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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Schlage Lock Company Llc, Carmel, IN (US);
Drake Lunday, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A lock apparatus according to certain embodiments has a first state and a second state, and generally includes a handle and a status indicator. The handle includes a display area formed in a front face of the handle, and the display area comprises at least a majority of the front face. The status indicator is configured to display each of a plurality of indicia in the display area. The status indicator is configured to display a first indicium in the display area when the lock apparatus is in the first state, and is configured to display a second indicium in the display area when the lock apparatus is in the second state.