lever handle

Push-down door grip

A lever handle is a door handle shaped like a horizontal bar that pivots downward to unlatch, as opposed to a round knob that must be gripped and turned.

Lever handles are easier to operate for people with limited hand strength or mobility—you can push down with an elbow or forearm: Building codes often require lever handles for accessibility.

Related

door · mechanism · pivot · fulcrum · pry · pry bar · lift · crank · metal · chrome · brass · swing · latch · turn · grab · grab bar · bar · ergonomic

Opposites
handle mechanism type

lever handleknob

Rounded gripping fixture

doorknob · thumb turn · ring pull

operational motion

lever handlepush bar

Door-opening lever mechanism

panic bar · thumbwheel · keypad entry · crank handle

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G