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US 5,509,236 AGranted
Safety canopy for a doorway or portal
OwnerPeter V. Anglesinventor
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A safety canopy for use with a doorway in a wall is provided. The canopy is rigid and puncture-resistant, and is fixed to the wall and extends from the wall above the doorway downwardly away from the wall to a fixed margin edge, which is positioned approximately level with the top of the doorway. The canopy is positioned and has sufficient size to shelter an individual from objects falling from above the doorway. For additional support of the canopy, a plurality of vertical canopy support braces may be fixed to the canopy margin edge, extending downwardly to a support surface, such as a floor. Vertically oriented pillars may also be included on one side of the wall, extending from the support surface upwardly to the juncture of the wall and canopy. Angled canopy support braces may then be fixed to the canopy margin edge and angled downwardly to intersect the pillars, thereby providing additional support to the canopy for preventing the canopy from collapsing under load. A storage shelf may be positioned within the space defined between the wall and the canopy for supporting emergency materials, such as a first aid kit, a water vessel containing water, food rations, portable lighting, a portable radio, blankets, clothing, and the like.
A safety canopy for use with a doorway in a wall of the type having a door jam configured in width and height by a pair of vertical walls and a header respectively, the canopy comprising a structural metal plate being rigid and puncture resistant fixed to the wall and extending from the wall above the header, on a downward angle terminating in a margin edge so as to be protruding outwardly from the wall at a position approximately level with the header, the canopy being positioned, and having sufficient size to shelter an individual standing in the doorway from objects falling from above the doorway;
A safety canopy for use with a doorway in a wall of the type having a door jam configured in width and height by a pair of vertical walls and a header respectively, the canopy comprising a pair of rigid and puncture resistant surfaces, each surface fixed to one side of the wall and extending on a downward angle terminating in a margin edge so as to be protruding outwardly from the wall at a position approximately level with the header, the canopy being positioned, and having sufficient size to shelter an individual standing in the doorway from objects falling from above the doorway.
A safety canopy for use with a doorway in a wall of the type having a door jam configured in width and height by a pair of vertical walls and a header respectively, the canopy comprising a structural metal plate being rigid and puncture resistant fixed to the wall and extending from the wall above the header, on a downward angle terminating in a margin edge so as to be protruding outwardly from the wall at a position approximately level with the header, the canopy being positioned, and having sufficient size to shelter an individual standing in the doorway from objects falling from above the doorway;
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