Michael R Edmonds

US Patent:

49899074, Feb 5, 1991

Filed:

Apr 27, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/344251

Inventors:

Michael Edmonds - Columbia SC
David Perotto - Kenosha WI
Kenneth Cain - West Columbia SC

Assignee:

Versch Lock Mfg. Co., Inc. - Columbia SC

International Classification:

E05C 308

US Classification:

292223

Abstract:

A paddle handle latch includes a frame which defines a recess, and a peripheral handle which is mounted for pivotal movement in the recess. A retainer is mounted to the frame to define a channel having a latching axis and this retainer is shaped to receive a striker moving along the latching axis and to retain the striker against movement transverse to the latching axis. A catch is pivotably mounted in the retainer to move between an open position and a closed position. A linkage interconnects the paddle handle and the catch such that the paddle handle operates to move the catch between the open and closed positions.