Patent ID: 11879270
Assignee: SAFEHINGE PRIMERA LIMITED
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 16:
17. A door handle assembly configured to ameliorate barricading of a door by an unauthorised user, the door handle assembly comprising:
a door lock;
a primary door handle configured to perform a lock operating function to operate a lock in normal, nonemergency use; and
a pivotal auxiliary door handle for use in operating the door lock in an emergency. the auxiliary door handle being integrated in the door handle assembly;
wherein the auxiliary door handle is configurable to pivot between a stowed configuration and an activated configuration, the auxiliary door handle being inoperable when in the stowed configuration and operable to operate the door lock when in the activated configuration;
wherein the primary door handle and the auxiliary door handle are located on a same side of a door; and
wherein the auxiliary door handle in the activated configuration overrides the lock operating function of the primary door handle to operate the lock in emergency use.