Patent ID: 11965361
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  Y | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A lock assembly, comprising:
a lock control assembly having a locking state and an unlocking state; and
a status-indicating assembly configured to visually indicate a status of the lock assembly without being acted on by a user, the status-indicating assembly comprising:
a sensor associated with the lock control assembly, the sensor having a lock-indicating state when the lock control assembly is in the locking state and an unlock-indicating state when the lock control assembly is in the unlocking state;
an indicator mounted for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, the indicator comprising a first indicium that is offset from the pivot axis by a first offset distance; and
a transmission connected between the sensor and the indicator, wherein the transmission is engaged with the indicator at an engagement point that is offset from the pivot axis by a second offset distance less than the first offset distance;

wherein the indicator is configured to display a first indicia when the sensor is in the lock-indicating state and to display a second indicia when the sensor is in the unlock-indicating state.