Protective door for service compartment
OwnerDurwin L. Bumpinventor
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Abstract
A multi-purpose door for a service compartment having several locking open positions which protects the contents of the compartment when closed, offers some protection for the person using the compartment from the weather when open, and further allows when open, effective storage use of the overhead roof area of the compartment. Under adverse conditions a waterproof material is attached to further protect the person.
Claims9
A protective door system and its complementary box-type structurally-secure service compartment mounted on a firm base, which comprises:
- a slanted roof as a modification of said service compartment wherein said slanted roof is between about 30 and 60 degrees below horizontal and represents no more than one-third of the total roof area, and wherein said slanted roof is positioned only on the side of said service compartment which contains said protective door;
- a structurally-secure door opening as a modification of said service compartment wherein said opening extends from within two feet of the horizontal roof to a location along the vertical side wall of said service compartment;
- a structurally-secure protective door fitting into said door opening matched with a weather-type seal, fastened with hinges overhead at its junction with the roof, and secured with a latch at its junction with the vertical wall, wherein said door was made with the same dimensions and slant angle as the slanted roof and vertical side openings;
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- a brace attached in a structurally-secure manner between said protective door and said service compartment to allow multiple open door positions that are no more than about 60 degrees above the horizontal, wherein said brace has a length-changing connection with multiple locking positions.
A protective door used in conjunction with a box-type structurally-secure service compartment which is modified with a slanted roof only on said protective door side wherein said slanted roof is between about 30 and 60 degrees below horizontal and represents no more than one-third of the total roof area and said compartment is further mounted on a firm base, which comprises:
- a structurally-secure protective door which fits with a weather-type seal into a door opening cut into said service compartment from within two feet of said horizontal roof and extending down to a vertical side wall position, fastened with hinges overhead at its junction with the roof, and secured with a latch at its junction with the vertical wall, wherein said door contains the same roof slant angle;
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- a brace attached in a structurally-secure manner between said protective door and said service compartment to allow multiple open door positions that are no more than about 60 degrees above the horizontal, wherein said brace has a length-changing connection with multiple locking positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.