Schlage Lock Company LLC

Christopher M Salisbury

Colins V Jacob

Robert Prostko

Matthew Dexter

David V Toloday

Mitchell T Barbon

Adithya Gangadhar Shetty

Zachary P Boomer

Jonah M Pattar

Kanagaraj Shanmugam

Ian K Heckman

Door closer

An exemplary housing assembly is configured for use with a door operator. The housing assembly generally includes a bracket configured for mounting to the door operator, a case configured to at least partially enclose the door operator, and an attachment mechanism configured to selectively couple the bracket with the case. In certain forms, the attachment mechanism includes a resilient clip arm formed on one of the bracket or the case, and a tang formed on the other of the bracket or the case. The resilient clip arm is configured to engage the tang to maintain engagement between the bracket and the case.

Door operator housing assembly

A valve mechanism according to certain embodiments includes an adjustment screw and a rotatable control knob coupled with the adjustment screw. The valve mechanism includes a feedback mechanism operable to provide at least one of visual feedback, audible feedback, or tactile feedback to indicate movement and/or a positon of the adjustment screw within a door closer body.

Door closer apparatus and method

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Ohio, IL, United States of America

Christopher M Salisbury