Sanitary door latch system
OwnerRobert Joshua Lehrinventor
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Abstract
A door latch system may include a foot actuator, a first disk, a first linkage coupled to the foot actuator and the first disk, a locking mechanism, and a second linkage coupled to the first disk and the locking mechanism. The first linkage may be configured to rotate the first disk from a first position to a second position responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator. The second linkage may be configured to cause the locking mechanism to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to the first disk rotating from the first position to the second position.
Claims20
A door latch system, comprising:
- a foot actuator;
- a first disk;
- a first linkage coupled to the foot actuator and the first disk, wherein the first linkage is configured to rotate the first disk from a first position to a second position responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator;
- a locking mechanism;
- a second linkage coupled to the first disk and the locking mechanism, wherein the second linkage is configured to cause the locking mechanism to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to the first disk rotating from the first position to the second position;
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- an occupancy indicator coupled to the foot actuator, wherein the occupancy indicator is configured to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator.
A door latch system, comprising:
- a foot actuator;
- a first disk;
- a first linkage coupled to the foot actuator and the first disk, wherein the first linkage is configured to rotate the first disk from a first position to a second position responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator;
- a locking mechanism;
- a second linkage coupled to the first disk and the locking mechanism, wherein the second linkage is configured to cause the locking mechanism to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to the first disk rotating from the first position to the second position;
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- a light switch coupled to the foot actuator, wherein the light switch is configured to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator.
A door latch system, comprising:
- a foot actuator;
- a first disk;
- a first linkage coupled to the foot actuator and the first disk, wherein the first linkage is configured to rotate the first disk from a first position to a second position responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator;
- a locking mechanism;
- a second linkage coupled to the first disk and the locking mechanism, wherein the second linkage is configured to cause the locking mechanism to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to the first disk rotating from the first position to the second position;
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- a lid actuator coupled to the foot actuator, wherein the lid actuator is configured to transition a toilet lid from a first position to a second position responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.