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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1996
Marcia K Blom, Albert Lea, MN (US);
Truth Hardware Corporation, Owatonna, MN (US);
Abstract
A low profile door handle having interior and exterior parts is disclosed. The interior part of the door handle comprises a body and a handle portion having upper and lower ends attached to the body. The handle portion has a top having a high area at its center and low areas at its upper and lower ends. The distance between the top of the handle portion and the body gradually and continuously decreases from the center to the upper and lower ends so that the top curves downward smoothly from the high area to the low areas. The contour of the body is similarly curved so that the door handle may be used in conjunction with horizontal blinds without interfering with operation of the blinds or creating a large bulge.