Class 16/414 - Knob type

Subclass of Class 16 - Miscellaneous hardware
Definition: Subject matter wherein the door handle has the shape of
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 04/15/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7357467	Door assembly for use in a home appliance A door assembly is made up of a door provided in a cabinet of a home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a door handle for operating the door. The door assembly includes a door, installed in the cabinet, having an exterior surface; a door handle, affixed to the doo...	04/15/2008
7269881	Variable alignment handle A handle for attachment to a rotational shaft, the handle comprising a lever handle, for attachment to the rotational shaft for aiding application of torque to the shaft, and an alignment boss, separate from the lever handle, for attaching the lever handle to the sh...	09/18/2007
7246413	Magnetic safety knob for a cabinet door A magnetic knob is provided for use with a series of plates attached to threaded mounts which may be substituted for kitchen or bathroom cabinet door or drawer knobs. The user simply unscrews existing kitchen and/or bathroom cabinet knobs and replaces them with flat...	07/24/2007
7203998	Composite knob with light pipe leakage barrier A composite knob including an injection molded translucent core having a side wall and a top wall with light pipe window or a light pipe opening formed in these walls. A trim ring is positioned on the core and has an opening therethrough to align with the light pipe...	04/17/2007
7140076	Reinforcing member for a knob for a lock A knob for a lock includes a knob body and a reinforcing member. The knob body has a side, and a neck extends outward from the side of the knob body and has a slot. The reinforcing member is mounted around the neck and has a stop that is engaged in the slot of the n...	11/28/2006
7111365	Knob with decorative ring and snap on cap A multi-piece knob having a cylindrical tubular plastic body with a central hub and a peripheral wall. An annular end wall extends from the peripheral wall and terminates radially short of the central hub to define a passage into the tubular body and around the hub....	09/26/2006
7033662	Structure for fitting knob to shaft The knob fitting structure is provided with a knob; an operation shaft to which the knob is to be fitted; engaging stubs provided on one of the knob and the operation shaft and supporting side walls having snap-in holes 10f provided on the other, where...	04/25/2006
6842946	Interchangeable fascia for cabinet knob A cabinet knob construction which allows decorative aspects of the knob to be readily altered to vary the appearance of the hardware. A knob body mounted to the cabinet includes an axial bore which receives a magnetic disk and an insert sleeve. The sleeve has a non-...	01/18/2005
6834430	Method of making two-part knob An appliance knob has a polymeric body, which is molded, and a metal cup, which is made by stamping and drawing a metal sheet or a metal strip. The polymeric body has a central boss, which has an end face, a cylindrical wall, and an annular recess encompassing the c...	12/28/2004
6745437	Valve cover A cover is provided, preferably for securing valves, propellers, door knobs and the like. The cover entails a hinged plate having two sections. Each section contains an indentation which, when the sections are closed, forms an aperture. A pair of arms may depend fro...	06/08/2004
6687957	Two-part knob and method of making same An appliance knob has a polymeric body, which is molded, and a metal cup, which is made by stamping and drawing a metal sheet or a metal strip. The polymeric body has a central boss, which has an end face, a cylindrical wall, and an annular recess encompa...	02/10/2004
6640390	Structure for confining a valve knob A valve knob is provided with a first confinement slot and a second confinement slot symmetrical to the first confinement slot. Both confinement slots have a first stop wall and a second stop wall to facilitate the confining of the valve knob at ON positi...	11/04/2003
6578235	Universal inside-outside door handle A handle assembly, particularly adapted for a sectional door panel includes identical handle parts each having a grip portion and spaced apart transversely extending legs. One of the legs of each handle part has an elongated shank extending therefrom and ...	06/17/2003
6546765	L-handle with safety lock feature A bellcore-style latch with a safety lock feature, having a handle with a shank. The shank has an axial bore, with side apertures extending through the shank into the bore. A lock plug is positioned in the bore of the handle, and has a head and a shaft. T...	04/15/2003
6532629	Dummy knob A quick install dummy doorknob or lever comprises an exterior knob sub-assembly, an interior rose liner coupled to the exterior knob assembly, a knob catch, a retainer spring, and an interior knob. The knob catch is disposed inside the interior rose liner...	03/18/2003
6439626	Actuating device for a door lock with a hinged handle, especially for a vehicle lock An actuator for a vehicle door lock has an exterior handle with a flap and an inner support on which the flap is pivotally supported. The flap has stays with connecting points penetrating an opening in the vehicle door. A first connecting point has a pivo...	08/27/2002
6242064	Method of attaching a cover to a tubular body such as a knob or a button and a knob or button of said method A composite article including a tubular body having a front end, a rear end, a peripheral wall extending between the front and rear ends, a wall support located rearwardly of the front end of the peripheral wall and at least one paragraph formed in the wa...	06/05/2001
6154928	Gripper adapter for doorknobs A device facilitating operation of a doorknob, comprising a tubular body member having a continuous wall with an outer gripping surface and an inner surface defining bore adapted for receiving the doorknob. A plurality of resiliently deformable projection...	12/05/2000
5806378	Releasable securing knob assembly A releasable securing knob assembly including a biased leaf spring element hich securely locks a knob onto a shaft, so that removal can only be effected by accessing and debiasing the leaf spring through a slot within the knob....	09/15/1998
5664287	Handle attachment for round door knobs The device of the present invention can be attached to a round door knob to make the door knob easy to turn by pushing a levering handle. The handle and clamp are in two pieces that are fastened together to form a single door knob clamp and handle. The tw...	09/09/1997
5495641	Knob turning device and method A method of turning typical doorknobs and other knobs without having to grasp the knob enables persons with hand debilities to open doors. The method involves installation of a knob cover which is round and made of a resilient material which can be slippe...	03/05/1996
5231731	Lever action retrofit door handle A counterbalanced, one-piece, non-slip, lever action handle for retrofit adaption to existing door knobs is disclosed wherein a conforming, contoured lever handle is provided with self-tapping anchor screws for permanent attachment of the lever handle to ...	08/03/1993
5231733	Aid for grasping round knobs Apparatus for grasping circular knobs which may be attached to drawers or doors of cabinets or the like including a generally dome-shaped grasping element having a handle attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom. The internal surface of the gene...	08/03/1993
5008551	Phosphorescent luminous door knobs cover A luminescent door knob cover. The cover is molded from an admixture of a phosphorescent powder and a carrier. A first half of the cover overlies a first half of a door knob and the first half of a door knob neck when the device is operatively installed. ...	04/16/1991
4972545	Door and handle assembly A door and a ceramic handle or knob assembly are disclosed. The ceramic handle has a socket extending from a rear end wall and into the body of the handle. A plastic insert is received in the socket, so that the handle may be secured to the door by means ...	11/27/1990
4856140	Sanitary handle cover A cover for a knob or handle is disclosed herein that carries a disinfectant in its porous material adapted to be slidably engaged over the knob or handle in order to substantially act as a barrier between the fingers of a person and the possible contamin...	08/15/1989
4783883	Lever assists for door knobs Several embodiments of levers are particularly adapted for attachment to door knobs. The levers provide for increased leverage to effect a more easy turning of a door knob to which they are attached....	11/15/1988
4504087	Lever attachment for a rotary door knob A lever attachment for a rotary door knob comprises an arcuate collar adapted to embrace the knob, the collar terminating at its opposite ends in arms and being formed on an arc such that the arms have a tendency to diverge. The collar is formed of materi...	03/12/1985
4397489	Lever adapter for door knob An adapter for providing a lever attachment to a round door knob has a hollow threaded cylinder fitted with a lever which cylinder slides over the knob and is frictionally secured to the knob by compressing the knob between one end of the cylinder and a t...	08/09/1983
4343502	Doorknob construction A method of retaining Mortise Lock knobs and levers wherein a threaded male journal is provided on the knob or lever which co-acts with a female threaded nut whose outer diameter becomes a journal bearing surface permitting rotation of the knob or lever. ...	08/10/1982
4082351	Safety cover for a door knob A safety cover for a door knob is designed to complicate the opening of the door by small children but permits the opening of the door by other persons by proper manipulation of the safety cover. A pair of inner and outer annular cover parts with intereng...	04/04/1978
4018465	Door opening device A door opening device for use by handicapped persons for whom it is physically difficult or impossible to turn a conventional door knob. The device comprises, in one embodiment, an attachment hanging from a standard round door knob. Other embodiments incl...	04/19/1977

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