Closure fasteners – Operators with knobs or handles
Patent
1994-12-20
1996-03-05
Lindsey, Rodney M.
Closure fasteners
Operators with knobs or handles
292142, 292172, 292244, E05B 300
Patent
active
054960827
ABSTRACT:
An interconnected lockset comprising an upper deadbolt assembly including a rotatable spindle, a turn piece secured to the spindle, the turn piece rotatable from either of two symmetrical unlocked orientations to a locked orientation, and a pinion secured to the turn piece, a lower lever assembly including a rotatable element, an operator secured to the rotatable element, and a cam having opposed arms secured for displacement with the operator, and a rose for supporting the turn piece and the operator, a vertically displaceable rack including a pair of adjacent legs for engagement with the opposed arms, a vertically extending row of rack teeth, the row of teeth rack being selectively located so that the teeth can be either located on one side of the pinion to rotate the turn piece clockwise from one of the unlocked orientations to the neutral locked orientation or located on the other side of the pinion to rotate the turn piece counterclockwise from the other unlocked orientation to the neutral locked orientation.
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Emhart Inc.
Lindsey Rodney M.
Smith Spencer T.
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