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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0316358 (2002-12-11) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 11 인용 특허 : 13 |
A latch assembly kit including a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, an actuating assembly, a first elongate graspable handle, and a second elongate graspable handle. The latching subassembly has a latched state, wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a str
A latch assembly kit including a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, an actuating assembly, a first elongate graspable handle, and a second elongate graspable handle. The latching subassembly has a latched state, wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and a release state. The actuating assembly has a normal state and a release state. The actuating assembly causes the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state. The first elongate graspable handle has a first length and is releasably operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted. The second elongate graspable handle has a second length different than the first length and is releasably operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted. The first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle, to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted.
The invention claimed is: 1. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a d
The invention claimed is: 1. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in a first manner to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in the same manner that the first elongate graspable handle is connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, the first length of the first elongate handle oriented in a first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, the second length of the second elongate handle oriented in the first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles each have spaced first and second ends, the first ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles are each operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, and the kit further comprises a fitting which is connectable to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and operatively connectable to a) the second end of the first elongate graspable handle when the first elongate graspable handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and b) the second end of the second elongate graspable handle when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, wherein the fitting is elbow-shaped. 2. The latch assembly kit according to claim 1 wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles each have spaced first and second ends, the first ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles are each operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, and the kit further comprises a fitting which is connectable to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and operatively connectable to a) the second end of the first elongate graspable handle when the first elongate graspable handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and b) the second end of the second elongate graspable handle when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly. 3. The latch assembly kit according to claim 1 wherein the fitting has a flange to engage and be secured to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and a connecting portion which is engageable with connecting portions on the second ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles. 4. The latch assembly kit according to claim 1 further comprising a protective shroud that is releasably placed over at least a part of the latching subassembly, the actuating assembly, and a part of the first or second elongate graspable handle that is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly. 5. The latch assembly kit according to claim 1 in combination with a movable closure element to which the latching subassembly is mounted. 6. The latch assembly according to claim 5 wherein the closure element has oppositely facing first and second surfaces, the first and second elongate graspable handles are interchangeably mounted at the first surface, the actuating assembly projects from the first surface in a direction away from the second surface, and the first and second tubular elements are each releasably connectable to the actuating assembly where the actuating assembly projects from the first surface, one in place of the other. 7. The latch assembly according to claim 5 wherein the closure element has oppositely facing first and second surfaces, the first and second handles are interchangeably mounted at the first surface so that the first and second lengths of the first and second tubular elements are substantially parallel to the first surface. 8. The latch assembly according to claim 6 wherein the tubular elements have tubular free ends that are connectable to the actuating assembly where the actuating assembly projects from the first surface. 9. The latch assembly according to claim 1 wherein each of the first and second elongate graspable handles is releasably operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching assembly and actuating assembly. 10. The latch assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a first trip lever that is: a) movable relative to the first elongate handle when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly; and b) movable relative to the second elongate handle when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, to thereby change the actuating assembly from the normal state into its release state. 11. The latch assembly according to claim 10 in combination with a movable closure elementto which the latching subassembly is mounted and the first and second elongate handles are each in a fixed position relative to the movable closure element when the first and second elongate handles are operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly. 12. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles each have spaced first and second ends, the first ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles are each operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, and the kit further comprises a fitting which is connectable to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and operatively connectable to the second ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles, wherein the fitting has a flange to engage and be secured to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and a connecting portion which is engageable with connecting portions on the second ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles, wherein the connecting portion on the fitting and the connecting portions on the first and second elongate graspable handles are connectable through a telescoping engagement. 13. The latch assembly kit according to claim 12 wherein the connecting portion on the fitting and the connecting portions on the first and second elongate graspable handles are maintainable, telescopingly engaged, one within the other, by a threaded fastener. 14. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is exposed at the graspable handle that is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, to be engaged by a user and movable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state. 15. The latch assembly kit according to claim 14 wherein the trip lever is attached directly to the latching subassembly. 16. The latch assembly kit according to claim 15 wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions. 17. The latch assembly kit according to claim 16 wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the first and second elongate graspable handles. 18. The latch assembly kit according to claim 17 wherein the first elongate graspable handle has a slot formed thereon to receive the trip lever. 19. The latch assembly kit according to claim 18 wherein the first elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends and the trip lever is slidable through the slot from the first end of the first elongate graspable handle towards the second end of the first elongate graspable handle. 20. The latch assembly kit according to claim 19 wherein the first elongate graspable handle is tubular with a wall extending continuously around an internal hollow and the trip lever resides partially within the internal hollow. 21. The latch assembly kit according to claim 20 wherein the wall has an annular, inwardly facing surface and the trip lever has a projecting tab which abuts to the annular, inwardly facing surface on the first elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow to limit pivoting of the trip lever outwardly from the internal hollow. 22. The latch assembly kit according to claim 21 wherein the kit further comprises a spring element acting between the first elongate graspable handle and trip lever to bias the trip lever towards its normal position wherein the spring element abuts to the first elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow. 23. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle having a first length and releasably operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle having a second length different than the first length and releasably operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is movable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is attached directly to the latching assembly, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the first and second elongate graspable handles, wherein the first elongate graspable handle has a slot formed thereon to receive the trip lever, wherein the first elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends and the trip lever is slidable through the slot from the first end of the first elongate graspable handle towards the second end of the first elongate graspable handle, wherein the first elongate graspable handle is tubular with an internal hollow and the trip lever resides partially within the internal hollow, wherein the trip lever has a projecting tab which abuts to the first elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow to limit pivoting of the trip lever outwardly from the internal hollow, wherein the kit further comprises a spring element acting between the first elongate graspable handle and trip lever to bias the trip lever towards its normal position wherein the projecting tab abuts to the first elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow, wherein the spring element comprises a leaf spring. 24. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle having a first length and releasably operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle having a second length different than the first length and releasably operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is movable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is attached directly to the latching assembly, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the first and second elongate graspable handles, wherein the first elongate graspable handle has a slot formed thereon to receive the trip lever, wherein the first elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends and the trip lever is slidable through the slot from the first end of the first elongate graspable handle towards the second end of the first elongate graspable handle, wherein the first elongate graspable handle is tubular with an internal hollow and the trip lever resides partially within the internal hollow, wherein the kit further comprises a leaf spring attached to the trip lever so that the trip lever and attached leaf spring can be slid through the first end of the first elongate graspable handle into an operative position wherein the leaf spring resides within the hollow and acts between the first elongate graspable handle and the trip lever so that the trip lever is urged by the leaf spring towards its normal position. 25. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in a first manner to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in the same manner that the first elongate graspable handle is connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, the first length of the first elongate handle oriented in a first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, the second length of the second elongate handle oriented in the first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, wherein the latching subassembly comprises a housing and a pivotable rotor with a receptacle movable relative to the housing selectively between a) a latched position and b) a release position, the first rotor releasably engageable with a strike element with the rotor in the latched position wherein the strike element resides within the receptacle. 26. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in a first manner to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in the same manner that the first elongate graspable handle is connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, the first length of the first elongate handle oriented in a first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, the second length of the second elongate handle oriented in the first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, wherein the latching subassembly comprises a housing with spaced walls bounding a space and a rotor within the space for releasably engaging a strike element, the kit further comprises a bracket which defines at least a part of one of the walls bounding the space, the first and second elongate graspable handles each have spaced ends, and one of the spaced ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles is attachable directly to the bracket. 27. The latch assembly kit according to claim 26 wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is pivotable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state. 28. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the latching subassembly comprises a housing with spaced walls bounding a space and a rotor within the space for releasably engaging a strike element, the kit further comprises a bracket which defines at least a part of one of the walls bounding the space, the first and second elongate graspable handles each have spaced ends, and one of the spaced ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles is attachable directly to the bracket, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is pivotable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is connected directly to the bracket for guided pivoting movement between its normal position and its release position. 29. The latch assembly kit according to claim 28 wherein the bracket has one piece that defines the at least part of the one of the walls bounding the space and to which the trip lever and the one of the spaced ends of the first and second elongate graspable handles directly attach. 30. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length and mountable to the movable closure element to be fully surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a hand of a user that is grasping and surrounding the elongate graspable handle to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions. 31. The latch assembly according to claim 30 further comprising a protective shroud that is releasably placed over at least a part of the latching assembly. 32. The latch assembly according to claim 30 in combination with a movable closure element to which the latching subassembly is mounted, the elongate graspable handle spaced from the movable closure element to allow a user's hand that is grasping the elongate graspable handle to reside between the elongate graspable handle and movable closure element. 33. The latch assembly according to claim 30 wherein the elongate graspable handle has a lengthwise axis and the trip lever is movable between the normal and release position by moving at least a part of the trip lever toward the lengthwise axis. 34. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length to be surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a user to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the elongate graspable handle comprises a tubular element. 35. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length to be surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a user to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the elongate graspable handle comprises a tubular element, wherein the elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends, the first end of the elongate graspable handle is connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, and the latch assembly further comprises a fitting which is connectable to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and operatively connected to the second end of the elongate graspable handle to mount the second end of the elongate graspable handle fixedly relative to a movable closure element. 36. The latch assembly according to claim 35 wherein the fitting is elbow-shaped. 37. The latch assembly according to claim 36 wherein the fitting has a flange to engage and be secured to the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted and a connecting portion which engages a connecting portion on the second end of the elongate graspable handle. 38. The latch assembly according to claim 37 wherein the connecting portion on the fitting and the connecting portion on the elongate graspable handle are connected through a telescoping engagement. 39. The latch assembly according to claim 38 wherein the connecting portion on the fitting and the connecting portion on the elongate graspable handle are maintained, telescopingly engaged, one within the other, by a threaded fastener. 40. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length to be surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a user to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state. 41. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in a first manner to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in the same manner that the first elongate graspable handle is connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, the first length of the first elongate handle oriented in a first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, the second length of the second elongate handle oriented in the first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached directly to the latching subassembly. 42. The latch assembly according to claim 41 wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions. 43. The latch assembly according to claim 42 wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the elongate graspable handle. 44. A latch assembly comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; and d) a second elongate graspable handle having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached directly to the latching subassembly, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between normal and release positions to thereby change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state, wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the elongate graspable handle, wherein the elongate graspable handle has a slot formed thereon to receive the trip lever. 45. The latch assembly according to claim 44 wherein the elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends and the trip lever is slidable through the slot from the first end of the elongate graspable handle towards the second end of the elongate graspable handle. 46. The latch assembly according to claim 45 wherein the elongate graspable handle is tubular with a wall extending continuously around an internal hollow and the trip lever resides partially within the internal hollow. 47. The latch assembly according to claim 46 wherein the wall has an annular, inwardly facing surface and the trip lever has a projecting tab which abuts to the annular, inwardly facing surface on the elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow to limit pivoting of the trip lever outwardly from the internal hollow. 48. The latch assembly according to claim 47 wherein the latch assembly further comprises a spring element acting between the elongate graspable handle and trip lever to bias the trip lever towards its normal position wherein the projecting tab abuts to the elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow. 49. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly for movement between normal and release positions, wherein the trip lever is attached directly to the latching subassembly, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the elongate graspable handle, wherein the elongate graspable handle has a slot formed thereon to receive the trip lever, wherein the elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends and the trip lever is slidable through the slot from the first end of the elongate graspable handle towards the second end of the elongate graspable handle, wherein the elongate graspable handle is tubular with a internal hollow and the grip lever resides partially within the internal hollow, wherein the trip lever has a projecting tab which abuts to the elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow to limit pivoting of the trip lever outwardly from the internal hollow, wherein the latch assembly further comprises a spring element acting between the elongate graspable handle and trip lever to bias the trip lever towards its normal position wherein the projecting tab abuts to the elongate graspable handle within the internal hollow, wherein the spring element comprises a leaf spring. 50. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly for movement between normal and release positions, wherein the trip lever is attached directly to the latching subassembly, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the latching subassembly is operable independently of the elongate graspable handle, wherein the elongate graspable handle has a slot formed thereon to receive the trip lever, wherein the elongate graspable handle has spaced first and second ends and the trip lever is slidable through the slot from the first end of the elongate graspable handle towards the second end of the elongate graspable handle, wherein the elongate graspable handle is tubular with a internal hollow and the grip lever resides partially within the internal hollow, wherein the latch assembly further comprises a leaf spring attached to the trip lever so that the trip lever and attached leaf spring can be slid through the first end of the elongate graspable handle into an operative position wherein the leaf spring resides within the hollow and acts between the elongate graspable handle and the trip lever so that the trip lever is urged by the leaf spring towards its normal position. 51. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length to be surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a user to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the latching subassembly comprises a housing and a pivotable rotor with a receptacle movable relative to the housing selectively between a) a latched position and b) a release position, the first rotor releasably engageable with a strike element with the rotor in its latched position wherein the strike element resides within the receptacle. 52. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length to be surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a user to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is pivotable between its normal and release positions, wherein the latching subassembly comprises a housing with spaced walls bounding a space and a rotor within the space for releasably engaging a strike element, the latch assembly further comprising a bracket which defines at least a part of one of the walls bounding the space, the elongate graspable handle having spaced ends, and one of the spaced ends of the elongate graspable handle is attached directly to the bracket. 53. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length to be surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a user to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the latching subassembly comprises a housing with spaced walls bounding a space and a rotor within the space for releasably engaging a strike element, the latch assembly further comprises a bracket which defines at least a part of the walls bounding the space, the elongate handle having spaced ends, and one of the spaced ends of the elongate graspable handle is attached directly to the bracket, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is pivotable between a normal position and a release position to change the actuating assembly from its normal state into its release state. 54. The latch assembly according to claim 53 wherein the trip lever is connected directly to the bracket for guided pivoting movement between its normal position and its release position. 55. The latch assembly according to claim 54 wherein the bracket has one piece that defines the at least part of the one of the walls bounding the space and to which the trip lever and the one of the spaced ends of the first elongate graspable handle directly attach. 56. A latch assembly kit comprising: a) a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; b) an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state, c) a first elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a first length and operatively connectable to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in a first manner to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted; d) a second elongate graspable handle comprising a tubular element having a second length different than the first length and operatively connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly in the same manner that the first elongate graspable handle is connectable to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and in place of the first elongate graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the first and second elongate graspable handles can be selectively operatively connected, one in place of the other, to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly to select a desired length of graspable handle to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, the first length of the first elongate handle oriented in a first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, the second length of the second elongate handle oriented in the first direction relative to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, a first trip lever that is: a) movable relative to the first elongate handle when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly; and b) movable relative to the second elongate handle when the second elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, to thereby change the actuating assembly from the normal state into its release state, said latch assembly provided in combination with a movable closure element to which the latching subassembly is mounted and the first and second elongate handles are each in a fixed position relative to the movable closure element when the first and second elongate handles are operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly, wherein the trip lever is movable by a finger of a hand that is grasping the first elongate handle when the first elongate handle is operatively connected to the at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly. 57. A latch assembly for a movable closure element, the latch assembly comprising: a latching subassembly for mounting upon a movable closure element, the latching subassembly having i) a latched state wherein the latching subassembly releasably engages a strike element to maintain the movable closure element in a desired position relative to a support to which the movable closure element is attached, and ii) a release state; an actuating assembly having a normal state and a release state, the actuating assembly causing the latching subassembly to change from its latched state into its release state as an incident of the actuating assembly changing from its normal state into its release state; and an elongate graspable handle connected to at least one of the latching subassembly and actuating assembly and having a sufficient length and mountable to the movable closure element to be fully surrounded and grasped by the hand of a user to facilitate repositioning of the movable closure element upon which the latching subassembly is mounted, wherein the actuating assembly comprises a trip lever that is attached to the latching subassembly and exposed to be engaged by a hand of a user that is grasping and surrounding the elongate graspable handle to be moved relative to the elongate graspable handle between normal and release positions to thereby cause the latching subassembly to be changed from its latched state into its release state, wherein the trip lever is pivotable relative to the elongate graspable handle between the normal and release positions.
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