Sanitary door handle assembly

A door and sanitary door opener assembly for opening said door, said door having an inner hinged edge, an outer swinging edge and faces extending between said edges, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting arm supported at a support location, the mounting arm having a proximal portion supported on one face of said door, and a distal end spaced from said one face of said door;
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• a handle joined to said distal end of said mounting arm and extending outwardly toward said outer swinging edge of said door to a free end spaced from said one face of said door, said free end of said handle and said one face of said door defining therebetween a gap at least large enough to permit an operator's hand to pass therethrough, the end of the handle joined to the mounting arm being located between the support location and said inner hinged edge,
• said handle being arcuate with the dished side thereof generally facing said one face of said door for natural engagement by the operator's wrist or forearm when pulling said door open, and natural disengagement when said door is open.

A sanitary door opener assembly adapted for mounting on and opening a door having an inner hinged edge, an outer swinging edge and faces extending between said edges, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting arm having a proximal portion and a distal end, said proximal portion having a base with a mounting surface adapted to be supported on one face of the door, said distal end being spaced from the plane of said mounting surface so that said distal end of the mounting arm is spaced from said one surface of the door when said base in supported thereon;
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• a handle joined to said distal end of said mounting arm and including an engagement portion extending therefrom to a free end spaced from the plane of said mounting surface by a distance greater than the width of an operator's hand, whereby when said assembly is mounted on the door said free end of said handle and said one face of said door define therebetween a gap at least large enough to permit the operator's hand to pass therethrough, with said free end of said handle projecting toward the outer swinging edge of the door,
• said assembly including resilient means for maintaining said assembly in a normal position during opening operation of said door from said one face by the operator and for yielding to allow movement of said assembly to a displaced position tending to accommodate the operator's engaged wrist or forearm upon opening operation of said door by another from said other face and to thereby avoid injury of the operator,
• said engagement portion of said handle having a side facing said one face of said door for engagement by the operator's wrist or forearm when pulling said door open and for disengagement when the door is open.

A door and sanitary door opener assembly for opening said door, said door having an inner hinged edge and a laterally spaced outer swinging edge, and first and second faces extending between said edges on opposite sides of said door, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting arm member having a proximal portion supported at a support location on one face of said door and a distal end spaced from said one face of said door;
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• a handle member joined to said distal end of said mounting arm including a handle engagement portion extending laterally toward said outer swinging edge of said door to a distal end of the said handle spaced from said one face of said door, said engagement portion of said handle and said one face of said door defining therebetween a gap at least large enough to permit an operator's hand to pass therethrough,
• said engagement portion of said handle having a side facing said one face of said door for engagement by the operator's wrist or forearm when pulling said door open and for disengagement when the door is open,
• said assembly including a resilient member for maintaining said assembly in a normal position during opening operation of said door from said one face by the operator and for yielding to allow movement of said assembly to a displaced position tending to accommodate the operator's engaged wrist or forearm upon opening operation of said door by another from said other face and to thereby avoid injury of the operator.

A door and sanitary door opener assembly for opening said door, said door having an inner hinged edge and a laterally spaced outer swinging edge, and faces extending between said edges, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting arm having a proximal portion supported at a support location on one face of said door and a distal end spaced from said one face of said door;
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• a handle joined to said distal end of said mounting arm including a handle engagement portion extending laterally past said support location toward said outer swinging edge of said door to a distal end spaced from said one face of said door, said engagement portion of said handle and said one face of said door defining therebetween a gap at least large enough to permit an operator's hand to pass therethrough,
• said engagement portion of said handle having a side facing said one face of said door for engagement by the operator's wrist or forearm when pulling said door open and for disengagement when the door is open, said engagement portion of said handle extending in a plane that is oblique to said one face of said door.