Patent ID: 11965356
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A status-indicating lockset having a first state and a second state, the status-indicating lockset comprising:
a housing defining an opening;
a movable component mounted for movement relative to the housing, the movable component having a movable component first position in the first state and a movable component second position in the second state; and
an indicator plate mounted for pivotal movement relative to the housing about a pivot axis, the indicator plate comprising a first display region that is selectively aligned with the opening, the indicator plate having an indicator plate first position in which the first display region is aligned with the opening, the indicator plate having an indicator plate second position in which the first display region is not aligned with the opening, wherein the indicator plate is biased toward one of the indicator plate first position or the indicator plate second position;
wherein the movable component is operable to engage the indicator plate at an engagement point;
wherein the engagement point is offset from the pivot axis by a first offset distance;
wherein the first display region is offset from the pivot axis by a second offset distance; and
wherein the second offset distance is greater than the first offset distance such that a lesser first displacement of the movable component is translated to a greater second displacement of the first display region.