Claims
- 1. A door handle assembly for attachment to a door and for locking and unlocking a door, the door handle assembly comprising:
a housing for attachment to a door, the housing defining an internal side and an external side of the door handle assembly; an external handle positioned proximate to the external side of the housing; an internal handle positioned proximate to the internal side of the housing; an actuator assembly coupled to and extending between the internal handle and the external handle; a first structure of the actuator assembly attached to the external handle; a second structure of the actuator assembly attached to the internal handle; at least one lock associated with the door handle assembly for locking at least one of the first handle and the second handle; the first structure cooperatively engaged with the second structure for rotating the first handle and second handle when the at least one lock is unlocked; and the actuator including a retractable extender for urging the external handle away from the housing when the at least one lock is unlocked and permitting retraction of the external handle when locking the at least one lock.
- 2. The door handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a first lock carried on the external handle for locking the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 3. The door handle assembly of claim 2, further comprising:
a second lock carried on the external handle for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 4. The door handle assembly of claim 3, wherein the second lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a hook carried on the external handle and a retainer carried on the housing, the hook being engageable with the retainer for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 5. The door handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
an internal lock carried on the internal handle for locking the internal handle to prevent unintended actuation of the internal handle.
- 6. The door handle assembly of claim 5, wherein the internal lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the first structure to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the first structure to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 7. The door handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a lock carried on the external handle for locking the external handle to the housing; an external trigger lock including a hook carried on the external handle and a retainer carried on the housing, the hook being engageable with the retainer for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position; an internal trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the first structure to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the first structure to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position; and whereby the internal trigger lock is selectively internally disengageable independent from the lock and the external trigger lock for selectively, independently operating the actuator from the internal side of the door handle assembly.
- 8. A door handle assembly for attachment to a door and for locking and unlocking a door, the door handle assembly comprising:
a housing for attachment to a door, the housing defining an internal side and an external side of the door handle assembly; an external handle positioned proximate to the external side of the housing; an internal handle positioned proximate to the internal side of the housing; an actuator assembly coupled to and extending between the internal handle and the external handle; a male member of the actuator assembly attached to the external handle and projecting into the housing; a female member of the actuator assembly attached to the internal handle and generally, at least partially surrounding the male member; at least one lock associated with one of the internal handle and the external handle for locking at least one of the first handle and the second handle; the male member cooperatively engaged with the female member for rotating the first handle and second handle when the at least one lock is unlocked; and the actuator including a biasing means retained between the male member and the female member for retractably extending the male member and the attached external handle away from the housing when the at least one lock is unlocked and permitting retraction of the male member into the female member and the external relative to the housing when closing a door to which the door handle assembly is attached.
- 9. The door handle assembly of claim 8, further comprising:
a first lock carried on the external handle for locking the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 10. The door handle assembly of claim 9, further comprising:
a second lock carried on the external handle for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 11. The door handle assembly of claim 10, wherein the second lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a hook carried on the external handle and a retainer carried on the housing, the hook being engageable with the retainer for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 12. The door handle assembly of claim 8, further comprising:
an internal lock carried on the internal handle for locking the internal handle to prevent unintended actuation of the internal handle.
- 13. The door handle assembly of claim 12, wherein the internal lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the male member to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the male member to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 14. The door handle assembly of claim 8, further comprising:
a lock carried on the external handle for locking the external handle to the housing; an external trigger lock including a hook carried on the external handle and a retainer carried on the housing, the hook being engageable with the retainer for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position; an internal trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the male member to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the male member to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position; and whereby the internal trigger lock is selectively internally disengageable independent from the lock and the external trigger lock for selectively, independently operating the actuator from the internal side of the door handle assembly.
- 15. A door handle assembly for attachment to a door and for locking and unlocking a door, the door handle assembly comprising:
a housing for attachment to a door, the housing defining an internal side and an external side of the door handle assembly; a recessed area defined on the external side of the housing; a sleeve wall on the housing extending internally of the recessed area of the housing, the sleeve wall defining a bore communicating with the recessed area; an external handle positioned proximate to the external side of the housing, the external handle configured for nesting in the recessed area on the external side of the housing; an internal handle positioned proximate to the internal side of the housing; an actuator assembly coupled to and extending between the internal handle and the external handle; a male member of the actuator assembly attached to the external handle and projecting into the bore of the sleeve wall of the housing; a female member of the actuator assembly attached to the internal handle and fitting over an interior surface of the sleeve wall of the housing; at least one lock associated with one of the internal handle and the external handle for locking at least one of the first handle and the second handle; means for engaging the male member with the female member for rotating the first handle and second handle when the at least one lock is unlocked; and the actuator including a biasing means retained in the sleeve wall bore for biasing the male member and the attached external handle outwardly away from the housing when the at least one lock is unlocked and being compressible for permitting retraction of the male member into the sleeve wall bore and the external relative to the recessed area of the housing when closing a door to which the door handle assembly is attached.
- 16. The door handle assembly of claim 15, further comprising:
at least one stop member carried on the actuator assembly for limiting the range of motion of the male member away from the housing.
- 17. The door handle assembly of claim 16, further comprising:
at least one channel formed in a side wall of the male member, the stop member being received in the channel for cooperatively limiting the range of motion of the male member relative to the housing.
- 18. The door handle assembly of claim 15, further comprising:
a first lock carried on the external handle for locking the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 19. The door handle assembly of claim 18, further comprising:
a second lock carried on the external handle for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 20. The door handle assembly of claim 19, wherein the second lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a hook carried on the external handle and a retainer carried on the housing, the hook being engageable with the retainer for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 21. The door handle assembly of claim 15, further comprising:
an internal lock carried on the internal handle for locking the internal handle to prevent unintended actuation of the internal handle.
- 22. The door handle assembly of claim 21, wherein the internal lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the male member to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the male member to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.
- 23. The door handle assembly of claim 15, further comprising:
a lock carried on the external handle for locking the external handle to the housing; an external trigger lock including a hook carried on the external handle and a retainer carried on the housing, the hook being engageable with the retainer for retaining the external handle to the housing to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position; an internal trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the male member to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the male member to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position; and whereby the internal trigger lock is selectively internally disengageable independent from the lock and the external trigger lock for selectively, independently operating the actuator from the internal side of the door handle assembly.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/377,386 filed May 3, 2002 which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60377386 |
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