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US 10,501,984 B2Granted
Overhead closure with tube and hook end lock
AssigneeCornellCookson, LLC
InventorsThomas Balay, Joseph L. Balay
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Abstract
A closure locking design is presented that is more resistant to a displacement/dislodgement force. A closure end strip is fixed to a closure end and received by a closure guide first section. A rotatable tube and hook assembly run vertically within a closure guide second section. When rotated to a locking position a hook member of the tube and hook assembly rotates through a slot cut in the guide and through a cutout in the closure end strip to restrictively engage the closure.
Claims27
A closure system comprising:
- a guide assembly;
- a closure mounted to a supported counterbalance assembly and movably contained within the guide assembly;
- an operator operatively attached to the counterbalance assembly;
- and
- a tube and hook assembly contained within the guide assembly and reversibly received by the closure;
- wherein
- the guide assembly comprises a wall mounting element fixed to a guide extrusion;
- the guide extrusion comprising a closure guide first section to receive the closure and a closure guide second section to contain the tube and hook assembly;
- and
- the tube and hook assembly comprises an elongated member having a first end operatively attached to an actuator and a second end comprising a rotation point;
- and at least one hook attached to the elongated member;
- the guide assembly further comprising a guide assembly slot located such that when the closure is closed and the tube and hook assembly is actuated, the hook passes through the guide assembly slot to restrictively engage the closure.
9 more elements
A tube and hook locking system comprising:
- a guide assembly comprising a wall mounting element fixed to a guide extrusion;
- the guide extrusion comprising a closure guide first section and a closure guide second section;
- and
- a hook and tube assembly contained within the closure guide second section;
- wherein the tube and hook assembly comprises an elongated member having a first end operatively attached to an actuator and a second end comprising a rotation point;
- and
- at least one hook attached to the elongated member;
- and
- the guide assembly comprises a guide assembly slot located such that when the tube and hook assembly is actuated, the hook passes through the guide assembly slot to restrictively engage a closure.
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A closure system comprising:
- a first and second guide assembly;
- a closure comprising a closure material and a first and second closure end strip fixed to a respective first and second side of the closure material;
- the closure fixed to a counterbalance assembly supported by securing members;
- the first and second closure end strip movably contained within the respective first and second guide assembly;
- an operator operatively attached to the counterbalance assembly;
- a first and second tube and hook assembly contained within a respective first and second guide assembly and reversibly restrictively received by the respective first and second closure end strip;
- and
- a bottom bar assembly fixed to the closure, the bottom bar assembly comprising a first and second bottom bar tab assembly extending from a respective first and second bottom bar end;
- wherein
- the first and second respective closure end strip are not thicker than the closure material;
- each guide assembly comprises a wall mounting element fixed to a guide extrusion;
- the guide extrusion comprising a closure guide first section having wear strips to receive a closure end strip and a bottom bar tab assembly;
- and a closure guide second section to contain a tube and hook assembly;
- a guide strip is attached to the guide extrusion;
- and
- each closure end strip comprises a closure end strip cutout each guide assembly further comprises a guide assembly slot and each tube and hook assembly comprises an elongated member having a first end operatively attached to an actuator and a second end comprising a rotation point and at least one hook attached to the elongated member;
- such that when the closure is closed and the tube and hook assembly is actuated, a respective hook passes through a respective guide assembly slot and respective closure end strip cutout.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.