Patent ID: 7237812
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A paddle handle latch release device which comprises: a pan housing that defines a floor, a left side wall, a right side wall, an upper end wall, a lower end wall and a rim, said left and right side walls providing aligned bearing holes and a bearing shaft that extends downwardly from the floor, a paddle handle member which is pivotally mounted to said pan housing, said paddle handle member including a grip member which is positioned between said left and right side walls, said grip member including a mounting bracket extending away from an underside thereof; a shaft which extends through said mounting bracket and one of said bearing holes; and an actuating lever which is connected to said shaft and which extends downwardly below said floor, said actuating lever rotating when said grip member is rotated relative to said one bearing hole, and a spider member rotatably mounted on said bearing shaft, said spider member including a hub having an internal chamber which faces said floor, a plurality of latch arms extending away from said hub, and an operating arm extending away from the hub so as to be in contact with said actuating lever, and a torsion spring positioned in said internal chamber of said hub and which has one end in contact with said spider member and an opposite end fixed relative to the pan housing floor, said torsion spring biasing said operating arm of said spider member against said actuating lever of said paddle handle member.