Plastics Research Corporation

Global Link Distribution, Corp.

Christopher J Waites

Carl I Schwartz

David J Stob

Marcee N Milletics

Richard C Kruyer

A door handle and locking system includes an exterior housing, a handle, a biasing member, an actuator, a lock, an interior housing, a latching mechanism, and a catch member. The latching mechanism includes a cam member having an arm, a latch member, and a biasing member. When the handle is moved from a latched position to an unlatched position, the actuator engages the arm of the cam member, which pivots the cam member and causes rotation of the latch member under the force of the biasing member, thereby disengaging latch member from the catch member. The actuator and cam member are configured for use with doors of differing thicknesses.

Door handle and locking system

A door handle and locking system includes a base, a latching mechanism, a handle, a safety latch mechanism, and a biasing member having a biasing force. The latching mechanism is movable from a latched position to an unlatched position. The handle is connected to the base and is movable in response to a first force from a first position to a second position. Moving the handle from the first position to the second position moves the latching mechanism from the latched position to the unlatched position. The safety latch mechanism moves from a first position to a second position upon application of a force to the biasing member exceeding the biasing force. The safety latch mechanism remains in the first position upon movement of the handle from the first position to the second position.

Injection molded arbor

Injected molded arbor

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Frankenmuth, MI, United States of America

Christopher J Waites