Locking door handle

• US 5,664,448 A
• Filed: 05/20/1996
• Issued: 09/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Incorporated (Pentair Plc (Ireland))
• Original Assignee: Federal-Hoffman Inc. (Pentair Plc (Ireland))
• Inventors: Swan, David A., Lau, Robert G.
• Primary Examiner(s): JAYNE, DARNELL M
• Application Number:
  US08/650,215
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 70/224, 70/201, 70/203, 70/215, 70/212, 70/216, 70/490, 70/367, 70/379 R, 70/379 A, 70/DIG. 31, 70/DIG. 36, 70/DIG. 63, 70/467, 70/478 , 70/202
• US Class Current: 70/224
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 13/108 the lock coaxial with spindle
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 35/08 operable by a plurality of keys
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 67/383 Staples or the like for padlocks; Lock slings; Arrangements on locks to cooperate with padlocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 70/31 Handle assembly, lock-controlled
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 70/63 Multiple locks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5394 Directly acting dog for exterior, manual, bolt manipulator
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5739 With padlock
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5779 With padlock
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5832 Lock and handle assembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7638 Cylinder and plug assembly

Abstract

A locking handle for an access door includes a housing with a cam rotatably mounted within the housing. The cam is connected to a locking pin for the pin to move transversely in response to rotational movement of the cam. A locking bar is slidably received on the housing and moved to a locked position to prevent rotation of the cam.

Claims

1. A locking handle for an access door, said handle comprising:

a housing having an axial dimension;

a locking pin mounted within said housing and movable generally transverse to said axial dimension between a pin locked position and a pin unlocked position, said pin in said pin locked position having a locking end protruding beyond an exterior of said housing, said pin in said pin unlocked position having said locking end retracted toward said housing;

an operator engageable cam secured to said housing and movable between a first position and a second position, said cam operably connected to said locking pin for said cam to urge said locking pin to move between said pin locked position and said pin unlocked position as said cam is moved between said first position and said second position, said cam additionally including a recess;

a lock bar secured to said housing and movable between a bar locked position and a bar unlocked position, said lock bar releasably engageable with said cam, said lock bar including means for engaging said recess of said cam when said cam is in said first position for said lock bar to restrict movement of said cam from said first position when said bar is in said bar locked position;

first biasing means for biasing said cam to said first position; and

second biasing means for biasing said lock bar to said bar unlocked position.

2. A locking handle according to claim 1, comprising cooperating openings formed in said housing and said bar with said openings in alignment when said bar is in said bar locked position.

3. A locking handle according to claim 1, wherein said cam is mounted within said housing for rotation about an axis of rotation, a cam shaft secured to an axial end of said cam and extending therefrom in a direction generally parallel and spaced from said axis of rotation, a slot formed within said locking pin and sized to received said cam shaft for said cam to urge said pin to move in a linear path of travel in response to a rotational movement of said cam about said axis of rotation.

4. A locking handle according to claim 1, wherein said engaging means on said lock bar includes a stop pin extending from an end thereof, said recess in said cam is sized and positioned to receive said stop pin when said cam is in said first position and said bar is in said bar locked position.

5. A locking handle for an access door, said handle comprising:

a housing having an axial dimension and an opening;

a locking pin mounted within said housing and movable generally transverse to said axial dimension between a pin locked position and a pin unlocked position, said pin in said pin locked position having a locking end protruding beyond an exterior of said housing, said pin in said pin unlocked position having said locking end retracted toward said housing;

an operator engageable cam secured to said housing and movable between a first position and a second position, said cam operably connected to said locking pin for said cam to urge said locking pin to move between said pin locked position and said pin unlocked position as said cam is moved between said first position and said second position, said cam additionally including a recess; and

a lock bar secured to said housing and movable between a bar locked position and a bar unlocked position, said lock bar releasably engageable with said cam, said lock bar including means for engaging said recess of said cam when said cam is in said first position for said lock bar to restrict movement of said cam from said first position when said bar is in said bar locked position;

said lock bar including an opening for cooperating with said opening in said housing when said housing opening and said lock bar opening are in alignment when said lock bar is in said bar locked position.

6. A locking handle according to claim 5, comprising first biasing means for biasing said cam to said first position.

7. A locking handle according to claim 5, wherein said cam is mounted within said housing for rotation about an axis of rotation, a cam shaft secured to an axial end of said cam and extending therefrom in a direction generally parallel and spaced from said axis of rotation, a slot formed within said locking pin and sized to received said cam shaft for said cam to urge said pin to move in a linear path of travel in response to a rotational movement of said cam about said axis of rotation.

8. A locking handle according to claim 5, wherein said engaging means on said lock bar includes a stop pin extending from an end thereof, said recess in said cam is sized and positioned to receive said stop pin when said cam is in said first position and said bar is in said bar locked position.

9. A locking handle for an access door, said handle comprising:

a housing having an axial dimension;

a locking pin mounted within said housing and movable generally transverse to said axial dimension between a pin locked position and a pin unlocked position, said pin in said pin locked position having a locking end protruding beyond an exterior of said housing, said pin in said pin unlocked position having said locking end retracted toward said housing;

an operator engageable cam secured to said housing and movable between a first position and a second position, said cam operably connected to said locking pin for said cam to urge said locking pin to move between said pin locked position and said pin unlocked position as said cam is moved between said first position and said second position, said cam additionally including a recess, said cam mounted within said housing for rotation about an axis of rotation;

a cam shaft secured to an axial end of said cam and extending from therefrom in a direction generally parallel and spaced from said axis of rotation;

a slot formed within said locking pin and sized to receive said cam shaft for said cam to urge said pin to move in a linear path of travel in response to a rotational movement of said cam about said axis of rotation; and

a lock bar secured to said housing and movable between a bar locked position and a bar unlocked position, said lock bar releasably engageable with said cam, said lock bar including means for engaging said recess of said cam when said cam is in said first position for said lock bar to restrict movement of said cam from said first position when said bar is in said bar locked position.

10. A locking handle according to claim 9, comprising first biasing means for biasing said cam to said first position.

11. A locking handle according to claim 9, wherein said engaging means on said lock bar includes a stop pin extending from an end thereof, said recess in said cam is sized and positioned to receive said stop pin when said cam is in said first position and said bar is in said bar locked position.