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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Sargent Manufacturing Company, New Haven, CT (US);
Darren C. Eller, East Lyme, CT (US);
Ryan Piantek, Middletown, CT (US);
Dan Riley, Easton, CT (US);
Andrew Geraci, Branford, CT (US);
SARGENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
An anti-ligature handle and escutcheon for operating a lock. The handle and escutcheon are smoothly curved in all directions to eliminate hanging points and prevent suicide by preventing the attachment of a ligature to the handle or escutcheon. The handle is curved to allow fingers to be inserted behind the handle to pull on the handle. The handle is attached to a handle plate that slides behind an escutcheon plate portion of the escutcheon. Multiple ligature traps in the form of an inverted 'V' are positioned in parallel offset rows between the handle plate and the escutcheon plate to prevent the insertion of a ligature around the handle and handle plate.