Door lock with removable handle and puck lock

摘要

The present invention is directed toward a protector for a door latch mechanism. The protector comprises a shaft to which a removable handle is attached, a plate adapted to be fastened to a door, and a shroud extending from the plate and surrounding a portion of the shaft when the removable handle is removed. The shroud is adapted to receive a puck lock for engagement with the shaft when the removable handle is removed. The shroud is adapted to receive the removable handle for engagement with the shaft when the puck lock is removed. The removable handle is operable to rotate the shaft and effect operation of the latch mechanism between latched and unlatched positions. The shroud includes a slot and the removable handle includes a tab such that when the removable handle is rotated, the tab of the removable handle engages the slot of the shroud.

主权项

1. A protector and handle assembly for use with a latch mechanism of a door, comprising:
a shaft configured to be coupled to a latch mechanism of a door, wherein the shaft is configured to removably engage a puck lock; a handle configured to be removably coupled with the shaft when the shaft is not engaging the puck lock, wherein when the handle is coupled with the shaft, the handle is operable to move the shaft; and a shroud surrounding a portion of the shaft, wherein the shroud is adapted to receive the puck lock when the shaft engages the puck lock, and wherein the shroud is adapted to receive the handle when the handle is coupled with the shaft.