Patent ID: 6511104
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A panic handle adapted for mounting on a door having inner and outer surfaces and comprising:a latch assembly; and a handle assembly for operating the latch assembly, the handle assembly including a cavity therein substantially receiving said latch assembly, the handle assembly further defining a handle, the entire length of said handle spaced substantially parallel a predetermined distance from the door, the entire length of said handle movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the door between an outward position spaced from the door and an inward position closer to the door than the outward position, the distance of each end of said handle being an equal distance from said door in all positions, and with the handle further including an opening therein and means substantially within the opening of the handle for translating the handle between the extended and retracted positions, wherein said means substantially within the opening of the handle for translating the handle between the extended and retracted positions comprises a generally elongated slide positioned in said opening of said handle for lateral movement and at least one link member connected proximate a first end to said slide and connected proximate a second end to at least one attachment member, and with said at least one attachment member being adapted to be secured to said door, wherein said slide is moved laterally in a first direction as the handle is moved from the extended position to the retracted position and said slide is moved laterally in a second direction opposite the first direction as the handle is moved from the retracted position to the extended position, and wherein said slide includes at least one wheel for contacting an inner surface of the handle defined by the opening therein as the slide is moved laterally corresponding with movement of the handle.