# US 2014/0190098 A1 · Arrangement for securing a panel closure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190098 A1 - Document ID: US20140190098A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/205,550 - Filed: 2014-03-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-28 - Assignees: Daz Raz Ltd. - Applicants: Daz Raz Ltd. - Inventors: Dan RAZ; Zeev GEVA; Amir RAZ; Yaniv MARMUR - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190098A1 ## CPC - E06B 5/12: against air pressure, explosion, or gas - E05B 17/0025: {Devices for forcing the wing firmly against its seat or to initiate the opening of the wing (E05B15/022, E05B65/0817, E05B81/20, E05C19/14 take precedence)} - E05B 63/0052: {Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" (E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence)} - E05B 65/001: {for gas- or watertight wings} - E05C 3/124: {with latch under compression force between its pivot and the striker (E05C3/122, E05C3/14, E05C3/16 and E05B65/0852 take precedence)} - E05C 17/02: by mechanical means (E05C17/60 takes precedence) - E05C 19/002: {Rotating about a longitudinal axis} - E05D 11/10: Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts - E05D 15/04: with arms fixed on the wing pivoting about an axis outside of the wing - E06B 1/52: Frames specially adapted for doors - E06B 3/36: with a single vertical axis of rotation at one side of the opening, or swinging through the opening (wings requiring lifting before opening E06B3/52) - E06B 7/2301: {without an integrally formed part for fixing the edging} - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) ## Abstract A closure includes a panel closing against a frame. A set of abutment surfaces for supporting the panel against applied forces is completed by a displaceable abutment block which selectively assumes an engaged state disposed between an abutment surface of the panel and an abutment surface of a strike jamb. The geometry of engagement is such that forces acting on the abutment block opposing opening of the panel are primarily compressive forces. Certain implementations additionally, or alternatively, employ abutment blocks for locking along the lintel or the threshold of the opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A closure comprising: (a) an opening defined at least in part by a hinge jamb, a lintel and a threshold; (b) a panel mounted via a hinge relative to said hinge jamb, said panel assuming a closed position in which said panel extends from said hinge jamb across at least part of said opening to provide an at least partial closure for said opening, said panel being hingedly movable towards a swing-side of said opening to an open position; and (c) a compression member retractably mounted relative to one of said lintel and said threshold so as to be displaceable when said panel assumes said closed position between an engaged state, in which said compression member is disposed between an abutment surface of said panel and an abutment surface of said one of said lintel and said threshold, and a disengaged state in which said compression member is displaced so as to allow hinged motion of said panel towards said open position, wherein said panel abutment surface, said compression member and said abutment surface of said one of said lintel and said threshold are configured such that, when said compression member assumes said engaged state, forces acting on said compression member opposing opening of said panel are primarily compressive forces. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said panel is one of a pair of panels forming a double-panel closure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, further comprising a second compression member retractably mounted relative to another of said lintel and said threshold when said panel assumes said closed position between an engaged state, in which said second compression member is disposed between an abutment surface of said panel and an abutment surface of said other of said lintel and said threshold, and a disengaged state in which said compression member is displaced so as to allow hinged motion of said panel towards said open position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said panel is implemented as a glass panel without a panel-mounted lock mechanism. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said compression member is biased from said disengaged state towards said engaged state, and is deployed such that, when said panel is swung from said open position towards said closed position, said compression member is temporarily displaced towards said disengaged state and then returns to said engaged state to lock said panel in said closed position, ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said compression member is implemented as a solid abutment block formed with abutment regions arranged for abutting said abutment surface of said panel and said secondary abutment surface of said one of said lintel and said threshold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said panel abutment surface, said compression member and said secondary abutment surface of said one of said lintel and said threshold are configured such that, when said compression member assumes said engaged state, forces acting on said compression member opposing opening of said panel do not generate a bending moment on said compression member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said compression member is retractably mounted by pivotally mounting to said one of said lintel and said threshold so as to be pivotable around a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to an edge of said opening defined by said one of said lintel and said threshold. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein said hinge and said hinge jamb are configured to allow hinged motion of said panel from said closed position through an angle of at least 160 degrees. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1, wherein the deployment and surface properties of said compression member, said abutment surface of said panel and said secondary abutment surface of said one of said lintel and said threshold are such that, when said panel is in said closed position and said compression member is in said engaged position, forces tending to displace said panel towards said swing-side of said opening generate frictional locking of said compression member between said panel and said secondary abutment surface. ### Claim 11 A closure comprising: (a) a frame defining an opening, said frame comprising a hinge-side frame edge, an opposing frame edge and two adjacent frame edges; (b) a panel mounted via a hinge relative to said hinge-side frame edge, said panel assuming a closed position in which said panel abuts a primary abutment surface of said hinge-side frame edge and a primary abutment surface of another frame edge selected from said opposing frame edge and said two adjacent frame edges, said panel providing an at least partial closure for said opening, said panel being hingedly movable towards a swing-side of said opening to an open position in which said opening is substantially unobscured, said primary abutment surfaces of said hinge-side frame edge and said other frame edge being deployed to oppose forces tending to displace said panel away from said swing-side of said opening, said panel including a hinge-side extension deployed relative to said hinge so as to close against a secondary abutment surface of said hinge-side frame edge located in a recess of said hinge-side frame edge as said panel is brought into said closed state; and (c) a compression member retractably mounted relative to said other frame edge so as to be displaceable when said panel assumes said closed position between an engaged state in which said compression member is disposed between an abutment surface of said panel and a secondary abutment surface of said other frame edge and a disengaged state in which said compression member is displaced so as to allow hinged motion of said panel towards said open position, said compression member being biased from said disengaged state towards said engaged state, and being deployed such that, when said panel is swung from said open position towards said closed position, said compression member is temporarily displaced towards said disengaged state and then returns to said engaged state to lock said panel in said closed position, wherein said secondary abutment surfaces of said hinge-side frame edge and said other frame edge are deployed to oppose forces tending to displace said panel towards said swing-side of said opening, and wherein said panel abutment surface, said compression member and said secondary abutment surface of said other frame edge are configured such that, when said compression member assumes said engaged state, forces acting on said compression member opposing opening of said panel are primarily compressive forces, and wherein said panel is implemented as a glass panel without a panel-mounted lock mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said compression member is implemented as a solid abutment block formed with abutment regions arranged for abutting said abutment surface of said panel and said secondary abutment surface of said other frame edge. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said panel abutment surface, said compression member and said secondary abutment surface of said other frame edge are configured such that, when said compression member assumes said engaged state, forces acting on said compression member opposing opening of said panel do not generate a bending moment on said compression member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said compression member is retractably mounted by pivotally mounting to said other frame edge so as to be pivotable around a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to an edge of said opening defined by said other frame edge. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said other frame edge is said opposing frame edge. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said compression member extends along at least 20 percent of a length of said other frame edge. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said other frame edge is one of said two adjacent frame edges. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said other frame edge is at least one of a threshold and a lintel of a door frame. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein said hinge and said hinge-side frame edge are configured to allow hinged motion of said panel from said closed position through an angle of at least 160 degrees. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The closure of claim 11, wherein the deployment and surface properties of said compression member, said abutment surface of said panel and said secondary abutment surface of said other frame edge are such that, when said panel is in said closed position and said compression member is in said engaged position, forces tending to displace said panel towards said swing-side of said opening generate frictional locking of said compression member between said panel and said other frame edge.