US 12,264,500 B2
Lock status indicators
Gururaj Amaresh Hiremath, Badami (IN); Akhil Ramesh Hamsagar, Bangalore (IN); Steven Verderaime, Colorado Springs, CO (US); Eric Drummond, Divide, CO (US); Jaime Sandoval, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US); and Stephen Couch, Woodland Park, CO (US)
Assigned to Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/834,271.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392413 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 41/00 (2006.01); E05B 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 41/00 (2013.01) [E05B 17/22 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trim, comprising:
an escutcheon including an escutcheon window;
an indicator plate movably mounted in the escutcheon, the indicator plate having a first position, in which a first indicium is aligned with the escutcheon window, and a second position, in which a second indicium is aligned with the escutcheon window;
a cam comprising a body portion and an arm extending from the body portion, wherein the cam is rotatably mounted in the escutcheon for rotation about an axis extending through the body portion between a first handing orientation and a second handing orientation different from the first handing orientation, wherein the cam is operable to move the indicator plate between the first position and the second position when the cam is in the first handing orientation, and wherein the cam is operable to move the indicator plate between the first position and the second position when the cam is in the second handing orientation; and
a backplate coupled to the escutcheon and at least partially enclosing the indicator plate within the escutcheon, wherein the backplate comprises a backplate window;
wherein the cam is operable to rotate between the first handing orientation and the second handing orientation while the backplate remains coupled to the escutcheon; and
wherein at least a portion of the arm is visible through the backplate window during at least a portion of a rotation of the cam between the first handing orientation and the second handing orientation.