Patent ID: 7281738
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An interchangeable handle assembly comprising: a spindle comprising two grooves defined in an outer circumferential face of the spindle, with the spindle further comprising a slot in a circumferential wall thereof; a coupling member removably coupled to the spindle, the coupling member comprising two arms and an intermediate section between the arms, said arms being engaged in the grooves of the spindle, each said arm comprising a coupling section on a distal end thereof; a handle comprising a shank including a hole for removably coupling with the spindle, a circumferential wall delimiting the hole of the shank comprising two coupling sections for respectively coupling with the coupling sections of the coupling member when the handle is coupled with the coupling member, with the circumferential wall delimiting the hole of the shank further comprising an engaging groove; an engaging plate; and a spring for biasing the engaging plate to extend through the slot of the spindle into the engaging groove of the shank, thereby coupling the handle with the spindle.