| US 7,589,291 B2 | ||
| Mounting accessory for the cover plate of a handle | ||
| Jarmo Saarinen, Lempäälä (Finland); and Pauli Hernesniemi, Lempäälä (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Abloy OY, Joensuu (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/608,319. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 20055656 (FI), filed on Dec. 09, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0130711 A1, Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01H 21/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 200—332.2 [200/293; 200/61.62] | 12 Claims |
| 1. In combination,
a door handle cover plate for attachment to a substantially flat door surface in an orientation in which an interior surface
of the cover plate confronts said substantially flat door surface,
a mounting accessory for installation behind the cover plate to mount a switch device behind the cover plate, the mounting
accessory comprising a body having mounting formations using which the switch device can be fastened to the mounting accessory,
and a cable clamp for a wire attached to the switch device, the mounting accessory being formed with an installation hole
for fastening the mounting accessory to the cover plate using a screw, and
a screw that passes through the installation hole and engages the cover plate for fastening the mounting accessory to the
cover plate in a position in which the mounting accessory engages said interior surface.
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