Two part sleeves that fasten about existing arms of U-shaped gate latches, and bonded or slide on sleeve and cover devices, and replacement gate latches and methods for preventing injury with oar, fork and U-shaped gate latches that are pivotally attached to fixed support post next to an opening in a fence. The sleeves and covers and replacement oar, fork and U-shaped gate latches have enlarged blunt tips that can include bulbous, dome and ball shapes that prevent injury from children or adults that come into contact with the gate latches.

Certain embodiments described herein are directed to door knob covers, latch covers, urinal handle covers and other covers that can reversibly couple to an underlying structure. In some examples, the cover comprises a bioactive material that can kill or inactivate bioorganisms. The bioactive material can be a photocatalyst and may also comprise one or more transition metals. Methods of preventing or reducing the spread of infections using the covers are also described.

An arm-receiving door handle and sliding lock system, including an arm-receiving door handle assembly, including an interior plate removably connected to at least a portion of an inner surface of a door to receive a limb of a user thereon, and an exterior plate removably connected to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the door, and a sliding lock assembly, including a knob assembly removably connected to the interior plate to move laterally from unlocked in a first position to at least partially locked in a second position, and from locked in the second position to at least partially unlocked in the first position, a carrier connected to the knob assembly, and a bolt removably connected within at least a portion of the carrier to move from retracted within the carrier to at least partially extended from the carrier in response to moving the knob assembly toward the second position, and move from extended to at least partially retracted within the carrier in response to moving the knob assembly toward the first position.

A hollow body disposable knob cover is made of a flexible piece of material with an opening sewn of elastic to form fit over the knob down in the projection stem area of knob, upon releasing the disposable knob cover on knob. This disposable knob cover will provide the reduction of cross contamination from multiple users of such things as a door or faucet with a knob, or any knob which may not be sanitized enough with disinfectants. This disposable knob cover is made with either imposed layer of spunbonded polypropylene or polyethylene in either vacuum formed or molded or threaded form or other material such as plastic foam, film formed of block copolymers of styrene and butadiene or elastomeric films of polyurethane or a paper material or non-porous moisture resistant material. The Art form of existing disposable foot covers for the medical profession will be changed to an Art form of disposable knob covers for use by consumers, hospitals, businesses, and in public places. In addition, a dispenser to hold and dispense disposable knob covers can be utilized for easy access and convenience as well as storing in a box ejecting one at a time.

A theft deterrent system for an electronics cabinet includes a handle cover having through-holes dimensioned to align with a through-hole in a handle of the electronics cabinet. The through-holes of the handle cover may be dimensioned to receive a shackle of a lock. The theft deterrent system further includes a shackle cover dimensioned to receive the shackle of the lock. The shackle cover may include an upper tab and a lower tab, each comprising a respective shackle slot therein dimensioned to receive the shackle of the lock.

A spacer for painting between a door handles flange and the door without the removal of the door knob. The door handle spacer is constructed of a single piece wider than the door with an open center and access in one side allowing assembly and operation of the knob. First the spacer is inserted into the hole in the door then the knob is assembled through the spacer. The spacer may be inserted into the hole in the door, without any tools. Opposite the access for the plunger is a hole for a wood screw that can be used to fasten the spacer to the door.

A handle cover according to various exemplary embodiments can include a collapsible corrugated tube comprising a tube body of a tubular shape defining spiral corrugations having spiral ridges and spiral grooves, which are arranged alternately running transverse to a length of the tube. A slot is formed longitudinally along the length of the tube. At least one antimicrobial agent is impregnated throughout the tube for inhibiting growth of microbes.

An apparatus including a wall plate, a retaining strap, and a storage groove. The wall plate is attachable to a wall and includes a door facing surface. The door facing surface is configured to stop a door knob extending from a door. The retaining strap is coupled with the wall plate and forms a loop. The loop extends from the wall plate and engages the door knob. The storage groove is disposed between a perimeter of the wall plate and the wall. The storage groove is configured to receive the retaining strap.

The present invention is directed to a door handle assembly that reduces the cross-transmission of pathogens. The door handle assembly includes a panel having a front face and a rear face; a bracket is configured on the front face; a cartridge is interchangeably received by the bracket, wherein the cartridge includes a plurality of sheets, the cartridge configured to dispense a single sheet from the plurality of sheets through a longitudinal slot that is configured in the cartridge; and a handle coupled to the front face of the panel adjacent the bracket, wherein the cartridge and the handle are positioned such as the sheet is dispensed over the handle.

Emergency actuating device, especially for vehicle doors, is provided. The device includes: a support base; a manual actuation element adapted to assume rest and actuation configurations; an electromagnetically driven locking mechanism adapted to lock the actuation element in its rest configuration; a protective shell adapted to assume a closed configuration in which the shell isolates the actuation element from the outer environment when the actuation element is in its rest configuration, and makes it impossible to reach the actuation element with a hand, and an open configuration, in which the actuation element can be reached with a hand to be brought from the rest configuration to the actuation configuration and vice versa; and an opening sensor adapted to generate an electric signal indicative of the open configuration of the protective shell, the signal being processable by an electronic control unit for controlling locking and/or unlocking of the locking mechanism.