RV door assembly
AssigneeThetford Corporation
InventorsCharles L. Sargent, John M. Antos
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Abstract
A door assembly for an outside compartment in a recreational vehicle consisting of a generally upright rectangular frame member defining an access opening and a rectangular door member of a size to fit in the opening. Hinge members mount the upper end of the door member on the frame for up and down swinging movement between an open position disposed above the access opening and a closed position fitting in the opening. A continuous seal carried by the door engages the frame in order to maintain the compartment water tight. Separate latching and locking functions are incorporated in the door assembly and are separately accessed from side-by-side latch and lock members in the frame at a convenient position above the door.
Claims14
A door assembly for a compartment in a recreational vehicle which is to be accessed from outside the vehicle, said door assembly comprising a generally vertical rectangular frame member defining an access opening having an upper end and a lower end, a rectangular door member having an outer side and an inner side and being of a size to fit in said opening, hinge means mounting said door member on said upper end of said frame for up and down swinging movement of said door between an open position disposed above said opening and a closed position fitting in said opening, substantially continuous seal means extending around said opening at a position between said door member and said frame in said closed position of said door member, said seal means being formed of a yieldable material and being compressed between said door member and said frame in said closed position of said door member, latch means carried by said door member and engageable with said frame member so as to maintain said door member in said closed position, and a movable latch release member mounted on said upper end of said frame at a position above said door member operable to release said latch means to enable said compressed seal means to expand and urge said door member at the lower end of said opening toward an open position.
A door assembly for a compartment in a recreational vehicle which is to be accessed from outside the vehicle, said door assembly comprising a generally vertical rectangular frame member defining an access opening having an upper end and a lower end, a rectangular door member having an inner side and an outer side and being of a size to fit in said opening, hinge means mounting said door member on said upper end of said frame for up and down swinging movement of said door between an open position disposed above said opening and a closed position fitting in said opening, latch means carried by said door member and engageable with said frame member so as to maintain said door member in said closed position, a movable latch release member mounted on said upper end of said frame at a position above said door member operable to release said latch means to enable said door member to be pivoted outwardly to an open position, and a lock assembly arranged in a side-by-side relation on said frame member with said latch member and operable in one actuated position to block actuation of said latch release member, to thereby enable said door member to be locked in said closed position.
A door assembly for a compartment in a recreational vehicle which is to be accessed from outside the vehicle, said door assembly comprising a generally vertical rectangular frame member defining an access opening having an upper end and a lower end, a rectangular door member having an outer side and an inner side and being of a size to fit in said opening, hinge means mounting said door member on said upper end of said frame for up and down swinging movement of said door between an open position disposed above said opening and a closed position fitting in said opening, said hinge means comprising a pair of hinge members mounted on said frame and pivotally engaged with horizontally spaced portions of said door member, each of said hinge members having an upright stem portion and a pair of vertically spaced shaft portions extending in opposite substantially horizontal directions from said stem portion, said stem portion having a front side and said shaft portions being located rearwardly of said front side to enable said hinge member to be mounted on the front side of said door assembly so that only said stem portion is visible from the front side of door assembly, said shaft portions are located rearwardly of said front side, one of said shaft portions being pivotally mounted on said frame and the other being pivotally mounted on said door member to thereby enable pivotal upward movement of said door member about both of said shaft portions to an open position in which said door member is substantially parallel to and extends upwardly at a position forwardly of said frame, latch means carried by said door member and engageable with said frame member so as to maintain said door member in said closed position, and a movable latch release member mounted on said upper end of said frame and operable to release said latch means to enable said door member to be pivoted outwardly to an open position.
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