Closure fasteners – Operators with knobs or handles
Patent
1989-12-01
1991-01-08
Moore, Richard E.
Closure fasteners
Operators with knobs or handles
292165, 292244, E05C 116
Patent
active
049829866
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for transferring door opening or closing motion, in response to operation of a door handle, comprises: a mounting structure; first, second and third elements carried by the mounting structure for movement relative thereto, the first and third elements coupled to the second element, the second element carried for bodily movement in response to movement of the first element by the door handle, the third element being rotatable in response to bodily movement of the second element; a rotary output element connected to the third element; the second and third elements having alternative coupling positions characterized in that in one position the output element is rotated clockwise when the handle is operated in either direction, and in the other position the output element is rotated counterclockwise when the handle is operated in either direction; and the second element being in the form of a slider coupled to be displaced linearly by the first element when the handle is operated.
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Gressett, Jr. Charles A.
Smith Gregg L.
Adams Rite Manufacturing Company
Haefliger William W.
Moore Richard E.
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