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A door handle may be mounted to a door with concealed fasteners. The fasteners do not engage the door itself, but rather engage a top plate that is mounted to the door. The fasteners are inserted into a hidden portion of the door handle and generate an opposing force as they press against a bulging

A door handle may be mounted to a door with concealed fasteners. The fasteners do not engage the door itself, but rather engage a top plate that is mounted to the door. The fasteners are inserted into a hidden portion of the door handle and generate an opposing force as they press against a bulging portion of the top plate to produce a force that retains the door handle in place. The force generated also urges the door handle into a bottom plate on an opposing side of the door handle. The bottom plate includes a first and second planar section. The second planar section of the bottom plate is received into a receiving slot of the door handle. As a result, the door handle is retained on the door without any visible fasteners.

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1. A concealed fastener adapter for a door handle comprising: a top plate configured for attachment to a surface of a door;a bottom plate configured for attachment to the surface of the door opposite the top plate;a door handlea receiving bore in the door handle;a receiving slot in the door handle c

1. A concealed fastener adapter for a door handle comprising: a top plate configured for attachment to a surface of a door;a bottom plate configured for attachment to the surface of the door opposite the top plate;a door handlea receiving bore in the door handle;a receiving slot in the door handle configured to receive the bottom plate; anda fastener engaging the receiving bore in the door handle and configured to apply a selective amount of friction against the top plate, thereby displacing the door handle and generating a frictional interference with the bottom plate, thus securing the door handle in place. 2. The concealed fastener adapter according to claim 1, wherein the door handle includes a generally planar portion configured to lay flush on the surface of the door, and a recessed portion configured to rest below the surface of the door in one of a hole or recess in the surface of the door, and, wherein, the receiving slot of the door handle is located in a portion of the door handle below the surface of the door. 3. The concealed fastener adapter according to claim 1, wherein the top plate includes a planar section configured to mount flush on the surface of the door and a bulging portion configured to extend below the surface of the door. 4. The concealed fastener adapter according to claim 3, wherein the bottom plate includes a first planar section configured to mount flush with the surface of the door, and an angled section extending from the first planar section, and a second planar section parallel to the first planar section, thus forming a substantially “z” shape. 5. The concealed fastener adapter according to claim 4, wherein the selective amount of friction is created by driving the fastener further into the receiving bore of the door handle, thus urging the door handle away from the top plate and increasing the frictional interference with the bottom plate. 6. A method of fastening a door handle to a door comprising the steps: forming at least one of a hole or recess into the door for receiving the door handle;providing a first plate with a planar portion on a first end and at least one of an angled and a curved portion on a second end;securing the planar portion of the first plate to a surface of the door such that at least one of the angled and curved portion overhangs at least one of the hole or recess in the door;placing the door handle over at least one of the hole or recess in the door;inserting a fastener into a recessed portion of the door handle such that the fastener is at least partially concealed by the door handle; andadjusting the fastener to intersect at least one of the angled and curved portion of the first plate such that an interference fit is generated, thus urging the door handle away from the first plate and securing the door handle over the hole or recess in the door. 7. The method of fastening a door handle to a door according to claim 6, further comprising the steps: providing a second plate with a first planar section configured to mount flush with the surface of the door opposite the first plate, wherein the second plate further includes an angled section extending from the first planar section of the second plate and a second planar section that is one of parallel and not parallel to the first planar section of the second plate, thus forming a substantially “z” shape; andinserting the second planar section of the second plate into a receiving slot in the door handle such that the fastener is adjusted to intersect at least one of the angled and curved portion of the first plate, thus urging the second planar section of the second plate further into the receiving slot. 8. The method of fastening a door handle to a door according to claim 7, further comprising the step of continuing to adjust the fastener such that it recedes into the recessed portion of the door handle in a countersunk fashion. 9. The method of fastening a door handle to a door according to claim 6, further comprising the step of concealing the first plate and the one of a hole or recess in the door with the door handle. 10. The method of fastening a door handle to a door according to claim 6, further comprising the step of: inserting a second fastener into the recessed portion of the door handle such that the fastener is at least partially concealed by the door handle; andadjusting the second fastener to intersect at least one of the angled and curved portion of the first plate such that an interference fit is generated, thus urging the door handle away from the first plate and securing the door handle over the hole or recess in the door. 11. A door handle adapter comprising: a first plate configured for attachment to a surface of a door, wherein the first plate includes a planar section configured to mount flush on the surface of the door and a bulging portion configured to extend below the surface of the door;a second plate configured for attachment to a surface of a door opposite the first plate, wherein the second plate includes a first planar section configured to mount flush with the surface of the door and an angled section extending from the first planar section and a second planar section parallel to the first planar section, thus forming a substantially “z” shape;a receiving bore in the door handle;a receiving slot in the door handle configured to receive the bottom plate; anda fastener engaging the receiving bore in the door handle and configured to apply a selective amount of friction against the first plate, thereby displacing the door handle and generating a frictional interference with the second plate, thus securing the door handle in place. 12. The door handle adapter according to claim 11, further comprising: a second receiving bore in the door handle proximate the first receiving bore;a second fastener engaging the second receiving bore in the door handle and configured to apply a selective amount of friction against the first plate, thereby displacing the door handle and generating a frictional interference with the second plate, thus securing the door handle in place; andwherein the first and second bore are located between a planar surface of the door handle configured to rest on the surface of the door. 13. The door handle adapter according to claim 11, further comprising: a recessed portion on the door handle, offset from the planar portion, configured to rest beneath the surface of the door within one of a hole or recess in the door; anda planar portion on the door handle configured to rest flush on the surface of the door surrounding the one of a hole or recess in the door;wherein the receiving bore in the door handle is in a connecting portion joining the planar portion and the recessed portion of the door handle. 14. The door handle adapter according to claim 11, wherein the fastener is countersunk in the receiving bore, thus obscuring the fastener from view. 15. The door handle adapter according to claim 11, wherein the door handle covers and obscures from view the first and second plates.