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.

主权项

1. A safety knob mechanism for installation on a door comprising:
an outer sleeve comprising a tubular truncated cone, having a lumen therein, said sleeve being adapted for attachment to a door at its western end, a latch activating mechanism located in said lumen, said latch activating mechanism being contained therein, and said safety knob mechanism providing an outer surface which is not suitable for use as a hanging platform.