IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0290955
(2008-11-05)
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등록번호 |
US-7748246
(2010-07-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Paige, Douglas J.
- Weinerman, Lee S.
- Wolos, Paul J.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
16 인용 특허 :
88 |
초록
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A handle and housing assembly includes a housing having front and rear sides. A handle is connected on the front side of the housing to a shaft that extends through the housing along a forwardly-rearwardly extending axis. The handle may turn the shaft about the axis to turn components connected to a
A handle and housing assembly includes a housing having front and rear sides. A handle is connected on the front side of the housing to a shaft that extends through the housing along a forwardly-rearwardly extending axis. The handle may turn the shaft about the axis to turn components connected to a rear portion of the shaft, and/or the handle may move shaft-connected components forwardly and rearwardly along the axis of the shaft. In some embodiments, the housing defines a forwardly facing recess, and the handle is nestable within and extendable from the recess. In some embodiments, the handle and housing are provided with padlockable formations that extend side by side when the handle is in its nested or retracted position. In some embodiments, rearwardly extending housing-carried formations cooperate with a shaft-connected component to limit the permitted range of turning movement of the shaft about the principal axis, and/or the formations extend along opposite sides of a path of travel followed by a lock bolt to guide the lock bolt as it moves between locked and unlocked positions to selectively prevent and permit turning of the shaft about the principal axis.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and a mounting flange that surrounds a border of a forwardly facing recess defined by the housing wherein the forwardly facing recess has a relatively small sized, relatively shallow
What is claimed is: 1. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and a mounting flange that surrounds a border of a forwardly facing recess defined by the housing wherein the forwardly facing recess has a relatively small sized, relatively shallow portion in an end region of the forwardly facing recess removed from where a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis extends through a relatively large sized, relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess, wherein the end region of the forwardly facing recess that defines the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess is located along the border of the forwardly facing recess in a region of the forwardly facing recess that is exterior to and outside of the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess; b) a shaft extending along the principal axis through the housing and into the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and being turnable relative to the housing about the forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis; c) a handle having a relatively wide graspable portion joined to and supported by a relatively narrow stem portion that is connected on the front side of the housing to the shaft to permit movement of the handle relative to the shaft between a retracted position nesting in the recess near the housing with the relatively wide graspable portion overlying a majority of the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess, and an extended position projecting forwardly from the housing with the graspable portion extending forwardly from the forwardly facing recess to facilitate grasping and turning of the handle to turn the shaft about the principal axis between first and second orientations, and wherein the stem portion of the handle has spaced parts between which is defined a passage configured to open rearwardly into the forwardly facing recess and to not open forwardly when the handle is in the retracted position; d) a forwardly extending projection on the front side of the housing configured to extend into the passage between the spaced parts of the stem portion of the handle and to thereby be concealed from view when the handle is in the retracted position; and, e) openings formed through the spaced parts of the stem portion that are configured to align with an opening formed through the forwardly extending projection when the handle is in the retracted position to permit a component of a padlock to be inserted through the openings formed through the spaced parts and the opening formed through the forwardly extending projection to retain the handle in the retracted position. 2. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a key-operated lock connected to and extending through the housing into the shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess and lockable to inhibit turning of the shaft about the principal axis. 3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the graspable portion of the handle provides a handle-defined recess that opens rearwardly to protectively receive therein at least a part of the front portion of the key-operated lock therein when the handle is in the retracted position. 4. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a control member connected to the shaft on the rear side of the housing for being turned about the principal axis together with the handle and the shaft between the first and second orientations, and being engageable with a first housing carried formation when in the first orientation. 5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the control member is engageable with a second housing carried formation when in the second orientation, and wherein the engagement of the control member with the first and second housing carried formations defines a range of motion through which the handle, the shaft and the control member are permitted to turn when moving between the first and second orientations. 6. The assembly of claim 5 further comprising a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing movable along a path of travel between a non-operated position disengaging the control member and an operated position engaging the control member to retain the control member, the shaft and the handle in a selected one of the first and second orientations. 7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing defines a rear wall at the rear of the forwardly facing recess, and wherein a locking element formed separately from the housing extends through a slot-like opening of the rear wall to define the forwardly extending projection on the front side of the housing. 8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein the forwardly facing recess of the housing is configured to permit movement of the handle between the extended and retracted positions only when the handle and the shaft are turned about the principal axis to a particular orientation. 9. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the graspable portion of the handle defines a relatively long convexly curved surface, and wherein a portion of the housing bordering the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess has a relatively long concavely curved surface that faces toward the principal axis and is configured to extend closely alongside the convexly curved surface of the graspable portion of the handle when the handle is in the retracted position. 10. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and having a mounting flange extending about a forwardly facing recess that has a perimeter along which extends a side wall that connects the mounting flange to a back wall of the housing that extends behind a relatively large sized, relatively deep portion and a relatively small sized, relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess located in an end region of the recess removed from where a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis extends through the back wall into the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess, wherein the end region of the forwardly facing recess that defines the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess is located along the border of the forwardly facing recess in a region of the forwardly facing recess that is exterior to and outside of the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess; b) a shaft extending along the principal axis through the housing into the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and being turntable relative to the housing about the forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis; c) a handle having a relatively wide graspable portion joined to and supported by a relatively narrow stem portion that is pivotally connected on the front side of the housing to the shaft to permit movement of the handle between a retracted position nesting in the forwardly facing recess with the relatively wide graspable portion of the handle overlying a majority of the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess, and an extended position wherein the graspable portion of the handle extends forwardly from the forwardly facing recess to facilitate grasping and turning the handle to turn the shaft about the principal axis between first and second orientations; d) a key-operated lock connected to the housing and having a front part i) extending through the back wall into the shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess, ii) defining a keyway into which a key can be inserted and turned when the handle is in the extended position to selectively permit and prevent turning of the shaft about the principal axis, and arranged to extend into a recess defined by the graspable portion of the handle and configured to open rearwardly to receive the front part of the key-operated lock therein when the handle is in the retracted position thereby causing the front part of the key-operated lock to be protectively covered by and concealed from view by the graspable portion of the handle when the handle is in the retracted position; and, e) a handle-connected formation defined by the stem portion of the handle and defining a passage configured to open rearwardly into the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and to not open forwardly when the handle is in the retracted position to receive therein a housing-connected formation on the front side of the housing when the handle is in the retracted position, with the handle-connected formation and the housing-connected formation having holes formed therethrough that align when the handle is in the retracted position and that are configured to receive a component of a padlock therein when the handle is in the retracted position to retain the handle in the retracted position. 11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the handle-connected formation has spaced portions between which the housing-connected formation extends when the handle is in the retracted position, and wherein holes extend through the spaced portions and through the housing connected formation that align when the handle is in the retracted position to receive a hasp of a padlock therein to retain the handle in the retracted position. 12. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the forwardly-facing recess is configured to permit the handle to move to and from the retracted position only when the handle and the shaft are turned about the principal axis to a predetermined orientation. 13. The assembly of claim 10 further comprising a control member connected to the shaft on the rear side of the housing for being turned about the principal axis together with the handle and the shaft between the first and second orientations, and being engageable with a first housing carried formation when in a chosen one of the first and second orientations. 14. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the control member is engageable with a second housing carried formation when in the second orientation, and wherein the engagement of the control member with the first and second housing carried formations defines a range of motion through which the handle, the shaft and the control member are permitted to turn when moving between the first and second orientations. 15. The assembly of claim 14 further comprising a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing movable along a path of travel between a non-operated position disengaging the control member and an operated position engaging the control member to retain the control member, the shaft and the handle in a selected one of the first and second orientations, with movement of the lock bolt along the path of travel occurring in response to turning of a key inserted into a keyway of the key-operated lock. 16. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a) a housing having a front side and a rear side, and a mounting flange that surrounds a border of a forwardly facing housing-defined recess having a relatively small sized, relatively shallow portion in an end region of the forwardly facing recess removed from where a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis extends through the housing into a relatively large sized, relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess, wherein the end region of the forwardly facing recess that defines the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess is located along the border of the forwardly facing recess in a region of the forwardly facing recess that is exterior to and outside of the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess; b) a shaft extending through the housing along the principal axis into the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and being turnable relative to the housing about the principal axis; c) a generally T-shaped handle on the front side of the housing having a relatively narrow, elongate stem portion that supports and extends from a relatively wide graspable portion of the handle to a location in the forwardly facing recess where a handle-to-shaft connection pivotally connects the elongate stem portion to the shaft for pivotal movement between a retracted position wherein the relatively wide graspable portion of the handle overlies a majority of the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess and nests in the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess, and an extended position wherein the relatively wide graspable portion extends forwardly from the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess; d) a handle-defined recess defined by the graspable portion of the handle and configured to open rearwardly and to not open forwardly when the handle is in the retracted position; and, e) a key-operated lock cylinder extending through the housing and having a keyway-defining front portion on the front side of the housing that is configured to extend into the handle-defined recess when the handle is in the retracted position whereby the graspable portion of the handle protectively covers and conceals from view the front portion of the lock cylinder, and the handle-defined recess protectively covers a keyway defined by the front portion of the lock cylinder when the handle is in the retracted position. 17. The assembly of claim 16 further comprising a control member connected to the shaft on the rear side of the housing for being turned about the principal axis with the handle and the shaft, and a lock bolt on the rear side of the housing and movable by the key-operated lock cylinder relative to the housing between a non-operated position disengaging the control member, and an operated position engaging the control member to inhibit turning about the principal axis of the handle, the shaft and the control member. 18. A handle and housing assembly, comprising: a housing having a front side and a rear side, and defining a forwardly facing recess surrounded by a mounting flange, wherein the forwardly facing recess has a relatively small sized, relatively shallow portion in an end region of the forwardly facing recess that is exterior to and outside of a relatively large sized, relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and removed from where a forwardly-rearwardly extending principal axis extends through the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess; a shaft extending along the principal axis through the housing into the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and being turnable about the principal axis of the housing between first and second orientations; a handle having a relatively wide graspable portion joined to and supported by a relatively narrow stem portion that is pivotally connected to the shaft on the front side of the housing in the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess for turning the shaft about the principal axis between first and second orientations, with the handle being movable relative to the shaft to and from a retracted position nesting in the forwardly facing recess near the housing with the relatively wide graspable portion overlying a majority of the relatively shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess, and an extended position projecting forwardly from the housing with the graspable portion extending forwardly from the forwardly facing recess to facilitate grasping and turning the handle to turn the shaft about the principal axis between said first and second orientations; a handle-carried recess defined by the relatively wide graspable portion of the handle and configured to open rearwardly into the forwardly facing recess and to not open forwardly when the handle is in the retracted position; a key-operated lock cylinder extending through the housing into the relative shallow portion of the forwardly facing recess and having a keyway-defining front portion on the front side of the housing configured to extend into the handle-carried recess that opens rearwardly, not forwardly, to be protectively covered and concealed from view by the relatively wide graspable portion of the handle when the handle is in the retracted position; and, formations carried by the housing and by the relatively narrow stem portion of the handle that are configured to extend side by side within the relatively deep portion of the forwardly facing recess and are configured to be padlockable together when the handle is in the retracted position to retain the handle in the retracted position. 19. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising holes formed through the formations carried by the housing and by the handle that align when the handle is in the retracted position to enable a hasp of a padlock to be inserted therethrough to retain the handle in the retracted position. 20. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a control member connected to the shaft on the rear side of the housing for being turned about the principal axis together with the handle and the shaft between a first orientation and a second orientation.
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