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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Naoyuki Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A handle device is provided which enables easy and safety opening/closing of a door in a single step without rotation of the handle. The handle device is installed on a casing having a door and a casing frame, and includes a door unit on a door, and a casing frame unit having a hook on a casing frame. The door unit includes a handle section having a handle which can be lifted up or pressed down relative to the door, and a lock which can lock the handle in its lowest position, and a sliding section having a sliding member slidable along the door. The sliding member engages with the handle to slide in response to the motion of the handle, and has a slot which engages with and disengages from the hook in response to the slide of the sliding member corresponding to the motion of the handle.