Inside Release Handle for Door Lock

摘要

An assembly and a method of opening a locked door from inside a container is provided. The door has an exterior surface and an interior surface, with a latch coupled to the interior surface. The door includes a lock assembly that has an outer door handle, and an inside release handle that can be rotated from inside the container, and separately from the outer door handle, to disengage the latch of the door to open the locked door.

主权项

1. A door assembly, comprising:
a door having an exterior surface and an interior surface, with a latch coupled to the interior surface; a lock assembly having:
a handle latch housing that is mounted into the door, and having a recess that faces away from the exterior surface of the door, with a pivotable lock handle positioned inside the recess;a locking mechanism coupled to the lock handle so that the locking mechanism can pivot when the lock handle pivots;an inside release handle that is coupled to the locking mechanism such that the inside release handle can be pivoted together with the locking mechanism when the lock handle is pivoted, but where the inside release handle can be pivoted separately from the locking mechanism;a swivel coupled to the inside release handle; and a connection rod that couples the swivel to the latch of the door; and wherein the inside release handle is rotated separately from the locking mechanism to cause the connection rod to disengage the latch of the door.