Integrated door operator hardware
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Abstract
Disclosed in one aspect is the fixed door pull handle assembly that includes an elongated door pull handle with two or more support standoffs projecting away from the elongated door pull handle and securing the elongated door pull handle to the doorframe or to the body of the door. One of the support standoffs is user rotatable, and rotatably engages a door latch assembly within the door. In another aspect, the support standoff is not user rotatable. Instead, a center-pivoting handle is mounted in-line with one of the support standoffs and rotatably engages the door latch assembly within the door. The center-pivoting handle is recessed within the elongated handle.
Claims13
A fixed door pull handle assembly, comprising:
- an elongated door pull handle;
- a first support standoff and a user rotatable support standoff, each projecting away from the elongated door pull handle;
- a portion of the elongated door pull handle spanning the first support standoff and the user rotatable support standoff, the portion rigidly secured to and suspended away from the door by the first support standoff and the user rotatable support standoff;
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- the user rotatable support standoff includes a user rotatable outside surface between the elongated door pull handle and the door, the user rotatable outside surface rotates about an axis of rotation parallel to the user rotatable support standoff's axis of projection and rotatably engages a door latch assembly within the door while holding the elongated door pull handle fixed with respect to the door.
A fixed door pull handle assembly, comprising:
- an elongated door pull handle;
- a first support standoff and a user rotatable support standoff, each projecting away from the elongated door pull handle;
- a portion of the elongated door pull handle spanning the first support standoff and the user rotatable support standoff, the portion rigidly secured to and suspended away from the door by the first support standoff and the user rotatable support standoff;
- the user rotatable support standoff rotatably engages a door latch assembly within the door while holding the elongated door pull handle fixed with respect to the door;
- a paddle handle fixed to and projecting outward from the user rotatable support standoff;
- the paddle handle engages the user rotatable support standoff in both forward linear and rotational captive cooperation;
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- a forward linear motion on the paddle handle toward the door disengages the door latch assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.