Patent ID: 7284775
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle mechanism for operating a door or a window comprising: a pair of opposing handle mounting plates; a pair of swinging handles, each swinging handle being mounted to a respective handle mounting plate for swinging movement; a pair of inner operating plates, each inner operating plate coupled to a corresponding swinging handle for movement based upon swinging movement of the corresponding swinging handle; a pair of pins, each pin coupled to a respective inner operating plate and moveable therewith; a cam rotatably mounted between said inner operating plates for rotating movement based upon movement of said pair of pins; and a latch biased in an extended position and movable to a retracted position based upon rotation of said cam; said cam being configured and cooperating with said pins so that movement of a given pin rotates said cam to retract said latch independently without movement of the other pin whereby each swinging handle moves independent of the other swinging handle.