Door handle lock
OwnerGregory Lee Klinglerinventor
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Abstract
A door handle lock (20) for hinged lever-style door handles (10) adapted for mounting on a portion of a hinged lever-style door handle (10) and overlapping a portion of a door handle housing (12), the door handle housing (12), with a hinged lever-style door handle (10), is received in a portion of a door, the hinged lever-style door handle (10) used for opening the door. With the door handle lock (20) in place on the hinged lever-style door handle (10), the door cannot be opened because the handle cannot be moved. Attempts to move the door handle (10) are unsuccessful because the door handle lock (20) interferes with the door handle housing (12) if one attempts to move the handle (10), thus preventing movement thereof.
Claims5
A door handle lock for a hinged lever-style door handle, adapted for mounting on a portion of said hinged lever style door handle and overlapping a portion of a door handle housing, said door handle housing, with said hinged lever style door handle, is received in a portion of a door, said hinged lever-style door handle used for opening said door, said door handle lock comprising:
- (a) in combination, a lock cylinder block having a front, a rear, and sides;
- a means for securing said lock cylinder block to said hinged lever-style door handle;
- and a means for causing a portion of said door handle lock to be held against and overlap a portion of said door handle housing,
- (b) in combination, a lock cylinder mounted inside said lock cylinder block, and a locking means to either rotate said lock cylinder or to lock said lock cylinder in position such that said lock cylinder cannot be moved relative to said lock cylinder block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.