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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/00 (2006.01); E05B 3/06 (2006.01); E05C 1/16 (2006.01); E05B 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 55/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 13/004 (2013.01); E05B 3/065 (2013.01); E05B 15/04 (2013.01); E05B 55/005 (2013.01); E05B 63/0069 (2013.01); E05C 1/163 (2013.01); E05B 63/0065 (2013.01); Y10T 292/82 (2015.04); Y10T 292/96 (2015.04);
Abstract
A privacy lock assembly and method of operation are provided. The lock assembly has a push button offset from the central axis of the lock assembly for locking and unlocking the assembly. The lock assembly includes compression springs to maintain integrated handles in predetermined orientations when the handles are not subject to a load.