Patent ID: 6484542
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A door handle lock for a hinged lever-style door handle, adapted for mounting on a portion of said hinged lever style door handle and overlapping a portion of a door handle housing, said door handle housing, with said hinged lever style door handle, is received in a portion of a door, said hinged lever-style door handle used for opening said door, said door handle lock comprising:(a) in combination, a lock cylinder block having a front, a rear, and sides; a means for securing said lock cylinder block to said hinged lever-style door handle; and a means for causing a portion of said door handle lock to be held against and overlap a portion of said door handle housing, (b) in combination, a lock cylinder mounted inside said lock cylinder block, and a locking means to either rotate said lock cylinder or to lock said lock cylinder in position such that said lock cylinder cannot be moved relative to said lock cylinder block.