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US 8,807,609 B2Granted
Door lock with removable handle and puck lock
AssigneePTMW, Incorporated
InventorJohn Stallbaumer
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AssigneePTMW, Incorporated
InventorJohn Stallbaumer
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The present invention is directed toward a protector for a door latch mechanism. The protector comprises a shaft to which a removable handle is attached, a plate adapted to be fastened to a door, and a shroud extending from the plate and surrounding a portion of the shaft when the removable handle is removed. The shroud is adapted to receive a puck lock for engagement with the shaft when the removable handle is removed. The shroud is adapted to receive the removable handle for engagement with the shaft when the puck lock is removed. The removable handle is operable to rotate the shaft and effect operation of the latch mechanism between latched and unlatched positions. The shroud includes a slot and the removable handle includes a tab such that when the removable handle is rotated, the tab of the removable handle engages the slot of the shroud.
A protector and handle assembly for use with a latch mechanism of a door, comprising:
A method for operating a protector and handle assembly comprising a shaft that is coupled to a latch mechanism of a door, a handle that is removably coupled to the shaft and operable to move the shaft, and a shroud that surrounds a portion of the shaft and receives the handle when the handle is coupled to the shaft, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.