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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1988
Charles A Gressett, Jr, Eagle Rock, CA (US);
Adams Rite Manufacturing Company, City of Industry, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for transferring door opening or closing motion, in response to rotation of a door handle, and comprises: a mounting structure; first, second and third elements carried by the mounting structure for movement relative thereto, the first and third elements coupled to the second element, the second element carried for bodily movement in response to rotation of the first element by the door handle, the third element being rotatable in response to bodily movement of the second element; a rotary output element connected to the third element; and at least two of the first, second and third elements having alternative coupling positions characterized in that in one position the output element is rotated clockwise when the handle is rotated clockwise, and in the other position the output element is rotated clockwise when the handle is rotated counterclockwise.