Patent ID: 9249599
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lever and mounting plate combination attachable to an exposed surface of a door that includes a latch assembly with a spindle extending outward from said surface, said lever and mounting plate combination comprising: a. a mounting plate having top, bottom and opposite side edges and an inner face mountable onto said surface of said door and an outer face, each of said inner and outer faces defining an area, said mounting plate having an opening inward of said top, bottom and side edges and extending completely through said mounting plate, wherein said opening has an area that is less than said area defined by each of said inner and outer faces of said mounting plate, b. a lever (i) having a base part which is coupleable to said spindle such that pivoting of said lever causes rotation of said spindle, and (ii) having an exposed outer part, wherein said base part of said lever defines an area that is less than said area of said opening of said mounting plate and is pivotable within said opening of said mounting plate, and c. a lever plate having an outer face fixed to said base part of said lever and an opposite inner face facing said surface of said door, said lever plate being pivotable with said lever such that when said lever is pivoted, said lever pivots and simultaneously rotates said spindle to actuate said latch assembly, said lever plate having an area that is greater than said area of said opening, said lever plate situated between said inner face of said mounting plate and said surface of said door, and thus closely underlies said inner face of said mounting plate such that no portion of said surface of said door is visible through said opening at all pivotal positions of said lever plate.