Patent ID: 6494509
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A latching assembly mounted to a door which engages a door frame, the door having an interior and an exterior, the assembly comprising:a) a base portion which attaches to he door and extends through the door, said base portion having a frustoconically shaped collar portion; b) a shaft which extends through the base portion and the door, he shaft at least partially rotatable with respect to the base portion and the door between a first position and a second position; c) a handle having a head portion, the head portion configured for engagement to the base portion, said handle connecting to the shaft portion and having a grasping portion extending substantially normally to the shaft portion allowing at least partial rotation of said shaft portion as said handle is rotated, and d) a first release mechanism comprising a trigger portion extending from the handle and a detent mechanism with a detent engaging with a slot in the base portion thereby preventing rotation of the handle and shaft with respect to the base portion, said detent mechanism configured to release from the slot by movement of the trigger portion toward the handle wherein a portion of said detent mechanism is shaped for rotation about said frustoconically shaped collar portion upon rotation of said handle relative to said base.