Closing mechanism
AssigneeTotal Hardware Pty Ltd
InventorsBenjamin Colin ROGERS, William THORPE
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Abstract
The present invention provides a closing mechanism for closing a door/window. The door/window slides relative to a door/window frame which incorporates a door/window jamb. The closing mechanism comprises a biasing assembly extending between the door and the door jamb, wherein the biasing assembly provides a biasing force to bias the door towards a closed position. The closing mechanism comprises a speed control assembly operatively connected to the biasing assembly, to selectively control the speed at which the door closes. The closing mechanism also comprises a restraining assembly operatively connected to the speed control assembly to control the acceleration of the door as the door approaches the closed position.
Claims23
1-53. (canceled)
A closing mechanism for automatically closing a door which slides within a door frame, the door frame having a side jamb, the closing mechanism comprising:
- a biasing assembly having a cable retractor for selectively winding or unwinding a cable thereon during rotation of the cable retractor, the cable being adapted to be extended between the door and the side jamb when the door is in an open condition;
- and a speed control assembly having a magnetic restraining assembly, the cable retractor and the speed control assembly being operatively connected with respect to each other for restraining rotational speed of the cable retractor, wherein the magnetic restraining assembly is adapted to control the amount of restraint to be provided to rotational movement of the cable retractor.
A closing mechanism for closing a door, the closing mechanism comprising:
- a housing which is adapted to be secured to the door, the housing houses a biasing assembly and a speed control assembly;
- the biasing assembly has a cable spool for winding or unwinding a cable thereon, the cable is adapted to extend between the housing and the structure when the door is in an open condition, and
- the speed control assembly having a magnetic restraining assembly, the cable spool and the speed control assembly operatively interact to control the rotational speed of the cable spool, wherein the magnetic restraining assembly is adapted to affect the rotational movement of the cable spool to control the speed at which the door closes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.