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US 4,817,239 AGranted
Door hook
OwnerFrank J. Campbellinventor
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Abstract
A sanitary door opening assembly (10) comprising a U-shaped bracket (12) disposed around the outer edge (20) and sides (14,15) of a door (16). A hook (24) is mounted to the U-shaped bracket (12) and door (16) by fasteners (52). The hook (24) is defined by an arcuate pocket (26) opening toward the outer swinging edge (20) of the door (16) for receiving a human forearm to pull open the door (16).
Claims14
A sanitary door opener assembly (10) for mounting upon and opening a door (16) having an outer swinging edge (20), said assembly (10) comprising;
- a bracket (12) adapted to be mounted on one side (14) of the door (16) with a forward extremity (18) thereof adjacent the outer swinging edge (20) of the door (16);
- a generally U-shaped hook (24) non-movably fastened to said bracket (12) and extending from said bracket (12) in a plane perpendicular to said forward extremity (18) of said bracket (12) for presenting a concave pocket (26) opening toward the outer swinging edge (20) of the door (16) for receiving a human forearm to open the door;
- said assembly (10) characterized by the width of said bracket (12) measured in a direction parallel to said forward extremity (18) being at least twice the width of said hook (24) measured in a direction parallel to said forward extremity (18).
A door (16) and sanitary door opener assembly (10) for opening said door (16), said assembly (10) comprising;
- a generally U-shaped hook (24) non-movably supported on said door (16) and extending outwardly therefrom in a horizontal plane perpendicular to an outer swinging edge (20) of said door (16);
- said hook (24) presenting a concave pocket (26) facing said outer swinging edge (20) of said door (16) for receiving a human forearm to open said door (16).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.