Patent ID: 7506904

Claim:
A door handle lock assembly, comprising: a housing configured to be attached to a door; an interconnecting member rotatably and axially movably supported by the housing; a first handle fixed to the interconnecting member at a first end of the interconnecting member; a second handle fixed to the interconnecting member at a second end of the interconnecting member, wherein the door is between the second handle and the housing, the door handle lock assembly is changed from a locked condition to an unlocked condition by axially moving the interconnecting member from a first position to a second position and then rotating the interconnecting member, and the first and second handles axially move in unison during axial movement of the interconnecting member from the first position to the second position, and a lock member fixed to the interconnecting member between the first handle and the second handle, the lock member configured to engage the housing to prevent rotation of the interconnecting member when the interconnecting member is in the first position and to disengage from the housing when the interconnecting member is moved from the first position to the second position to permit rotation of the interconnecting member.