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US2517075A
US2517075A US2349248A US2517075A US 2517075 A US2517075 A US 2517075A US 2349248 A US2349248 A US 2349248A US 2517075 A US2517075 A US 2517075A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05B1/00—Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/0014—Locks or fastenings for special use to prevent opening by children
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    • Y10T292/85—Knob-attaching devices
    • Y10T292/869—Spring arm
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    • Y10T403/60—Biased catch or latch
    • Y10T403/606—Leaf spring
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to improved door latch handles, and particularly improved latch handles for motor vehicle doors. These, therefore, are the general objects of the present invention.
  • An object of the present invention is to mount a handle on the latch shaft within a motor vehicle in such manner that the operating portion of the handle may be readily detached from the latch shaft to prevent either the inadvertent opening of the door by children, or the unauthorized entry by manipulation of the handle.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved door handle
  • Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, the plane of the section being indicated by the lines 22 on Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical section as indicated by the lines 3-3 on Fig. 1
  • Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the operating arm of the handle detached from the latch shaft
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of a modified form of the device.
  • I indicates a motor vehicle door equipped with the usual bolt mechanism, not shown, but arranged to be operated by a link ll
  • One end of the link II is pivotally connected to the bolt mechanism and the other end is pivotally connected as at I 2 to a sleeve ll carried by a latch spindle l which is rotatably mounted in suitable mounting plates l6 and II.
  • the latch handle comprises a hub portion which is secured to the latch spindle l5, together with an operating or hand grip member 21' which is detachable from the hub portion 20 as will be hereinafter more fully explained.
  • the hub portion 20 of the latch handle may be secured to the spindle I2 in any suitable manner.
  • the hub portion 20 is shown as being provided with a squared socket 22 which receives a square end 23 of the spindle l2.
  • a pin 24 secures the hub 20 to the spindle I2.
  • This pin is held in place by a retainer ring 21 which may be slid inward, against the action of a compression spring 26, carrying with it the fabric 28 and flexible board 29 forming the inner lining of the door, and thereby permit access to the pin-24.
  • the spring26 is interposed between the members 29 and I6 and normally acts to retain the member 21 in the position shown in Fig. 2.
  • This portion of the mechanism may be varied as desired to the end that the improved handle construction may be used in connection with existing latch structures. The arrangement is such that for practical operation, the hub 20 is permanently secured to the spindle I2.
  • the operating or hand grip member3ll of the handle lies closely adjacent the inner surface of the door In.
  • the hand grip member is provided with a rectangular end portion 3
  • the hand grip portion 30 is retained in engagem'ent with the hub portion 20 by frictional engagement therewith. The effect of this engagement is increased by a leaf spring which is secured as at 36 to the end portion 3
  • the arrangement is such as to increase the friction between the hand grip 30 and the hub 20 to such an extent as to prevent inadvertent removal of the grip portion 30 during normal use thereof, but to permit such portion to be readily withdrawn from the recess 32 as indicated in Fig. 4.
  • and the main portion of the hand grip 30 acts as a. stop when the hand grip member being inserted for use.
  • the wall of the opening in the hub member '20 which coacts with spring 35 is recessed as at 36 to assist in retaining the grip portion of the handle in place.
  • the spring may be deformed as at 31 (Fig. 5) and the recess so shaped as to receive the deformation and thus retain the gripping member in position.
  • a safety door handle for automotive use having an operating or hand grip memher which may be removed to prevent inadvertent opening of the door by children and which will assist in the prevention of unauthorized access to the vehicle.
  • a hub member having a substantially smooth contour whereby it is incapable of being manually grasped to operate a latch spindle, means to drivingly secure said hub member in position on the end of a latch spindle, said hub member having a substantially rectangular opening extending entirely therethrough in a direction which forms an angle slightly greater than a right angle with the axis of said spindle, an
  • operating arm having a rectangular extension at one end and a hand grip portion at the other end forming an abutment therebetween to seat against said hub member, one transverse dimension of said extension thereof being substantially the same as the corresponding transverse dimension of the opening in said hub member and the other transverse dimension being less than the corresponding dimension of such opening, the length of said extension being such that when the handle is in position in the hub the end of the extension forms a continuation of the wall -01' the hub member and the extension intersects the axis extended of said spindle, and a flat spring secured to said extension and extending substantially along one face thereof to frictionally retain said extension in such opening, one wall of said opening being provided with a recess to'permit expansion of said spring when the handle is seated in the hub.

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1950 c. J. AQUILA 2,517,075
noon wrcn HANDLE Filed April 27. 1948 INVENTOR. 671/675 TOPflEf JA Ql/IL A terior' of doors of automotive vehicles.
Patented Aug. 1, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce DOOR LATCH HANDLE Christopher J. Aquila, Euclid, Ohio Application Apr-i127, 1948, Serial No. 23,492
1 Claim. 1
This invention relates to improved door latch handles, and particularly improved latch handles for motor vehicle doors. These, therefore, are the general objects of the present invention.
At the present time operating handles are permanently secured to the latch shafts on the in There have been instances when children have been injured by unlatching the motor vehicle door and falling from the moving vehicle. Likewise, un-
authorized entry to motor vehicles of the closedbody type has been had by the insertion of a rod or wire through any available crevice in the body and manipulating the latch handle at the inside of one of the doors so as to open the door and thus obtain access to the vehicle.
An object of the present invention is to mount a handle on the latch shaft within a motor vehicle in such manner that the operating portion of the handle may be readily detached from the latch shaft to prevent either the inadvertent opening of the door by children, or the unauthorized entry by manipulation of the handle.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description, reference being made to a preferred embodiment of the invention set forth in the accompanying drawings. The essential features of the invention will be summarized in the claim.
In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved door handle; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, the plane of the section being indicated by the lines 22 on Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical section as indicated by the lines 3-3 on Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the operating arm of the handle detached from the latch shaft; and Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of a modified form of the device.
In the drawings, I indicates a motor vehicle door equipped with the usual bolt mechanism, not shown, but arranged to be operated by a link ll One end of the link II is pivotally connected to the bolt mechanism and the other end is pivotally connected as at I 2 to a sleeve ll carried by a latch spindle l which is rotatably mounted in suitable mounting plates l6 and II. The latch handle comprises a hub portion which is secured to the latch spindle l5, together with an operating or hand grip member 21' which is detachable from the hub portion 20 as will be hereinafter more fully explained.
The hub portion 20 of the latch handle may be secured to the spindle I2 in any suitable manner. For illustrative purposes the hub portion 20 is shown as being provided with a squared socket 22 which receives a square end 23 of the spindle l2. A pin 24 secures the hub 20 to the spindle I2. This pin is held in place by a retainer ring 21 which may be slid inward, against the action of a compression spring 26, carrying with it the fabric 28 and flexible board 29 forming the inner lining of the door, and thereby permit access to the pin-24. The spring26 is interposed between the members 29 and I6 and normally acts to retain the member 21 in the position shown in Fig. 2. This portion of the mechanism may be varied as desired to the end that the improved handle construction may be used in connection with existing latch structures. The arrangement is such that for practical operation, the hub 20 is permanently secured to the spindle I2.
The operating or hand grip member3ll of the handle lies closely adjacent the inner surface of the door In. As shown, the hand grip member is provided with a rectangular end portion 3| reduced in cross sectional area from the body portion 34 of the handle. This rectangular portion 3| enters a rectangular opening or recess 32 which extends transversely through the hub member 20. The hand grip portion 30 is retained in engagem'ent with the hub portion 20 by frictional engagement therewith. The effect of this engagement is increased by a leaf spring which is secured as at 36 to the end portion 3| of the hand grip member and which extends along one face thereof so as to engage the corresponding wall of the recess 32 formed in the hub 20. The arrangement is such as to increase the friction between the hand grip 30 and the hub 20 to such an extent as to prevent inadvertent removal of the grip portion 30 during normal use thereof, but to permit such portion to be readily withdrawn from the recess 32 as indicated in Fig. 4. The shoulder 33 formed between the end portion 3| and the main portion of the hand grip 30 acts as a. stop when the hand grip member being inserted for use.
In the embodiment illustrated the wall of the opening in the hub member '20 which coacts with spring 35 is recessed as at 36 to assist in retaining the grip portion of the handle in place. If desired the spring may be deformed as at 31 (Fig. 5) and the recess so shaped as to receive the deformation and thus retain the gripping member in position.
From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a safety door handle for automotive use having an operating or hand grip memher which may be removed to prevent inadvertent opening of the door by children and which will assist in the prevention of unauthorized access to the vehicle.
I claim:
In a handle for operating the spindles of vehicle door looks. a hub member having a substantially smooth contour whereby it is incapable of being manually grasped to operate a latch spindle, means to drivingly secure said hub member in position on the end of a latch spindle, said hub member having a substantially rectangular opening extending entirely therethrough in a direction which forms an angle slightly greater than a right angle with the axis of said spindle, an
operating arm having a rectangular extension at one end and a hand grip portion at the other end forming an abutment therebetween to seat against said hub member, one transverse dimension of said extension thereof being substantially the same as the corresponding transverse dimension of the opening in said hub member and the other transverse dimension being less than the corresponding dimension of such opening, the length of said extension being such that when the handle is in position in the hub the end of the extension forms a continuation of the wall -01' the hub member and the extension intersects the axis extended of said spindle, and a flat spring secured to said extension and extending substantially along one face thereof to frictionally retain said extension in such opening, one wall of said opening being provided with a recess to'permit expansion of said spring when the handle is seated in the hub.
CHRISTOPHER J. AQUILA.
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US3019045A (en) * 1959-06-04 1962-01-30 Jaggi Emanuel Door handle assembly
US3057223A (en) * 1960-05-03 1962-10-09 Haydon Switch Inc Locking actuator assembly for electrical switches and the like
US3289492A (en) * 1959-04-24 1966-12-06 Nat Rejectors Gmbh Switch actuators
US3328986A (en) * 1964-06-15 1967-07-04 Ralton Theodore Mechanical key holder
US3593547A (en) * 1969-08-18 1971-07-20 Harold V Taylor Tamper-resistant locking latch for casement windows
US4834570A (en) * 1986-10-30 1989-05-30 Union Carbide Canada Limited Spring-locking member and use thereof in the construction of sectional articles such as furniture and the like
WO1993002267A1 (en) * 1991-07-23 1993-02-04 His Limited Handle mounting assemblies
US6704987B1 (en) * 2000-04-14 2004-03-16 Glenn G. Miller Tool used in combination with cable security device
FR2928677A1 (en) * 2008-03-11 2009-09-18 Lir Packaging Handle assembly for door, has handle fixed to handle support using clip, where handle has circular clipping tabs cooperating with complementary clipping units of sub-rosette so as to permit rotation of handle
FR2941731A1 (en) * 2009-02-04 2010-08-06 Nexter Systems HANDLE OF MANEUVER OF AN OPENER
US9834956B2 (en) 2012-01-11 2017-12-05 Schlage Lock Company Llc Safety mechanism for door handle
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US2191294A (en) * 1937-05-01 1940-02-20 Harper Wyman Mfg Company Fastening means for detachably securing handles to operating shafts
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US1523022A (en) * 1923-12-10 1925-01-13 Gustav R Larson Socket wrench
US2191294A (en) * 1937-05-01 1940-02-20 Harper Wyman Mfg Company Fastening means for detachably securing handles to operating shafts
US2190951A (en) * 1938-02-23 1940-02-20 Martin J Roach Automobile door handle
US2252855A (en) * 1940-02-03 1941-08-19 Harry E Lasch Fastening means for detachably securing handles to operating shafts

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US3289492A (en) * 1959-04-24 1966-12-06 Nat Rejectors Gmbh Switch actuators
US3019045A (en) * 1959-06-04 1962-01-30 Jaggi Emanuel Door handle assembly
US3057223A (en) * 1960-05-03 1962-10-09 Haydon Switch Inc Locking actuator assembly for electrical switches and the like
US3328986A (en) * 1964-06-15 1967-07-04 Ralton Theodore Mechanical key holder
US3593547A (en) * 1969-08-18 1971-07-20 Harold V Taylor Tamper-resistant locking latch for casement windows
US4834570A (en) * 1986-10-30 1989-05-30 Union Carbide Canada Limited Spring-locking member and use thereof in the construction of sectional articles such as furniture and the like
WO1993002267A1 (en) * 1991-07-23 1993-02-04 His Limited Handle mounting assemblies
US6704987B1 (en) * 2000-04-14 2004-03-16 Glenn G. Miller Tool used in combination with cable security device
FR2928677A1 (en) * 2008-03-11 2009-09-18 Lir Packaging Handle assembly for door, has handle fixed to handle support using clip, where handle has circular clipping tabs cooperating with complementary clipping units of sub-rosette so as to permit rotation of handle
FR2941731A1 (en) * 2009-02-04 2010-08-06 Nexter Systems HANDLE OF MANEUVER OF AN OPENER
EP2216469A1 (en) 2009-02-04 2010-08-11 NEXTER Systems Handle for operating a door
US9834956B2 (en) 2012-01-11 2017-12-05 Schlage Lock Company Llc Safety mechanism for door handle
US20230076904A1 (en) * 2021-09-07 2023-03-09 Gci, Inc. Accessory door handle

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