US 12,331,547 B2
Indicator lever
Drake Lunday, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,515.
Application 18/092,515 is a continuation of application No. 16/792,678, filed on Feb. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,542,725.
Application 16/792,678 is a continuation of application No. 15/957,554, filed on Apr. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,563,425, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0151639 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 41/00 (2006.01); E05B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 41/00 (2013.01) [E05B 1/003 (2013.01); E05B 1/0084 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock apparatus including a lock assembly having a locked/unlocked state, the lock apparatus comprising:
a handle comprising a shank and a grip portion, wherein the grip portion extends from the shank in a first direction, and wherein the grip portion comprises a display area extending at least primarily in the first direction;
a latch bolt, wherein the handle is operable to retract the latch bolt when the locked/unlocked state is an unlocked state, and wherein the handle is inoperable to retract the latch bolt when the locked/unlocked state is a locked state; and
a status indicator movably mounted in the grip portion of the handle and configured to selectively display one or more indicia within the display area to thereby indicate the locked/unlocked state of the lock assembly; and
wherein the grip portion of the handle has a length in the first direction, and wherein the status indicator extends in the first direction over at least a majority of the length of the grip portion.