Patent ID: 6971689
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: B64C,E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door handle assembly for attachment to a door and for locking and unlocking a door, the door handle assembly comprising: a housing for attachment to a door, the housing defining an internal side and an external side of the door handle assembly; an external handle positioned proximate to the external side of the housing; an internal handle positioned proximate to the internal side of the housing; an actuator assembly coupled to and extending between the internal handle and the external handle; a first structure of the actuator assembly attached to the external handle; a second structure of the actuator assembly attached to the internal handle; at least one external lock associated with the door handle assembly for locking the external handle; an internal lock associated with the door handle assembly carried on the internal handle for locking the internal handle to prevent unintended actuation of the internal handle; the first structure cooperatively engaged with the second structure for rotating the external handle and internal handle when the at least one external lock is unlocked; the actuator including a retractable extender for urging the external handle away from the housing when the at least one external lock is unlocked and permitting retraction of the external handle when locking the at least one external lock; and wherein the internal lock is a pivotable trigger lock including a protruding portion for engaging the first structure to prevent rotation of the internal handle relative to the first structure to secure the door handle assembly in a secured position.