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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Gerald Chong, Irvine, CA (US);
Lynthia Li, Xiamen, CN;
Thomas P. Morse, Wyomissing, PA (US);
Eric Xin, Xiamen, CN;
James Lin, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/16 (2006.01); E05B 3/06 (2006.01); E05B 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 13/004 (2013.01); E05B 3/065 (2013.01); E05B 63/0069 (2013.01); E05C 1/163 (2013.01);
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.