Patent ID: 7201406

Claim:
A device for operating a lock assembly, the lock assembly having a first configuration when mounted in a right hand door and a second configuration when mounted in a left hand door, the device comprising: a member having a first angular position in the first configuration and a second angular position in the second configuration, the second position being at a different angle from the first position, wherein the member has structure adapted to cooperate with the lock assembly; a handle having a first position representing an unlocked position and a second position representing a locked position; and an adapter connected to the member, the adapter further being adjustably connected to the handle, such that the first position of the handle when the member is in the first position is the same as the first position of the handle when the member is in the second position wherein the handle has a first aperture and a second aperture, the adapter being adjustably connected to the handle by a fastener positioned in the first aperture to define the member first position, and the adapter being adjustably connected to the handle by the fastener positioned in the second aperture to define the member second position.