Patent ID: 6062616
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A door handle assembly comprising at least one face plate having a thickness and being arranged to be secured to a face of a door, a handle adapted to be mounted on the face plate so as to be axially rotatable relative thereto, the handle including a shank extending through the face plate, and a bearing being mounted on the shank, the face plate having a boss which includes a recess and which supports the bearing mounted on the shank to allow axial rotation thereof, and holding means to hold the shank against the face plate, the bearing being accurately located in the recess in the boss of the face plate, the handle and holding means engaging opposite ends of the bearing and the holding means being spaced from, and unengaged with, the face plate so that the location of the handle against the face plate is independent of the thickness of the face plate.