Patent ID: 8047583
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B64C,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door operating assembly for operating a door, the assembly comprising: a rotatable main shaft mounted on the door, the shaft having at least one lock arm acting as an interfering element mounted to it at least one portion of the shaft; wherein the door comprises a locking mechanism aligned with the interfering element; the door operating assembly further comprising: a handle assembly, comprising: wherein: the locking mechanism prevents rotation of the shaft by interfering with the interfering element when the first handle section moves a predetermined distance with respect to the second handle section, to prevent unlocking of the door; and the shaft further comprises at least one latching element at an end of the shaft operatively connected to a latch on the door that is movable to an unlock position when the first handle section and the second handle section are adjacent to one another and move together.