Removable or adjustable cover for garage door sensor
OwnerRick Hagelinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable cover for a garage door sensor includes a frame for placement on one side of an opening for a garage door. A cover accommodates at least a distal end of the garage door sensor and has a slot. A fastener is secured to the garage door sensor, extends through said slot, and extends through said aperture. A nut is secured to a portion of said fastener extending through the aperture so as to selectively secure said cover to said frame in an adjustable manner.
Claims20
An adjustable cover for a garage door sensor comprising:
- a frame configured to be secured at one side of an opening for a garage door and comprising an aperture;
- a cover configured to accommodate at least a distal end of said garage door sensor;
- a slot located in said cover;
- a fastener secured to said garage door sensor, extending through said slot, and extending through said aperture;
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- a nut secured to a portion of said fastener extending through said aperture so as to selectively secure said cover to said frame in an adjustable manner.
An adjustable cover for a garage door sensor comprising:
- a frame comprising a first portion configured to be secured to the ground or a track adjacent to one side of an opening for a garage door, a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first portion, and an aperture located on said second portion;
- a cover defining a hollow portion configured to accommodate at least a distal end of said garage door sensor;
- a slot located in an upper surface of said cover and extending from at least one outer edge of said upper surface to a point at least halfway along said upper surface;
- a fastener comprising a head portion configured to be received within a receiving portion of said garage door sensor and a threaded shaft configured to extend through said slot and said aperture and protrude a distance beyond said aperture;
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- a nut configured to be secured to a portion of said threaded shaft of said fastener extending through said aperture so as to provide mechanical compression between said cover and said frame when said nut is tightened.
A method for adjusting a cover for a garage door sensor to account for changing ambient lighting conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
- mounting a first portion of a frame to the ground or to a track adjacent to one side of an opening for a garage door, wherein said frame comprises a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first portion and an aperture located on said second portion;
- fitting a head of a fastener within a receiving portion located on an upper surface of a garage door sensor;
- fitting the garage door sensor within a hollow portion of a cover having a cuboid shape, wherein said cuboid shape defines the hollow portion;
- passing a shaft portion of said fastener through a slot in an upper surface of said cover, where said slot extends from an outer edge of said upper surface to a point beyond the midpoint of said upper surface;
- passing a threaded portion of said shaft of said fastener through said aperture;
- securing a wing nut to said threaded portion of said shaft extending through said aperture;
- tightening said wing nut to provide mechanical compression between said frame, said cover, and said sensor, thereby securing the cover at a first position relative to the sensor;
- loosening said wing nut;
- axially adjusting the position of the cover relative to the garage door sensor to a second position;
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- re-tightening said wing nut, thereby securing the cover at the second position relative to the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.