Truth Hardware Corporation

Marcia K Blom

Clark A Velzke

William J Bestler

A low profile door handle having interior and exterior parts is disclosed. The interior part of the door handle comprises a body and a handle portion having upper and lower ends attached to the body. The handle portion has a top having a high area at its center and low areas at its upper and lower ends. The distance between the top of the handle portion and the body gradually and continuously decreases from the center to the upper and lower ends so that the top curves downward smoothly from the high area to the low areas. The contour of the body is similarly curved so that the door handle may be used in conjunction with horizontal blinds without interfering with operation of the blinds or creating a large bulge.

Low profile door handle assembly

A multipoint lock for securing a door to a door frame includes a tie bar longitudinally movable on the door with two latch members adjustably secured laterally relative thereto. The latch members are modular with hooks for selectively securing to the tie bar and other latch members. A metal face plate is securable over a door side groove with the tie bar movably secured to the plate in the groove at at least two locations by securing members extending through openings in the plate, tie bar and a plastic spacer. The securing members each include a longitudinal body member with parallel longitudinal sides cooperating with a tie bar slot to guide the tie bar. Rivets at ends of the securing members are secured to the plate. A link, pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis, has one arm driveably engaging the tie bar to selectively move the tie bar vertically toward a disengaged position. A handle member, pivotable about a substantially vertical axis on the door when pulled horizontally, driveably engages a second pivot link arm. A keeper base, securable to the door frame, selectively spaces two keeper hooks which cooperate with the latch members to secure the door to the frame. The keeper base is securable along one side to the frame and includes a projecting portion which visibly marks the frame when pressed thereagainst. An alignment guide supports the keeper hooks in a cooperative position with the latch members prior to securing to the frame.

Multipoint lock for sliding patio door

Patio door handle

A lock for grasping a keeper to lock a window sash and window frame together including a base housing with a longitudinal opening therethrough and defines a pivot axis positioned between the ends of the opening, and a locking handle secured to the housing for pivoting about the pivot axis and including a handle portion extending from the one side of the housing opening and a grasping portion extending from the other side of the housing opening. The housing has a first shoulder facing one side of the housing opening and extending about the opening associated with one end and a second shoulder facing the other side of the opening and extending about the opening associated with the other end. A first handle shoulder abuts against the first housing shoulder when the locking handle is in a locking position, and a second handle shoulder is disposed adjacent to and overlapping with the second housing shoulder when the locking handle is in a locking position. Preferably, the housing defines a substantially smooth visible surface facing the one opening side, with the first housing shoulder recessed relative to the housing visible surface; and the locking handle includes a substantially smooth visible surface substantially surrounding the handle portion and facing the one opening side when the locking handle is in a locking position so that the visible surfaces cooperatively define a substantially smooth visible surface surrounding the handle portion when the locking handle is in a locking position.

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Albert Lea, MN, United States of America

Marcia K Blom