Foot-operated systems and devices for handless operation of a door
AssigneeAztech Industrial Devices LLC
InventorsMarcus A. CAINES, Theodore TILLINGHAST, Clarke A. CAINES
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are provided herein for handless operation of a door. For example, a system is disclosed having a foot pedal assembly configured to be disposed at a bottom edge of the door, the foot pedal assembly configured to generate a signal, and a push-lock assembly configured to attach to a door handle external to a mounting rose of the door handle, the push-lock assembly configured to receive the signal from the foot pedal assembly and translate the signal into rotational movement configured to operate the door handle.
Claims14
A system for hands free operation of a door, the system comprising:
- an arm member having an upper end and a lower end;
- a foot pedal assembly disposed at the lower end of the arm member, the foot pedal assembly comprising:
- a first planar member having an upper end that receives the lower end of the arm member,
- a foot pedal rotatably coupled to the upper end of the first planar member at an upper end of the foot pedal, and
- a plurality of linkage components rotatably coupled to a lower end of the foot pedal and coupled to the arm member;
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- a door handle assembly disposed at the upper end of the arm member, the door handle assembly comprising a first component coupled to the upper end of the arm and a second component configured to attach to a spindle of the door handle external to a mounting rose of the door handle,
- wherein operation of the foot pedal applies a translational movement to the door handle assembly via the arm member, and the first and second components translate the translational movement to a rotational movement that operates the door.
A foot pedal apparatus for operating a door handle assembly for hands free operation of a door, the foot pedal apparatus comprising:
- a bracket comprising:
- a first planar member, and
- a second planar member extending approximately perpendicular from the first planar member;
- a foot pedal rotatably coupled to the first planar member at a first pivot point and extending from the first pivot point toward the second planar member;
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- a plurality of linkage components configured to translate a force applied to the foot pedal into a translation movement transmitted to the door handle assembly, the plurality of linkage components comprising:
- a first linkage component slideably coupled to the first planar member, and
- a second linkage component extending from the first linkage component to the foot pedal, the second linkage component coupled to the first linkage component at a second pivot point and coupled to the food pedal at a third pivot point.
A system for hands free operation of a door, the system comprising:
- a foot pedal assembly configured to be disposed at a bottom edge of the door, the foot pedal assembly configured to generate a signal;
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- a push-lock assembly configured to attach to a door handle external to a mounting rose of the door handle, the push-lock assembly configured to receive the signal from the foot pedal assembly and translate the signal into rotational movement configured to operate the door handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.