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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Chandrashekhar Subhash Nadgouda, Karnataka, IN;
Brian K. Roth, Elbert, CO (US);
Chandrashekhar Subhash Nadgouda, Karnataka, IN;
Brian K. Roth, Elbert, CO (US);
Schlage Lock Company, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A lock device comprising a lock mechanism configured to be mounted on a door, the lock mechanism including a locking member having extended and refracted positions relative to the door for releasably securing the door relative to an adjacent structure, and the lock mechanism including a pivoting member operably connected to the locking member such that pivotal movement of the pivoting member about an axis moves the locking member between the extended and retracted positions, and an assembly including a handle manually pivotable about the axis, and a clutch mechanism connecting the handle to the pivoting member, the clutch mechanism at all times transmitting a torque below a predetermined value from the handle to the pivoting member, and the clutch mechanism at all times allowing the handle to pivot relative to the pivoting member when the torque exceeds the predetermined value.