US 6,550,828 B2Granted

Door gap apparatus

OwnerMonty K. Wardeninventor

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Abstract

A door gap apparatus is provided for mounting on a door and extends from the door to a door frame. The door gap apparatus includes a door clamp which includes a door-edge-covering portion and a pair of door-side clamp portions extending outward from the door-edge-covering portion at opposite edges of the door-edge-covering portion. The door-side clamp portions extend from the door-edge-covering portion in a first direction. Panel clamp members are attached to the door-edge-covering portion and extend outward from the door-edge-covering portion in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. The panel clamp members are spaced apart providing a panel-reception region therebetween. A panel portion fits between the panel clamp members. The rectangular or triangular panel portion extends in the second direction, providing a gap between the door and the door frame.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A gap apparatus for mounting on a door and extending from the door to a door frame, comprising:

a door clamp which includes a door-edge-covering portion and a pair of door-side clamp portions extending outward from said door-edge-covering portion at opposite edges of said door-edge-covering portion, wherein said door-side clamp portions extend from said door-edge-covering portion in a first direction,
panel clamp members attached to said door-edge-covering portion, wherein said panel clamp members extend outward from said door-edge-covering portion in a second direction, and wherein said panel clamp members are spaced apart providing a panel-reception region therebetween, and
a panel portion which fits between said panel clamp members,
wherein said apparatus is in a form of a kit which includes a plurality of relatively long rectangular panel portions, a plurality of complimentary relatively long door-edge-covering portions, a plurality of relatively short rectangular panel portions, a triangular panel portion, and a plurality of complimentary relatively short door-edge-covering portions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/954,100Filed 17 Sep 2001 · us provisional application
Priority: 18 Sep 2000
Published: US 2002/0033608 A121 Mar 2002
Granted: 22 Apr 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

E05C 17/54
By mechanical means: portable devices, e.g. wedges; wedges for holding wings open or closed
Y10T 292/28
Closure fasteners: extension link
Y10T 292/34
Closure fasteners: portable
E05C
Bolts or fastening devices for wings, specially for doors or windows