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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. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald B. Chong, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Michael Winardi, Fullerton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A spring detent mechanism for a reversible lever includes a cantilevered lever catch rigidly attached to the sleeve and a C-shaped clip disposed in a groove in the sleeve. The lever catch includes a button for engaging the lever and the C-shaped clip is disposed adjacent the button to prevent longitudinal movement of the lever unless the button is depressed.