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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:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan M Katz, Louisville, KY (US);
Clifford J Von Hoene, Jr, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1611 / ;
Abstract
A handle assembly includes a handle gripping portion and two handle end caps receiving the ends of the handle gripping portion. The handle gripping portion is a hollow bar of rolled steel having a non-rectangular, non-circular cross section, which is preferably D-shaped. The D-shaped cross section has its center of mass remote from a door, which has the handle end caps attached thereto. The handle gripping portion is bowed outwardly relative to the door with a radius of curvature between 150 inches and 250 inches and preferably 200 inches. The handle end caps are formed of a molded thermoplastic.