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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Jaime Galindo, Reno, NV (US);
Schlage Lock Company, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A door handle/knob assembly a door handle/knob assembly includes a housing having an opening formed within the housing, and a shaft received within the opening of the housing. The shaft has an outer surface, a rib for axially retaining the shaft to a lip of the housing in one direction, and a pair of generally oppositely positioned recess formations formed in the outer surface of the shaft. The recess formations are generally adjacent the intersection of the housing and the shaft. A door handle is secured to the shaft, the door handle having a handle member that tapers to a reduced neck portion. The reduced neck portion is fixedly secured to the shaft and has an end which is positioned adjacent the recess formations on a side opposite the housing so as to define a space between the end of the reduced neck portion and the housing. The recessed formations of the shaft are exposed within the space. A retaining ring is disposed between the door handle and housing to prevent the door handle and shaft from wobbling with respect to the housing. The retaining ring applies a force on the housing and reduced neck portion of the door handle for preventing any axial movement and wobble from occurring between the housing and door handle.