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US 6,029,484 AGranted
Secure door handle
OwnerJames E. Jettoninventor
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Abstract
A door handle assembly is described comprising a mounting base, a cover plate, an inner cylinder and a lock mechanism wherein the cover plate covers the means for attaching the handle assembly to a door. The handle or grip holds the cover plate in place and the lock mechanism holds the handle in place. The handle assembly cannot be removed without the removal of the lock mechanism.
Claims9
A handle assembly for actuating a door latch mechanism comprising:
- a mounting base including means of attaching the mounting base to a door;
- an inner cylinder including an actuating shaft to operate the door latching mechanism;
- a cover over the mounting base;
- a handle that secures the cover in place and operates to turn the latching mechanism;
- and
- a locking mechanism mounted to the handle to secure the handle in place an to control operation of the handle, wherein disassembly of the handle assembly requires the removal of the locking mechanism.
3 more elements
A door handle assembly comprising:
- a lock having a lock cylindrical shell and a plunger mechanism;
- a mounting base comprising an inner wall and an outer wall, a pin hole in one side in a position to face the plunger mechanism of the lock, and a notch in the inner wall to accommodate the plunger mechanism;
- an inner cylinder including a center actuating shaft and a hole in one side to accommodate the plunger mechanism of the lock;
- a cover plate;
- and
- a handle;
- wherein the inner wall of the mounting base accommodates half of the inner cylinder;
- and
- wherein the lock cylindrical shell comprises means to hold the handle in place wherein the removal of the handle requires the removal of the lock from the lock cylindrical shell and the removal of the shell from the handle mechanism.
6 more elements
A door handle assembly comprising a handle, a lock, a mounting base, and a mounting base cover wherein,
- the mounting base comprises means for attaching the handle assembly to the door,
- the mounting base cover precludes access to the means for attaching the handle assembly to the door,
- the handle blocks the removal of the mounting base cover, and wherein the removal of the handle requires the removal of the lock from the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.