Door handle anchor
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorJulian Vernon Fisher
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to a door handle anchor which can be placed behind the panel of a sheet metal door and has prongs formed thereon to extend through an aperture formed in the door. A threaded fastener is inserted between the prongs and threaded into a bore in alignment therewith. The prongs are urged outwardly to prevent pushing the anchor back through the aperture during threading of the fastener. The anchor is formed of a molded plastic component having an integral arm extending a distance sufficient to engage a sidewall formed by turned edge of the door receiving the same.
Claims7
A door handle anchor for receiving a threaded fastener having predetermined pitch and major diameters to mount a handle thereto, comprising in combination;
- a body having a bore formed therein to receive a threaded fastener, said bore having a diameter equal to or less than said pitch diameter whereby rotative introduction of said fastener results in threads being formed in said body, a flange formed on said body transverse to the axis of said bore to overlie the periphery of an aperture formed in a door panel of relatively thin material, said aperture being located a predetermined distance from a turned edge of said door panel, prong means formed integrally with said body and extending therefrom parallel to the axis of said bore and adapted for insertion into said aperture partially to extend through said panel, said prong means being sufficiently spaced apart so as to define an opening therebetween to freely receive the major diameter of the threaded end of said threaded fastener when in its initial condition and having a diameter an interconnecting section between said opening and said bore greater than said bore diameter, and an elongated arm portion formed integrally with said body and extending from said opening a distance greater than said predetermined distance, whereby said anchor will have the elongated arm portion thereof engaging said turned edge during tightening of said threaded fastener for holding the same in place while mounting the handle to the door panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.