Door knob assembly
OwnerTom E. Workmaninventor
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Abstract
A door knob assembly (10) attachable to a door (24), the door knob assembly (10) having an inner door knob (12I) having an inner door knob threaded opening (12IA) positioned on an inner door (24I). The door knob assembly (10) further comprises a door latch (20) positioned within a door side (24S). The door latch (20) further has a door latch engager (20B) which has a door latch engager cylinder (20BA) containing a door latch engager member biasing means (20BCA) positioned against a door latch engager member (20BC). The door latch engager member (20BC) frictionally engages a door plate (24A). An upper fastener (22U) is positioned through the door latch engager plate upper opening (20BBU) and the door latch upper housing lip opening (20AUAA) and securely attached to the door side (24S).
Claims6
A door knob assembly (10) attachable to a door (24), the door knob assembly (10) comprising:
- A) an inner door knob (12I) having an inner door knob threaded opening (12IA) positioned on an inner door (24I);
- B) an outer door knob (12O) having an outer door knob threaded opening (12OA) positioned on outer door (24O);
- C) an inner connector (14I) having an inner connector first end (14IA) engagably mounted within the inner door knob threaded opening (12IA), the inner connector (14I) further comprises an inner connector second end (14IB);
- D) an outer connector (14O) having an outer connector first end (14OA) engagably mounted within the outer door knob threaded opening (12OA), the outer connector (14O) further comprises an outer connector second end (14OB);
- E) a housing (16) which comprises a left housing (16L) having a left housing groove (16LA) with a left housing threaded opening (16LB) therein, the housing (16) further comprises a right housing (16R) having a right housing groove (16RA) with a right housing threaded opening (16RB) therethrough, the inner connector second end (14IB) and the outer connector second end (14OB) are positioned within the left housing groove (16LA) and the right housing groove (16RA) and securely fastened to the housing (16);
- F) a door latch (20) positioned within a door side (24S), the door latch (20) comprises a door latch housing (20A) having an opening positioned in a bottom end thereof, the door latch (20) further comprises a door latch lower housing lip (20ALA) having a door latch lower housing lip opening (20ALAA) therethrough and a door latch upper housing lip (20AUA) having a door latch upper housing lip opening (20AUAA) therethrough, the door latch (20) further comprises a door latch engager (20B) which comprises a door latch engager cylinder (20BA) containing a door latch engager member biasing means (20BCA) positioned against a door latch engager member (20BC), a top distal opening of the door latch engager cylinder (20BA) is slightly smaller in diameter than a diameter of the door latch engager member (20BC), the door latch engager (20B) further comprises a door latch engager plate (20BB) having a door latch engager plate upper opening (20BBU) and a door latch engager plate lower opening (20BBL), the door latch engager member (20BC) frictionally engages a door plate (24A), an upper fastener (22U) is positioned through the door latch engager plate upper opening (20BBU) and the door latch upper housing lip opening (20AUAA) and securely attached to the door side (24S), a lower fastener (22L) is positioned through the door latch engager plate lower opening (20BBL) and the door latch lower housing lip opening (20ALAA) and securely attached to the door side (24S);
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- G) a first fastener (18) having a first fastener threaded end (18A), a first fastener tightening cap (18B), and a first fastener shaft (18C), the first fastener (18) is positioned through the door latch housing (20A) opening and through right housing opening (16RB), the first fastener threaded end (18A) engages the left housing threaded opening (16LB).
A door knob assembly (100) attachable to a door (240), the door knob assembly (100) comprising:
- A) an inner door knob (120I) having an inner door knob threaded opening (120IA) positioned on an inner door (240I);
- B) an outer door knob (120O) having an outer door knob threaded opening (120OA) positioned on outer door (240O);
- C) an inner connector (14I) having an inner connector first end (140IA) engagably mounted within the inner door knob threaded opening (120IA), the inner connector (140I) further comprises an inner connector second end (140IB);
- D) an outer connector (14O0) having an outer connector first end (140OA) engagably mounted within the outer door knob threaded opening (120OA), the outer connector (140O) further comprises, an outer connector second end (140OB);
- E) a housing (160) with a housing threaded opening (160B) therein;
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- F) a first fastener (180) having a first fastener threaded end (180A), a first fastener tightening cap (180B), and a first fastener shaft (180C), the first fastener (180) is positioned through the door opening (200A), the first fastener threaded end (180A) engages the housing threaded opening (160B).
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