Entryway protector
AssigneeOffice Moving Systems, Inc.
InventorEdward R. Katz
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Abstract
The present invention is an inflatable barrier device for use with elevator door jamb panels and entryway doors and jambs to protect the surfaces of these panels and doors from sustaining damage from collisions with moving equipment, building materials and furniture. The device protects the surfaces from scratches and dents when furniture and construction materials inadvertently bang into these protected surfaces. The entryway protector comprises two sections and securing components. An inflatable main rectangular section is separated by a line of stitching from a minor rectangular section or flap that is filled with padding material. The securing components secure the protector to the surfaces against dislodging by contact with equipment, building materials and furniture.
Claims20
A device for protecting an exposed surface comprising:
- an inflatable main section with a bottom edge wall having a width sufficient to allow main section to remain upright against the exposed surface to be protected when the inflatable main section is inflated;
- (b) a minor flap rotatably connected to said main inflatable section, said minor flap being fixedly connected to said main inflatable section;
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- (c) securing components attached to said minor flap for securing said minor flap to the exposed surface to be protected.
A method of protecting exposed first and second surfaces comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing an inflatable protection device having (i) a main inflatable section with means to keep said inflatable main section in place on the exposed first surface to be protected, (ii) a minor flap rotatably connected to said main inflatable section, said minor flap being fixedly connected to said main inflatable section, and (iii) securing components attached to said minor flap for securing said minor flap to the exposed second surface to be protected;
- (b) inflating said main inflatable section of said protection device;
- (c) securing said minor flap to the exposed second surface using said securing components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.