to be aligned with the second outer hole and be in communication with the second aperture, the first insert including a second protrusion that protrudes into the second aperture, the second aperture including a second interior perimeter, the second inner hole located across the second protrusion along the second interior perimeter, the second protrusion shaped as a second bank extending along the second interior perimeter;
a first fastener configured to be inserted through the first outer hole and the first inner hole and press the first support member against the first protrusion such that the first protrusion extends into the first neck portion;
and
a second fastener configured to be inserted through the second outer hole and the second inner hole and press the second support member against the second protrusion such that the second protrusion extends into the second neck portion,
wherein each of the first interior perimeter and the second interior perimeter is configured as an oval with a first side at which the first protrusion and the second protrusion are formed and a second side at which the first inner hole and the second inner hole are formed, the first support member and the second support member are movable within the oval, the location of the first support member within the first aperture is configured to shift from the second side to the first side as the first fastener is inserted, and the location of the second support member within the second aperture is configured to shift from the second side to the first side as the second fastener is inserted.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.