Door handle with interchangeable graphic display
AssigneeExclusive Door Handles, Inc.
InventorsArchie A. Olivier, William E. Becker
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for providing a door handle adapted to receive interchangeable display inserts. The door handle includes a handle body adapted to be coupled to a door of an enclosure. A receiving space is provided within the handle body for exchangeably receiving a display insert. A protective front facing planar member is located at a front face of the door handle and a graphic display is positioned behind the protective front facing planar member. The graphic display is visible through the protective front facing planar member by a person upon approach to the door handle.
Claims5
A door handle assembly adapted to receive interchangeable display inserts, comprising:
- a handle body adapted to be coupled to a door, the handle body having a securable portion configured for attachment to the door and a graspable portion configured for being grasped, the door handle assembly being configured to position the graspable portion at a distance from a forward face of the door when the door handle assembly is attached thereto;
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- the graspable portion having a support surface, opposed top and bottom members, and a pair of opposed side members each of which include an inwardly-extending retaining flange thereby forming a receiving space, the receiving space being adapted for exchangeably receiving a display insert, the graspable portion further including a protective, transparent, front-facing member overlying the support surface and adapted to be removably received in the pair of opposed side members by the inwardly-extending retaining flanges;
- wherein at least one of the opposed top and bottom members is detachable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.