Patent ID: 6412317
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An integrated cabinet door and drawer handle and lock for receipt in a cut away portion of a cabinet door or drawer, comprising:a main body portion having sidewalls defining a cylinder housing aperture and an elongated handle aperture; a substantially planar face plate portion connected to the main body portion defining a cylinder housing aperture corresponding to and in registration with the main body portion cylinder housing aperture for receipt therethrough of a cylinder housing portion of a cabinet door and drawer lock, the face plate portion further defining a handle aperture corresponding to and in registration with the main body portion handle aperture for receipt therethrough of a user's fingers, wherein the face plate portion has at least three flanges laterally extending from the main body portion and a rearwardly directed, transversely extending lip portion positioned on an edge of the face plate portion and spaced apart from the main body portion; a substantially planar backing plate for clamping union with the main body and face plate portions, wherein the backing plate has on one edge thereof a forwardly directed, transversely extending lip portion corresponding to and positioned for telescoping, sliding registration with the face plate portion lip portion; and, means for drawing the main body and face plate portions towards the backing plate in a clamping relationship so that the main body portion can be positioned in a cut away portion of a cabinet door or drawer whereby the flanges and the backing plate clamp against portions of the cabinet door or drawer adjacent to the main body portion.