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Granted Patent B2
US 12668990 · App. 18/911,773 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Cabinetry handle

Inventor: Michael Glaser (Winston-Salem, NC)
Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
E05B1/0015A47B95/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12668990
App. No.
18/911,773
Filed
Oct 10, 2024
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3677
USPC
16/412
Abstract

A cabinetry handle is provided with a handle body with a mounting surface oriented on the handle body to mount to cabinetry. A first fastener is provided on the mounting surface to cooperate with a second fastener within the cabinetry. At least one projection is spaced apart from the first fastener and extends a length from the mounting surface to engage the cabinetry to minimize rotation of the handle body relative to the cabinetry. The at least one projection has a thickness and a width that is greater than the thickness. A direction of the width of the at least one projection is aligned with the first fastener.

Claims (39)

1 . A cabinetry handle comprising:

a handle body with a mounting surface oriented on the handle body to mount to cabinetry, wherein a first fastener is provided on the mounting surface to cooperate with a second fastener within the cabinetry; and

at least one projection spaced apart from the first fastener and extending a length from the mounting surface to engage the cabinetry to minimize rotation of the handle body relative to the cabinetry, wherein the at least one projection has a thickness and a width that is greater than the thickness, and the width is aligned in a direction toward the first fastener; and

wherein the width and the length of the at least one projection provides an enlarged surface area, oriented perpendicularly or near-perpendicularly to rotation that the at least one projection resists.

2 . The cabinetry handle of claim 1 wherein the at least one projection further comprises a pair of projections, each spaced apart from the first fastener and extending the length from the mounting surface, each having the thickness and the width, and the direction of the width is aligned with the first fastener.

3 . The cabinetry handle of claim 1 wherein the first fastener is further defined as an internally threaded aperture formed in the handle body and through the mounting surface; and

wherein the cabinetry handle further comprises the second fastener as an externally threaded fastener.

4 . The cabinetry handle of claim 1 wherein the width of the at least one projection is tapered to reduce in width along the length of the projection away from the mounting surface; and

wherein the thickness of the at least one projection is tapered to reduce in thickness along the length of the projection away from the mounting surface.

5 . The cabinetry handle of claim 1 wherein a distal end of the at least one projection is provided with a flat surface parallel with the mounting surface to penetrate into the cabinetry.

6 . The cabinetry handle of claim 1 wherein the handle body comprises a post with the mounting surface provided on a proximal end of the post.

7 . The cabinetry handle of claim 6 wherein the handle body further comprises a handle portion extending from a distal end of the post.

8 . The cabinetry handle of claim 7 wherein the handle portion is oriented perpendicular to the post.

9 . The cabinetry handle of claim 7 wherein the handle portion extends asymmetrically from the post.

10 . The cabinetry handle of claim 7 wherein the at least one projection extends radially outboard from the first fastener.

11 . The cabinetry handle of claim 7 wherein the handle portion extends in a direction radially outboard from the first fastener.

12 . The cabinetry handle of claim 1 wherein a fillet or radius is formed around each intersection of the enlarged surface area and the mounting surface to minimize a stress concentration between the at least one projection and the mounting surface.

13 . The cabinetry handle of claim 12 wherein the thickness and the length of the at least one projection provide a thin surface area; and

wherein a fillet or radius is formed around each intersection of the thin surface area and the mounting surface to minimize a stress concentration between the at least one projection and the mounting surface.

14 . A cabinetry handle comprising:

a handle body with a mounting surface oriented on the handle body to mount to cabinetry, wherein a first fastener is provided on the mounting surface to cooperate with a second fastener within the cabinetry; and

a pair of projections, each spaced apart from the first fastener and extending a length from the mounting surface to engage the cabinetry to minimize rotation of the handle body relative to the cabinetry, wherein each of the pair of projections has a thickness and a width that is greater than the thickness, and the width is aligned in a direction toward the first fastener;

wherein the width of each of the pair of projections is tapered to reduce in width along the length of each projection away from the mounting surface;

wherein the thickness of each of the pair of projections is tapered to reduce in thickness along the length of each projection away from the mounting surface; and

wherein the width and the length of each of the pair of projections provides an enlarged surface area, oriented perpendicularly or near-perpendicularly to rotation that the pair of projections resists.

15 . The cabinetry handle of claim 14 wherein the first fastener is further defined as an internally threaded aperture formed in the handle body and through the mounting surface; and

wherein the cabinetry handle further comprises the second fastener as an externally threaded fastener.

16 . The cabinetry handle of claim 14 wherein a distal end of each of the pair of projections is provided with a flat surface parallel with the mounting surface to penetrate into the cabinetry.

17 . A cabinetry handle comprising:

a handle body with a mounting surface oriented on the handle body to mount to cabinetry, wherein a first fastener is provided on the mounting surface to cooperate with a second fastener within the cabinetry; and

a pair of projections, each spaced apart from the first fastener and extending a length from the mounting surface to engage the cabinetry to minimize rotation of the handle body relative to the cabinetry, wherein each of the pair of projections has a thickness and a width that is greater than the thickness, and the width is aligned in a direction toward the first fastener;

wherein the handle body comprises a post with the mounting surface provided on a proximal end of the post;

wherein the handle body further comprises a handle portion extending from a distal end of the post;

wherein the handle portion is oriented perpendicular to the post;

wherein the handle portion extends asymmetrically from the post; and

wherein the width and the length of each of the pair of projections provides an enlarged surface area, oriented perpendicularly or near-perpendicularly to rotation that the pair of projections resists.

18 . The cabinetry handle of claim 17 wherein the handle portion extends in a direction radially outboard from the first fastener.

19 . The cabinetry handle of claim 17 wherein the width of each of the pair of projections is tapered to reduce in width along the length of each projection away from the mounting surface; and

wherein the thickness of each of the pair of projections is tapered to reduce in thickness along the length of each projection away from the mounting surface.