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US 6,311,432 B1Granted
Safety device for doors
OwnerPaul Lennard Watsoninventor
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Abstract
A safety device for center pivot doors which prevents the crushing of fingers between the door and the door frame comprises a rigid elongate barrier member secured on one or both sides of the door which sweeps the zone between the door and the frame as the door pivots, and which is shaped substantially to fill the gap between door and frame when the door is fully opened. The barrier member is preferably adjustable by being made in two interengageable parts. The gap between door and frame can be further reduced by providing elongate shielding strips secured to the frame, one on each side of the door.
Claims8
A pivoted door assembly comprising:
- a door frame including a door jamb;
- a pivotally mounted door having a stile with opposite parallel sides adjacent to the door jamb with a gap between the stile and the door jamb;
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- a safety device fitted to at least one side of the stile, the safety device comprising a rigid elongate finger guard adapted to be fitted to a side of the stile adjacent to the door jamb and parallel to a vertical door edge, and serving to sweep the gap between the door jamb and the adjacent stile as the door is pivoted, the finger guard being shaped substantially to fill the gap between the door jamb and the stile when the door is in its fully opened position, and the finger guard incorporating adjustment means for enabling the cross-sectional shape of the guard to be varied by choice of alternative settings of the adjustment means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.