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US 2023/0268952 A1Published application
Door hardware cover
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsChris R. Snider, Zachary P. Boomer
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Abstract
An exemplary process generally involves forming a cover for a door hardware apparatus comprising a body. Forming the cover generally includes forming a substrate of a non-metallic material such that at least a portion of the substrate conforms to at least a portion of the body, and forming an outer layer on at least a portion of the substrate, the outer layer including a metallic material.
Claims24
A cover for a door hardware apparatus, the cover comprising:
- a front side;
- a rear side opposite the front side;
- one or more walls extending between the front side and the rear side, the one or more walls at least partially defining a chamber;
- and
- a key movably connected to the front side for movement between a projected position and a depressed position;
- wherein the cover comprises a monolithic structure including at least a portion of the front side and at least a portion of the key;
- and
- wherein the monolithic structure comprises a non-metallic material.
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A door hardware apparatus, comprising:
- a body configured for mounting to a door, wherein the body is formed at least in part of a first metallic material;
- a cover at least partially covering the body, the cover comprising:
- a substrate conforming to at least a portion of the body, wherein the substrate is formed of a non-metallic material;
- and
- an outer layer covering at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the outer layer comprises a second metallic material.
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A method, comprising:
- forming a cover for a door hardware apparatus comprising a body, wherein forming the cover comprises:
- forming a substrate of a non-metallic material such that at least a portion of the substrate conforms to at least a portion of the body;
- and
- forming an outer layer on at least a portion of the substrate, the outer layer comprising a metallic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.