Patent 6921116 was granted and assigned to Hoppe North America, Incorporated on July, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A door handle assembly includes a bias mechanism that maintains inside and outer handles in a generally horizontal position in which a latching bolt of a latching bolt mechanism is fully extended, the latching bolt being retracted upon rotating either handle only about 28° from the horizontal retracting the latching bolt to allow opening of a door on which the door handle assembly is installed.