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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Andy Chen, Xiamen, CN;
Elliott Schneider, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/12 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01); E05C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/003 (2013.01); E05C 1/12 (2013.01); F16H 19/04 (2013.01); E05C 1/004 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/716 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/722 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door latch operator comprising: one of a knob and a lever on a door configured to articulate in response to a linear force, wherein the linear force is perpendicular to a central, longitudinal axis of a latch; a transmission configured to translate the linear force into a rotational motion; and a latch bolt configured to extend from the latch absent the rotational motion and retract into the latch upon reception of the rotational motion.