Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device, and in particular to a safety device for a sliding panel, such as a patio door.The safety device includes an abutment, a carrier member for the abutment, a mounting arm for the carrier member, a pivot for the mounting arm, the pivot axis being substantially parallel to the carrier member, a support for the pivot, a resilient bias spring urging the mounting arm towards an abutment condition, the resilient bias spring being connected between the mounting arm and the support, and a manually operable member for moving the abutment against said resilient bias spring, the manually operable member comprising finger grip elements carried by the mounting arm, the finger grip elements being spaced from the pivot.

Abstract: This invention relates to a safety device, and in particular to a safety device for a sliding panel, such as a patio door. The safety device includes an abutment (20), a carrier (21), for the abutment (20), a mounting arm (22) for the carrier (21), a pivot (25) for the mounting arm (22), a support (24) for the pivot (25), resilient bias element (36) urging the mounting arm (22) towards an abutment condition, the resilient bias element (36) being connected between the mounting arm (22) and the support (24), and manually operable member for moving the abutment (20) against said resilient bias (36), the carrier (21) being substantially parallel to the pivot (25).