Door check
AssigneeAustin Hardware & Supply, Inc.
InventorsRobert Walden, Mark Steven Jeffries
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Abstract
A door check for a cabinet and door is described. The door check includes a ball pivot. The ball pivot includes a passage. The ball pivot includes a spherical or rounded exterior surface. The door check further includes a first guide having a passage and a socket end. The door check further includes a second guide having a passage and a socket end. The door check further includes a first spring and a second spring. The rod passes through an interior of the first spring, an interior of the second spring, the passage of the first guide, the passage of the ball pivot, and the passage of the second guide. The socket ends move or slide against the spherical or rounded exterior surface of the ball pivot.
Claims27
A door check for a cabinet, comprising:
- a rod;
- a ball pivot, the ball pivot comprising a passage, the ball pivot comprising a spherical or rounded exterior surface;
- a first guide comprising a passage and a socket end;
- a second guide comprising a passage and a socket end;
- the rod is configured to pass through the passage of the ball pivot, the passage of the first guide, and the passage of the second guide;
- and
- the socket ends are configured to move or slide against the spherical or rounded exterior surface of the ball pivot.
A door check for a cabinet, comprising:
- a rod;
- a ball pivot, the ball pivot comprising a passage, the ball pivot comprising a spherical or rounded exterior surface;
- a first guide comprising a passage, a socket end, and a first spring engagement end;
- a second guide comprising a passage, a socket end, and a second spring engagement end;
- a first spring comprising an interior;
- a second spring comprising an interior;
- a middle guide comprising a passage;
- a rear spring comprising an interior;
- the rod is configured to pass through the interior of the first spring, the passage of the middle guide, the interior of the second spring, the passage of the first guide, the passage of the ball pivot, the passage of the second guide, and the interior of the rear spring;
- the middle guide is positioned between the first spring and the second spring;
- the first spring is configured to bias or abut against the second spring;
- the second spring is configured to bias or abut against the first spring engagement end;
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- the rear spring is configured to bias or abut against the second spring engagement end.
A door check for a cabinet, comprising:
- a rod;
- a rod support comprising a passage;
- a first spring comprising a first end, a second end, and an interior;
- a second spring comprising a first end, a second end, and an interior;
- a guide comprising a passage, a first end proximate the rod support, and a second end proximate the second spring;
- the rod is configured to pass through the interior of the first spring, the interior of the second spring, the passage of the guide, and the passage of the rod support;
- and
- wherein the first spring is configured to bias or abut against the second spring, and wherein the second spring is configured to bias or abut against the second end of the guide.
A door check for a cabinet, comprising:
- a rod;
- a rod support comprising a passage;
- a first spring;
- a second spring;
- a first spring comprising a first end, a second end, and an interior;
- a second spring comprising a first end, a second end, and an interior;
- a rear spring comprising a first end, a second end, and an interior;
- the rod is configured to pass through the interior of the first spring, the interior of the second spring, the passage of the rod support, and the interior of the rear spring;
- wherein the first spring is configured to bias or abut against the second spring, wherein the second spring is configured to bias or abut against a first side of the rod support, wherein the rear spring is configured to bias or abut against a second side of the rod support;
- and
- wherein the rear spring includes a conical spring.
A door check for a cabinet, comprising:
- a rod;
- a ball guide, the ball guide comprising a ball portion and a passage, the ball portion comprising spherical or rounded exterior surface, the passage passes through the ball portion, and the passage is configured to receive the rod;
- and
- a support structure, the support structure comprising an interior and a socket surface, the interior of the support structure is configured to receive the ball portion of the ball guide in a movable engagement against the socket surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.