Integrated door operator hardware with recessed handle
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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.
Claims9
A fixed door pull handle assembly, comprising:
- an elongated door pull handle including an outward facing surface facing away from a door;
- a first support standoff and a second support standoff, each projecting away from the elongated door pull handle along a corresponding axis of projection, suspending above the door a portion of the elongated door pull handle spanning therebetween, and rigidly securing the elongated door pull handle to the door;
- a center-pivoting handle, including a top surface facing away from the door, the center-pivoting handle is positioned in-line with the second support standoff and recessed within the outward facing surface so that the top surface of the center-pivoting handle is either flush or below the outward facing surface;
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- the center-pivoting handle rotatably engages a door latch assembly within the door and rotates about an axis of rotation co-axial to the axis of projection of the second support standoff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.