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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
George F Toledo, Fall Brook, CA (US);
John E Betts, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thomas Industries Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292 92 ; 2923363 ; 292244 ;
Abstract
A door latch opener having a reversible mounting plate, a handle reversibly mounted on the mounting plate, an actuator reversibly mounted on the mounting plate and a spring reversibly mounted between the mounting plate and the handle permitting reconfiguration of the door latch opener allowing its operation in a wide variety of orientations. The door latch opener can be used with the handle in an upward or downward position and by pulling or pushing on the handle. Two such door openers can be used on a door in a cooperating non-interfering arrangement in various combinations of configurations.