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US 8,360,488 B2Granted
Removable pull cover
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsEarl David Forrest, Andrew James Graff
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Abstract
An example pull assembly includes a knob that defines an axis and a cover moveable between an installed position adjacent the knob and an uninstalled position further from the knob than the installed position. A magnet holds the cover in the installed position. A cam extends from the cover, the knob, or both. The cam urges the cover from the installed position to the uninstalled position when the cover is rotated relative the knob about the axis.
Claims11
A pull assembly, comprising:
- a knob defining an axis;
- a cover moveable between an installed position adjacent said knob and an uninstalled position further from said knob than the installed position;
- a magnet holding said cover in the installed position;
- and
- a cam extending from at least one of said cover and said knob, wherein said cam urges said cover from the installed position to the uninstalled position when said cover is rotated whereby said cam extending from said at least one of said cover and said knob engages an other of said cover and said knob while said cover is rotated to uninstall said cover from the installed position.
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A pull assembly, comprising:
- a knob defining an axis;
- a cover moveable between an installed position adjacent said knob and an uninstalled position further from said knob than the installed position;
- a magnet holding said cover in the installed position;
- and
- a cam extending from at least one of said cover and said knob, wherein said cam urges said cover from the installed position to the uninstalled position when said cover is rotated whereby said cam extending from said at least one of said cover and said knob engages an other of said cover and said knob while said cover is rotated to uninstall said cover from the installed position wherein said cover comprises a metallic plate portion attractable to said magnet and wherein said metallic plate portion defines a notch that receives said cam when said cover is in the installed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.