Patent ID: 6082158
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A closing device comprising a first handle means, a second handle means, an actuator and a cam assembly driven by the actuator, a latch and a pawl engagable with the latch for effecting a locking of the closing device, a first connecting element, and a second connecting element;wherein said first and said second connecting elements are positioned respectively along force transmission paths between said pawl and respective ones of said first and said second handle means for control of engagement between said latch and said pawl;said cam assembly comprises first and second cam surfaces positioned for engagement with respective ones of said first and said second connecting elements; andmovement of said cam assembly activates said first and said second cam surfaces for deflecting respective ones of said first and said second connecting elements from their respective force transmission paths for selection of control of engagement between said latch and said pawl by said first and said second handle means.