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US 5,664,815 AGranted
Earthquake safety device for dual cabinet doors
OwnerJoe Kornderinventor
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Abstract
A safety device (10) for securing dual adjacent cabinet doors, each having a door handle or door knob. The safety device (10) is made of a single rigid rod (10a) made of substantially inflexible, durable material, forming an elongated arm (11) with perpendicularly depending legs (12, 13) with tip ends (12b, 13b) covered by resilient enlargements (14, 15).
Claims2
A safety device equipped cabinet comprising:
- a first cabinet door, the first cabinet door having a first door handle, the first door handle including,
- a first upper mounting surface attached to the first cabinet door at a first upper location,
- a first lower mounting surface attached to the first cabinet door at a first lower location, the first lower location being below the first upper location, and
- a first handle grip, attached to the first upper mounting surface and to the first lower mounting surface, the first handle grip being shaped so that a first space exists between the first handle grip and the first cabinet door;
- a second cabinet door, the second cabinet door having a second door handle, the second door handle including,
- a second upper mounting surface attached to the second cabinet door at a second upper location,
- a second lower mounting surface attached to the second cabinet door at a second lower location, the second lower location being below the second upper location, and
- a second handle grip, attached to the second upper mounting surface and to the second lower mounting surface, the second handle grip being shaped so that a second space exists between the second handle grip and the second cabinet door;
- and,
- a removable safety device for engaging about the first and second handle grips within the first space and the second including,
- an elongated arm having a first end and a second end,
- a first leg attached to the first end of the elongated arm, the first leg extending straight out from the first end in a direction perpendicular to the elongated arm, a tip end of the first leg being encased by first resilient protective material, and
- a second leg attached to the second end of the elongated arm, the second leg extending straight out from the second end in the direction perpendicular to the elongated arm, a tip end of the second leg being encased by second resilient protective material;
- wherein when the removable safety device is in a secure position, the removable safety device straddles the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface so that
- a first portion of the elongated arm within the first space between the first handle grip and the first cabinet door rests on the first lower mounting surface,
- a second portion of the elongated arm within the second space between the second handle grip and the second cabinet door rests on the second lower mounting surface,
- the first leg extends down alongside the first lower mounting surface so that the first resilient protective material rests against the first cabinet door, and
- the second leg extends down alongside the second lower mounting surface so that the second resilient protective material rests against the second cabinet door.
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A safety device equipped cabinet comprising:
- a first cabinet door, the first cabinet door having a first door handle, the first door handle including,
- a first mounting surface attached to the first cabinet door,
- a first knob, and
- a first neck, the first neck connecting the first mounting surface to the first knob;
- a second cabinet door, the second cabinet door having a second door handle, the second door handle including,
- a second mounting surface attached to the second cabinet door,
- a second knob, and
- a second neck, the second neck connecting the second mounting surface to the second knob;
- a removable safety device for engaging about the first and second handles, including,
- an elongated arm having a first end and a second end,
- a first leg attached to the first end of the elongated arm, the first leg extending straight out from the first end in a direction perpendicular to the elongated arm, a tip end of the first leg being encased by first resilient protective material, and
- a second leg attached to the second end of the elongated arm, the second leg extending straight out from the second end in the direction perpendicular to the elongated arm, a tip end of the second leg being encased by second resilient protective material;
- wherein when the removable safety device is in a secure position, the removable safety device straddles the first door handle and the second door handle so that
- a first portion of the elongated arm rests on the first neck,
- a second portion of the elongated arm rests on the second neck,
- the first leg extends down alongside the first lower mounting surface so that the first resilient protective material rests against the first cabinet door, and
- the second leg extends down alongside the second mounting surface so that the second resilient protective material rests against the second cabinet door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.