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US 4,040,695 AGranted
Flip handle
OwnerDale A. Branninventor
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Abstract
A recessed and flush mounted flip handle for cabinet doors, drawers and the like is formed of two interlocking extrusions.
Claims5
A flip handle for drawer fronts and the like, said flip handle comprising in combination:
- a. a pair of supports for securing said flip handle to the drawer;
- b. a base for mounting said flip handle within the drawer front intermediate said pair or supports, said base including a channel partially closed upon itself and having a cross-section defining an arc;
- c. a handle positionally pivotable from a first position flush with the face of the drawer to a second position, said handle in mechanical engagement with said base, said base leg having a bulbous edge with a cross-section defining a longitudinal segment of a cylinder commensurate with the arced section of said channel for retainingly engaging said channel;
- d. a bumper disposed upon said base for restricting downward pivotal movement of said handle and defining said first position of said handle;
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- e. a flange extending from said channel for interferingly contacting said base leg and restricting upward pivotal movement of said handle and defining said second position of said handle;
- whereby, said base retains said handle while accommodating pivotal movement of said handle with respect to the drawer front.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.