Patent ID: 9187928
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door lock indicator for use by occupants in an interior space to confirm if a lock of a door handle of a door is in a locked or an unlocked position, an inside handle of the door handle must always be free to open the door for immediate exit, the door lock indicator comprising: an indicator mechanism having an end surface; a lock chassis movable between the locked position and the unlocked position, the lock chassis having a locking mechanism which moves between a first position when the door handle is in the unlocked position and a second position when the door handle is in the locked position; wherein when the locking mechanism is in the first position, the locking mechanism aligns with the indicator mechanism to allow the indicator mechanism to provide an indication that the door handle is in the unlocked position; and wherein when the locking mechanism is in the second position, the locking mechanism does not align with the indicator mechanism to provide an indication that the door handle is in the locked position.