Collapsible door apparatus
OwnerMike Block, Kip Cunningham +1inventors
InventorsMike Block, Kip Cunningham, Lowell Kramer
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Abstract
A suicide prevention door kit has a movable upper segment having a top surface and a mechanism. The movable upper segment is supported by the mechanism. The mechanism is configured to transition between a loaded state and a triggered state. The top surface is approximately horizontal in the loaded state and sloped in the triggered state. The suicide prevention door kit further comprises a switch in communication with the mechanism. The switch is configured to cause the mechanism to transition from the loaded state to the triggered state.
Claims19
A collapsible door, comprising:
- a body formed to include a cavity;
- a blade attached to the body, wherein the blade is configured to retract into the cavity;
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- a mechanism disposed within the cavity;
- the mechanism includes a pivot plate and is configured to transition the door between a loaded state and a triggered state;
- the pivot plate configured in a first position in the loaded state to support the blade, wherein a top surface of the collapsible door is approximately horizontal in the loaded state;
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- the pivot plate configured in a second position in the triggered state to cause the blade to retract into the cavity, wherein the top surface of the collapsible door is sloped in the triggered state to form an angle between about 6 degrees and about 45 degrees from the horizontal.
A collapsible door kit, comprising:
- a body formed to include a cavity;
- a mechanism disposed within the cavity, wherein:
- the mechanism is configured to transition between a loaded state and a triggered state;
- a top surface of the collapsible door kit is approximately horizontal in the loaded state;
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- the top surface of the collapsible door kit is sloped in the triggered state;
- a blade disposed at least partially above the mechanism, wherein the blade is supported by the mechanism;
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- a pressure sensor in contact with the blade, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to cause the mechanism to transition from the loaded state to the triggered state, wherein the pressure sensor includes one of an electromechanical pressure sensor and a positional sensor.
A collapsible structure comprising:
- a movable upper segment having a top surface;
- a mechanism, wherein:
- the movable upper segment is supported by the mechanism;
- the mechanism is configured to transition from a loaded state to a triggered state when a lateral force is applied to the movable upper segment;
- the top surface is between about 1 inch and about 3 inches wide and between about 20 inches and about 45 inches long;
- the top surface is approximately horizontal in the loaded state;
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- the top surface is sloped in the triggered state;
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- a switch in communication with the mechanism, wherein the switch is configured to cause the mechanism to transition from the loaded state to the triggered state, wherein:
- the switch is configured to activate when a supported load is disposed on the top surface;
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- the top surface is configured in the triggered state to allow the supported load to slide down and off the side of the collapsible structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.