Adjustable and configurable standoff

An adjustable standoff, including an attachment portion comprising an aperture into which a grip is inserted, a clamp portion disposed on a first end of the attachment portion to control movement of the grip through the aperture, and a protruding portion disposed on a second end of the attachment portion to connect to a first surface of a door.

BACKGROUND

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a standoff, and particularly, to an adjustable and configurable standoff.

2. Description of the Related Art

Shopping malls, office buildings, businesses, hospitals, gymnasiums, universities, schools, and other non-residential, and even residential-type edifices, often include doors that are designed to require door pulls as door-opening mechanisms. A conventional door pull may be installed either on both sides of a door, or on one side of a door with a different alternative door-opening mechanism on the other side of the door, such as a push plate, door handle, or touch bar.

The conventional door pull typically includes one, two, or three permanently fixed standoffs, which allow the door pull to be installed away from the door at a predetermined distance, thereby allowing a user to wrap a hand around the door pull and duly comply with industry standards and/or requirements of various regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Often times, door manufacturers are different from door pull manufacturers, for at least the reason that a consumer, customer, or user may desire to purchase the door from one manufacturer, and the door pull from a different manufacturer. As such, when constructing a building, for example, the consumer typically places an order with a first manufacturer for a certain number of doors, and includes specifications for the doors to include pre-drilled holes to allow door pulls, which are ordered from a second manufacturer, to be installed on the doors.

However, due to specification imperfections, misread specifications, mis-measured drillings, and other types of human-error, the doors are often delivered to the consumer with the pre-drilled holes improperly spaced apart. As a result, the conventional door pulls cannot be installed on the door because center-to-center distances between the permanently fixed standoffs do not properly correspond to the pre-drilled holes of the doors, and therefore, either the doors or the door pulls must be reordered. Consequently, time and money are both wasted during the process of reordering properly predrilled doors or re-configured door pulls. Moreover, even if the doors are delivered with pre-drilled holes, thereby requiring the consumer to drill the holes himself/herself, the consumer must be careful to drill the holes to be spaced-apart perfectly, to allow the door pulls to be installed on the doors.

In addition, if the doors are delivered with a pre-drilled cylinder hole for installation of a door lock, then door pulls with offset standoffs may be required to allow the consumer to access the door lock. As such, if the door pulls are ordered and delivered without standoffs, then the door pulls must be reordered, thereby wasting time and money.

Therefore, there is a need for adjustable standoffs allow a consumer to easily arrange standoffs based on the consumer's preferences and/or requirements.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides an adjustable and configurable standoff.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing an adjustable standoff, including an attachment portion comprising an aperture into which a grip is inserted, a clamp portion disposed on a first end of the attachment portion to control movement of the grip through the aperture, and a protruding portion disposed on a second end of the attachment portion to connect to a first surface of a door.

The clamp portion may include a clamp surface to connect to the protruding portion, and a first clamp fastener receiving aperture disposed within the clamp surface.

The protruding portion may include a set screw receiving aperture, a clamp fastener head receiving aperture, a set screw to be inserted through a second surface of the door into the set screw receiving aperture to mount the protruding portion to the door, and a clamp fastener to be inserted into the clamp fastener head receiving aperture to move the clamp portion toward the protruding portion in response to tightening the clamp fastener, and to move the clamp portion away from the protruding portion in response to extracting the clamp fastener.

The protruding portion may further include a first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture perpendicularly disposed away from the set screw receiving aperture with respect to a first direction, a second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture perpendicularly disposed away from the set screw receiving aperture with respect to a second direction, a first auxiliary set screw to be inserted into the first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture to contact at least a portion of the set screw, and a second auxiliary set screw to be inserted into the second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture to contact at least another portion of the set screw, such that the first auxiliary set screw and the second auxiliary set screw prevent the set screw from being extracted from the set screw receiving aperture.

The clamp fastener head receiving aperture may include a second clamp fastener receiving aperture to receive at least a portion of the clamp fastener through the first clamp fastener receiving aperture.

The clamp portion may reduce movement of the grip in response to moving toward the protruding portion, such that the aperture may contract in size.

The clamp portion may increase movement of the grip in response to moving away from the protruding portion, such that the aperture may expand in size.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may also be achieved by providing an adjustable standoff, including an attachment portion comprising an aperture into which a grip is inserted, a clamp portion disposed on a first end of the attachment portion to control movement of the grip through the aperture, an offset portion disposed on a second end of the attachment portion to extend away from the attachment portion in a first direction, and a protruding portion to extend away from the offset portion in a second direction different from the first direction to connect to a first surface of a door.

The clamp portion may include a clamp surface to connect to the offset portion, a clamp fastener head receiving aperture disposed within the clamp surface, and a clamp fastener to be inserted into the clamp fastener head receiving aperture to move the clamp portion toward the protruding portion in response to tightening the clamp fastener, and to move the clamp portion away from the protruding portion in response to extracting the clamp fastener.

The clamp fastener head receiving aperture may include a first clamp fastener receiving aperture disposed within the clamp surface.

The offset portion may include a second clamp fastener receiving aperture to receive at least a portion of the clamp fastener through the first clamp fastener receiving aperture.

The protruding portion may include a set screw receiving aperture, and a set screw to be inserted through a second surface of the door into the set screw receiving aperture to mount the protruding portion to the door.

The clamp portion may reduce movement of the grip in response to moving toward the protruding portion, such that the aperture may contract in size.

The clamp portion may increase movement of the grip in response to moving away from the protruding portion, such that the aperture may expand in size.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LIST OF COMPONENTS

FIG.1illustrates an isometric rear view of an adjustable standoff1000, such that a grip100is disposed therein, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The adjustable standoff1000may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, wood, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto.

FIG.2Aillustrates an isometric rear view of the adjustable standoff1000, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG.2Billustrates a bottom view of the adjustable standoff1000, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG.2Cillustrates a sectional view taken along A-A ofFIG.2Bof the adjustable standoff1000, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

Referring toFIGS.2A through2C, the adjustable standoff1000may include an attachment portion1100, a clamp portion1200, and a leg1300, but is not limited thereto.

Referring toFIG.1, the attachment portion1100may include an aperture1110, which may be designed to correspond to a shape of the grip100, such that the grip100may slide into and be disposed within at least one aperture1110.

The clamp portion1200may include a clamp surface1210and a first clamp fastener receiving aperture1220, but is not limited thereto.

The clamp portion1200may be disposed on a first end of the attachment portion1100. The leg1300may be disposed on a second end of the attachment portion1100.

The leg1300(a.k.a., a protruding portion1300) may include a set screw receiving aperture1310, an attachment surface1320, a first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1330, a first auxiliary set screw1340, a second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1350, a second auxiliary set screw1360, a clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370, a set screw1380, and a clamp fastener1390, but is not limited thereto.

The first auxiliary set screw1340may include a twine, a string, a rope, a magnet, a clasp, a hook, a screw, a nail, a bolt, a nut, a washer, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The second auxiliary set screw1360may include a twine, a string, a rope, a magnet, a clasp, a hook, a screw, a nail, a bolt, a nut, a washer, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The set screw1380may include a twine, a string, a rope, a magnet, a clasp, a hook, a screw, a nail, a bolt, a nut, a washer, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The clamp fastener1390may include a twine, a string, a rope, a magnet, a clasp, a hook, a screw, a nail, a bolt, a nut, a washer, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The set screw receiving aperture1310may be disposed on at least a portion of the attachment surface1320. The attachment surface1320may be disposed on a first surface of a door10. Additionally, the set screw1380may be inserted into the set screw receiving aperture1310through a second surface of the door10, opposite with respect to the first surface, such that the adjustable standoff1000may be mounted on the first surface of the door10. Also, the set screw1380may be rotated to be tightened within the set screw receiving aperture1310in a first direction and extracted from the set screw receiving aperture1310in a second direction, using a tool1, such as a screwdriver or a wrench. Also, an adhesive2may be applied to the set screw1380prior to insertion within the set screw receiving aperture1310to prevent the set screw1380from being extracted from the set screw receiving aperture1310.

The first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1330may be perpendicularly disposed away from the set screw receiving aperture1310with respect to a first direction on at least a portion of a first side of the leg1300. The second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1350may be perpendicularly disposed away from the set screw receiving aperture1310with respect to a second direction on at least a portion of a second side of the leg1300, opposite with respect to the first side of the leg1300. The first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1330may receive the first auxiliary set screw1340, and the second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1350may receive the second auxiliary set screw1360. The first auxiliary set screw1340and/or the second auxiliary set screw1360may contact at least a portion of the set screw1380. As such, the first auxiliary set screw1340and/or the second auxiliary set screw1360may prevent the set screw1380from being extracted from the set screw receiving aperture1310.

The clamp surface1210may be moved away from the leg1300, such that the aperture1110may be expanded to facilitate insertion of the grip100therein. In other words, the attachment portion1110may deform in response to movement of the clamp surface1210away from the leg1300, such that the aperture1110may increase in size.

As such, the clamp portion1200may control movement of the grip100therethrough. The clamp portion1200reduces movement of the grip100in response to moving toward the leg1300, and increases movement of the grip100in response to moving away from the leg1300.

The clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370may include a second clamp fastener receiving aperture1371, but is not limited thereto.

The clamp fastener1390may include a fastener head1391and a fastener body1392, but is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the clamp surface1210may contact at least a portion of the leg1300. The clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370may be disposed on at least a portion of the first side of the leg1300. Moreover, the clamp fastener1390may be inserted into the clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370. More specifically, at least a portion of the fastener body1392may be inserted into the first clamp fastener receiving aperture1220and at least a portion of the second clamp fastener receiving aperture1371. Also, the clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370may receive the fastener head1391therein.

As such, the clamp fastener1390may be rotated to be tightened within the first clamp fastener receiving aperture1220and the second clamp fastener receiving aperture1371in a first direction, and extracted from the first clamp fastener receiving aperture1220and the second clamp fastener receiving aperture1371in a second direction, using the tool1. As such, the clamp portion1200may move toward the leg1300in response to tightening the clamp fastener1390, and move away from the leg1300in response to extracting the clamp fastener1390.

Therefore, the adjustable standoff1000may provide flexibility to connect the grip100to the door10. Furthermore, the adjustable standoff1000may accommodate various shapes and/or sizes of the grip100due to variability in the size of the aperture1110.

FIG.3illustrates an isometric rear view of an adjustable standoff2000, such that a grip100is disposed therein, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The adjustable standoff2000may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, wood, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto.

FIG.4illustrates an isometric rear view of the adjustable standoff2000, such that a grip is disposed therein, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG.5Aillustrates a top perspective view of the adjustable standoff2000, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG.5Billustrates a top view of the adjustable standoff2000, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG.5Cillustrates a sectional view taken along A-A ofFIG.5Bof the adjustable standoff2000, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

Referring toFIGS.5A through5C, the adjustable standoff2000may include an attachment portion2100, a clamp portion2200, an offset portion2300, and a leg2400, but is not limited thereto.

The attachment portion2100may include an aperture2110, which may be designed to correspond to a shape of the grip100, such that the grip100may slide into and be disposed within at least one aperture2110.

The clamp portion2200may include a clamp surface2210, a clamp fastener head receiving aperture2220, and a clamp fastener2230, but is not limited thereto.

The clamp portion2200may be disposed on a first end of the attachment portion2100. The offset portion2300may be disposed on a second end of the attachment portion2100. In other words, the attachment portion2100may be disposed on a first end of the offset portion2300.

The clamp fastener head receiving aperture2220may include a first clamp fastener receiving aperture2221, but is not limited thereto.

The clamp fastener2230may include a twine, a string, a rope, a magnet, a clasp, a hook, a screw, a nail, a bolt, a nut, a washer, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The offset portion2300may include a second clamp fastener receiving aperture2310, but is not limited thereto.

The clamp surface2210may be moved away from the offset portion2300, such that the aperture2110may be expanded to facilitate insertion of the grip100therein. In other words, the attachment portion2110may deform in response to movement of the clamp surface2210away from the offset portion2300, such that the aperture2110may increase in size.

As such, the clamp portion2200may control movement of the grip100therethrough. The clamp portion2200reduces movement of the grip100in response to moving toward the offset portion2300, and increases movement of the grip100in response to moving away from the offset portion2300.

Referring toFIG.5C, the clamp fastener2230may include a fastener head2231and a fastener body2232, but is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the clamp surface2210may contact at least a portion of the offset portion2300. The second clamp fastener head receiving aperture2310may be disposed on at least a portion of the offset portion2300. Moreover, the clamp fastener2230may be inserted into the clamp fastener head receiving aperture2220. More specifically, at least a portion of the fastener body2232may be inserted into the first clamp fastener receiving aperture2221and at least a portion of the second clamp fastener receiving aperture2310. Also, the clamp fastener head receiving aperture2310may receive the fastener head2231therein.

As such, the clamp fastener2230may be rotated to be tightened within the first clamp fastener receiving aperture2221and the second clamp fastener receiving aperture2310in a first direction, and extracted from the first clamp fastener receiving aperture2221and the second clamp fastener receiving aperture2310in a second direction, using the tool1. As such, the clamp portion2200may move toward the offset portion2300in response to tightening the clamp fastener2230, and move away from the offset portion2300in response to extracting the clamp fastener2230.

As illustrated inFIGS.3and4, the leg2400(a.k.a., a protruding portion2400) may be offset from the grip100by the offset portion2300. Specifically, the offset portion2300may extend away from the attachment portion2100and/or the grip100a predetermined distance away from the leg2400and/or the door10in a first direction.

The leg2400may include a set screw receiving aperture2410, an attachment surface2420, and a set screw2430, but is not limited thereto.

The leg2400may be disposed on a second end of the offset portion2300. The leg2400may extend away from the offset portion2300in a second direction different from the first direction.

The set screw2430may include a twine, a string, a rope, a magnet, a clasp, a hook, a screw, a nail, a bolt, a nut, a washer, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The set screw receiving aperture2410may be disposed on at least a portion of the attachment surface2420. The attachment surface2420may be disposed on the first surface of the door10. Additionally, the set screw2430may be inserted into the set screw receiving aperture2410through the second surface of the door10, such that the adjustable standoff2000may be mounted on the first surface of the door10. Also, the set screw2430may be rotated to be tightened within the set screw receiving aperture2410in a first direction and extracted from the set screw receiving aperture2410in a second direction, using the tool1. Also, the adhesive2may be applied to the set screw2430prior to insertion within the set screw receiving aperture2410to prevent the set screw2430from being extracted from the set screw receiving aperture2410.

Therefore, the adjustable standoff2000may provide flexibility to connect the grip100to the door10. Furthermore, the adjustable standoff2000may accommodate various shapes and/or sizes of the grip100due to variability in the size of the aperture2110.

The present general inventive concept may include an adjustable standoff1000, including an attachment portion1100comprising an aperture1110into which a grip100is inserted, a clamp portion1200disposed on a first end of the attachment portion1100to control movement of the grip100through the aperture1110, and a protruding portion1300disposed on a second end of the attachment portion1100to connect to a first surface of a door10.

The clamp portion1200may include a clamp surface1210to connect to the protruding portion1300, and a first clamp fastener receiving aperture1220disposed within the clamp surface1210.

The protruding portion1300may include a set screw receiving aperture1310, a clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370, a set screw1380to be inserted through a second surface of the door10into the set screw receiving aperture1310to mount the protruding portion1300to the door10, and a clamp fastener1390to be inserted into the clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370to move the clamp portion1200toward the protruding portion1300in response to tightening the clamp fastener1390, and to move the clamp portion1200away from the protruding portion1300in response to extracting the clamp fastener1390.

The protruding portion1300may further include a first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1330perpendicularly disposed away from the set screw receiving aperture1310with respect to a first direction, a second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1350perpendicularly disposed away from the set screw receiving aperture1310with respect to a second direction, a first auxiliary set screw1340to be inserted into the first auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1330to contact at least a portion of the set screw1380, and a second auxiliary set screw1360to be inserted into the second auxiliary set screw receiving aperture1350to contact at least another portion of the set screw1380, such that the first auxiliary set screw1340and the second auxiliary set screw1360prevent the set screw1380from being extracted from the set screw receiving aperture1310.

The clamp fastener head receiving aperture1370may include a second clamp fastener receiving aperture1371to receive at least a portion of the clamp fastener1390through the first clamp fastener receiving aperture1220.

The clamp portion1200may reduce movement of the grip100in response to moving toward the protruding portion1300, such that the aperture1110may contract in size.

The clamp portion1200may increase movement of the grip100in response to moving away from the protruding portion1300, such that the aperture1110may expand in size.

The present general inventive concept may also include an adjustable standoff2000, including an attachment portion2100comprising an aperture2110into which a grip100is inserted, a clamp portion2200disposed on a first end of the attachment portion2100to control movement of the grip100through the aperture2110, an offset portion2300disposed on a second end of the attachment portion2100to extend away from the attachment portion2100in a first direction, and a protruding portion2400to extend away from the offset portion2300in a second direction different from the first direction to connect to a first surface of a door10.

The clamp portion2200may include a clamp surface2210to connect to the offset portion2300, a clamp fastener head receiving aperture2220disposed within the clamp surface2210, and a clamp fastener2230to be inserted into the clamp fastener head receiving aperture2220to move the clamp portion2200toward the protruding portion2400in response to tightening the clamp fastener2230, and to move the clamp portion2200away from the protruding portion2400in response to extracting the clamp fastener2230.

The clamp fastener head receiving aperture2220may include a first clamp fastener receiving aperture2221disposed within the clamp surface2210.

The offset portion2300may include a second clamp fastener receiving aperture2310to receive at least a portion of the clamp fastener2230through the first clamp fastener receiving aperture2221.

The protruding portion2400may include a set screw receiving aperture2410, and a set screw2430to be inserted through a second surface of the door10into the set screw receiving aperture2410to mount the protruding portion2400to the door10.

The clamp portion2200may reduce movement of the grip100in response to moving toward the protruding portion2400, such that the aperture2110may contract in size.

The clamp portion2200may increase movement of the grip100in response to moving away from the protruding portion2400, such that the aperture2110may expand in size.