| 发明名称 |
Sentinel event reducing safety knobs |
| 摘要 |
There is disclosed herein a suicide prevention door handle and shower handle wherein each is designed to eliminate any area or structure that could be used to hold a belt, piece of clothing or the like as an aid in committing suicide by hanging. In each case, the safety knob comprises a tapered rose member or faceplate along with a cylinder wedge assembly or handle. |
| 申请公布号 |
US9267309(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.02.23 |
| 申请号 |
US201213452131 |
申请日期 |
2012.04.20 |
| 申请人 |
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发明人 |
Keller Patrick E. |
| 分类号 |
E05B1/00 |
主分类号 |
E05B1/00 |
| 代理机构 |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
代理人 |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
| 主权项 |
1. A safety knob adapted to activate a shower valve, said safety knob device comprising:
a faceplate comprising a housing adapted to be non-rotatably affixed to a shower wall, the faceplate having a tapered outer surface and an internal chamber, and a rotatable control handle disposed entirely within said internal chamber, said control handle adapted to control a shower valve; wherein when the housing is affixed to a shower wall, the tapered outer surface of the faceplate and the control handle are arranged such that the safety knob does not provide a surface suitable for use as a hanging platform. |
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