Closure Nests Within Portal Frame Patents (Class 49/400)
  • Patent number: 11542736
    Abstract: A piano hinge can include a first hinge portion configured to attach to a first door edge, the first portion having a first front face, a first jamb face extending rearward from the first front face, and one or more first hinge knuckles extending from either or both of the first front face and the first jamb face. The first front face can be configured to extend over the one or more first hinge knuckles in a lateral direction such that the first front face hides the one or more first hinge knuckles behind first front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Adcock
  • Patent number: 11447198
    Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include structures and methods for improving assembly of vehicle doors. In an illustrative embodiment a vehicle door includes a first door inner structure having an angled wedge bearing surface and configured to receive a first removable attachment mechanism and a second door inner structure configured to receive a second removable attachment mechanism. The door includes a door outer structure having an outer panel coupled to an attachment structure, the attachment structure having an angled wedge bearing surface and having a bearing surface, the bearing surface configured to receive the second removable attachment mechanism, the second bearing surface being configured to abut an inner surface of the second door inner structure. The door includes an adjustment wedge which allows for positioning of the door panel relative to the body side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Gase
  • Patent number: 11376544
    Abstract: A contaminant scrubber of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a sorption cavity, a sorption inlet damper configured to receive return air from a conditioned space and into the sorption cavity, and a sorption outlet damper configured to output the return air from the sorption cavity and toward the conditioned space. The contaminant scrubber also includes an outer housing about the sorption cavity, the outer housing having a mount-facing side wall along which the sorption inlet damper and the sorption outlet damper are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
    Inventor: Alex J. Ames
  • Patent number: 11326339
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a Tetris house in which a structural material and an insulating material are combined with each other to further save a space, and an exterior of the structural material is treated with neoprene to block a heat bridge between an inside and an outside and prevent condensation. The Tetris house includes a plurality of structural materials which are installed in regions corresponding to respective sides of a hexahedron, and a connector which is installed in a region corresponding to each corner of the hexahedron to connect adjacent structural materials to each other, in which the structural material includes a metal pipe, a first insulating material with which an inside of the metal pile is filled, and a second insulating material which surrounds an outside of the metal pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: DEAR ARCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Han Moo Cho
  • Patent number: 9745788
    Abstract: A door device for a household appliance includes a door having in particular a first vertical longitudinal side, a second vertical longitudinal side disposed opposite the first longitudinal side, and a top side extending between the longitudinal sides The door device further includes a door opening device for automatically opening the door, wherein a handle element is designed in particular on the second longitudinal side and/or a handle element is designed in particular on the top side. The door has at least one detection sensor, which is designed to detect a finger in a detection region around or on the handle element, and a control unit, which is designed to control the door opening device in response to information received from the detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Gael Mollet, Pierre Steiner
  • Patent number: 9117380
    Abstract: An advertising bollard assembly, comprising: a main body defining an interior and an outer surface; one or more compressible inserts positioned in the interior of the main body, the compressible inserts being configured to be positioned on a bollard to couple the advertising bollard assembly to the bollard; and an attachment mechanism coupled to the outer surface of the main body, the attachment mechanism being configured to receive one or more advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: JTE L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jacob Walters, Thomas Charles Walters
  • Patent number: 8997402
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a door device including a panel, a pivoting arm module, and a door. The pivoting arm module includes a holder and a panel-pivoting arm. The holder is located in a doorway of the panel and fixed to the panel. The holder has an entrance and an accommodating trough. The panel-pivoting arm is slidably accommodated in the accommodating trough and can present a received status or an ejected status relative to the holder. The door is pivotally connected to the panel-pivoting arm. When the panel-pivoting arm presents the received status, the door abuts against the panel and closes the doorway, and the appearance surface of the door is flush with that of the panel. When the panel-pivoting arm presents the ejected status, the door leaves the panel and can rotate relative to the panel-pivoting arm to open the doorway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventor: Zhong-Hui Mao
  • Publication number: 20140366452
    Abstract: A roof window (1) comprising a frame (2) with a top member (5), a bottom member (6) and two side members (7, 8) defining a frame plane, and a sash (3) having a top member (9), a bottom member (10) and two side members (11, 12) defining a sash plane, the sash (3) being connected to the frame (2) by a pivot hinge (200) provided between the side members (7, 11; 8, 12) of the frame (2) and sash (3), respectively, the roof window (1) further comprising a covering (217, 201) and at least one fastening device (208, 209) for fastening the covering (217, 201) to the roof window (1). The at least one fastening device comprises a male (208) and a female (209) part arranged one on the covering (217, 201) and the other on the roof window (1) and adapted for mutual snap locking engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Schwartz Viig, Atzen Bent
  • Patent number: 8869452
    Abstract: A road device such as a telecommunications access hatch having a frame that delimits an opening, a cover, a first hinge provided with a first cam and a first cam follower, which are designed to guide the cover between a released open position and a closed position, a first securing member and a first counterpart securing member that prevent the cover from lifting when in the closed position; and a first support bracket added on the frame that bears the first cam and the first securing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Pam
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
  • Patent number: 8869458
    Abstract: A molded access door assembly for an access opening in a wall or ceiling is provided including a molded frame having a frame channel to form the outside of the access door assembly, the frame channel having spaced apart exterior and interior walls joined at the top edge by a top wall and having a lip extending from the bottom edge of the inner wall into the interior of the molded access door assembly to define an opening. The lip provides a stop rest for the door in the closed position and has a means of attaching the access door assembly to the wall or ceiling. The assembly also includes a door having a top surface and a first part of a hinge assembly along one edge of the top surface which cooperates with a matching second part of the hinge assembly along one edge of the frame channel to allow the door to move between an open and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: IVM Homestyle Ltd.
    Inventors: Vitaliy Ivasiv, Igor Ivasiv
  • Patent number: 8857105
    Abstract: Door systems including racking spacers located between the sill and the door that can be removed after installation and methods of installing the door systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Hemping, Jesse Baldwin, Korey Gearhart
  • Patent number: 8844201
    Abstract: An enclosure having a gate which may be pivotably hung from stanchions or walls such that it swings in either direction, and may be opened from either side, depending on the assembly of the enclosure, is described. A latch which may be opened from both inside and outside of the enclosure is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Gator Kennels LLC
    Inventors: Joshua A. Robinson, Kirk A. Robinson
  • Patent number: 8844202
    Abstract: Disclosed is a latching mechanism for a access door. More specifically, the disclosure relates to an access door that can be pivoted between opened and closed orientations and secured in the open position with the aid of a hold open arm. A latching lever, in turn, pivotally engages the hold open arm to selectively secure the access door in an opened orientation. A grip upon the hold open arm can thereafter be used in conjunction with the latching lever to release the access door and permit it to be closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: U.S.F. Fabrication, Inc.
    Inventors: Osmany M. Carralero, Marvin Ernesto Lopez, Louis S. Slimak
  • Patent number: 8720115
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door for a paper shredder, for closing at least one interior that is open to one side and location below a cutting mechanism in the housing of the paper shredder or a similar device, comprising at least one viewing window and hinges for fastening the door to the housing, the door being composed of at least two profiled parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Hermann Schwelling
  • Patent number: 8707625
    Abstract: A closure includes a panel closing against a frame. A set of abutment surfaces for supporting the panel against applied forces is completed by a displaceable abutment block which selectively assumes an engaged state disposed between an abutment surface of the panel and an abutment surface of a strike jamb. The geometry of engagement is such that forces acting on the abutment block opposing opening of the panel are primarily compressive forces. Certain implementations additionally, or alternatively, employ abutment blocks for locking along the lintel or the threshold of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Dan Raz Ltd.
    Inventors: Dan Raz, Zeev Geva, Amir Raz, Yaniv Marmur
  • Patent number: 8646210
    Abstract: A device for setting the position of a closing element for a porthole in an open position toward the outside around an opening in a wall of a room includes a protruding part with a circular shape fastened to the wall around the opening by means of at least one fastener, and a joining part that has a first end connecting a hinged end of the closing element to the protruding part. The protruding part has at least one first groove. The joining part has a second end movable in the at least one first groove, and the movement of the second end in the at least one first groove entails movement of the closing element in the open position around the opening. In a closed position, the closing element integrally covers the protruding part in order to seal the porthole in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventor: Pierre Mauriac
  • Publication number: 20140020296
    Abstract: A high-pressure mine door assembly for use in mine shafts configured with opposing wings, which enable the door to open and close quickly. The assembly includes a major hub and a minor hub positioned at or above the cap of the door assembly and coupled together via a connecting bar. A drive mechanism is coupled to the cap and the connecting bar, which facilitates the opening and closing of the wings of the door. The door assembly is configured in a 12-6 pitch orientation, requiring only a ? rotation of the wings of the door assembly to fully open the door. Such a configuration also negates the effect of air pressure on operation of the door, as regardless of the direction of the airflow, with the airflow assisting one wing in opening and the other in closing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: AMERICAN MINE DOOR CO.
    Inventors: Daniel S. Zenisek, Robert H. Chorman
  • Publication number: 20130312332
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a vertical post secured to a bottom rail. An upper post hinge portion and a lower post hinge portion are secured to the post. Each post hinge portion includes: (i) a post mounting plate; and (ii) a bearing portion projecting outwardly from the post mounting plate. The bearing portion includes a base with a vertical base bore. The assembly also includes an upper door hinge portion and a lower door hinge portion. Each door hinge portion includes: (i) a block securable to a door frame; (ii) a barrel portion projecting outwardly from the block, the barrel portion having a vertical barrel bore; and (iii) an upper pivot pin and a lower pivot pin, where a first end of each pin is secured in the base bore and a second end pivots in the barrel bore. The upper pivot pin connects the upper post hinge portion to the upper door hinge portion, and the lower pivot pin connects the lower post hinge portion to the lower door hinge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Genadij Peter Makarewicz, Paul Frederick Kruger
  • Patent number: 8549789
    Abstract: A door has a frame forming an opening of the door, a window unit rotatably attached to the frame for positioning in the opening of the frame, a retainer moveably mounted on the frame, and an operator for operating the retainer. The retainer is moveable from a released position wherein the retainer is disengaged from the window unit, to a retaining position, wherein the retainer engages the window unit to hold the window unit in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventors: Sachin Gore, Kelly Hemping
  • Patent number: 8534000
    Abstract: A panel and frame system comprising a frame and a panel is disclosed. The panel is hinged to the frame by at least one hinge. The frame comprises a hinge jamb adjacent the at least one hinge and a lock jamb opposite the hinge jamb. When the panel and frame system is in a closed position, an outer face of the at least one panel is co-planar with an outer hinge jamb side and an outer lock jamb side of the hinge jamb and an inner face of the at least one panel is coplanar with an inner hinge jamb side and with an inner lock jamb side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Moshe Fadlon
  • Patent number: 8484894
    Abstract: A method of operating a door assembly may include pivoting a first door about a first pivot axis from a closed position to an open position such that the first door acts as an inlet. The method may further include pivoting the first door to the closed position, and pivoting a second door about a second pivot axis from a closed position to an open position when the first door is in the closed position such that the second door acts as an outlet facing in a direction opposite the first door. The method may additionally include pivoting the second pivot axis about the first pivot axis when pivoting the second door, the second door being of a smaller size than the first door and forming at least a portion of the first door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Seiya Sakurai, Matthew D. Fevergeon
  • Patent number: 8434266
    Abstract: A retrofit conversion kit for converting a generally moisture intolerant door operating apparatus from overhead use to underground use and for operating a swinging door while protecting the door apparatus against moisture and dust encroachment within its underground location. The kit includes an enclosure to be mounted in a sub-floor stratum beneath a swinging door, with all of the door operating and controlling apparatus, whether electronic or mechanical, being self-contained within the enclosure. A seal arrangement provides the contamination encroachment protection while permitting access to the self-contained operating apparatus within the enclosure while the door remains in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Opcon International Holdings, L.P.
    Inventor: Angelo Nixon
  • Patent number: 8302349
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rescue passage window for a passenger train, comprising an aluminum alloy outer frame, a hollow tempered glass, a movable sash, a fixed sash, a locking device, a rotating device and a sealing device, the aluminum alloy outer frame is a carrier to connect the structures of any other parts, the hollow tempered glass is inlaid on the aluminum alloy outer frame by the sealing device to form the fixed sash and the movable sash, the movable sash is suspended on the cross beam of the aluminum alloy outer frame by the rotating device to realize its connection with the aluminum alloy outer frame, reliable locking between the movable sash and the aluminum alloy outer frame is realized by the locking device, connection and sealing between the movable sash and the aluminum alloy outer frame is realized by the sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaogang Xu
  • Publication number: 20120240471
    Abstract: An adjustable support assembly is provided that includes a front left base support, a front left lower elongated support and a front left upper elongated support. Also included are a front right base support, a front right lower elongated support, and a front right upper elongated support. Such supports are designed to be placed in a structural wall, particularly the structural wall of the cooling tower, wherein an opening would be cut in the wall to receive an entry door. The support assembly provides structural integrity from the lower section of the cooling tower to the upper section of the cooling tower, and allows the door opening to be cut out without loss of such structural integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Fontes, Lukasz Sztobryn, Justin K. Peters
  • Patent number: 8176682
    Abstract: Double paneled door assembly providing RF shielding and soundproofing through the use of two door panels, i.e., back door panel and front door panel, as well as respective back door frame and front door frame. The door panels and door frames are joined together by door pins and door pin bushing as well as frame pins and frame pin bushings, and the double door panels are mounted on the double frames by heavy duty hinges. The use of two door panels and frame panels with a volume of sealed air or other inert gas between the panels aids the RF shielding and soundproofing properties of the door. The bushings act as damping mechanisms to reduce transmission of vibration from the front side of the door assembly to the back side of the door assembly that will ultimately reduce waves permeating into an enclosed room or area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Gaven Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Gaviglia
  • Patent number: 8166706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vault door mechanism that assists a user in opening or closing the door. A hold-open arm and hinge plate pivotally interconnect the door to a surrounding frame and are fixed in place by an associated locking mechanism. The locking mechanism stops the door in the partially opened position prior to being fully opened or closed, thereby assisting the user in handling the door. The details of the present invention, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: U.S.F. Fabrication, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Slimak, Marvin Lopez
  • Publication number: 20120047809
    Abstract: Door systems and door hardware components are described herein, along with methods of installing the door systems and components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Kelly Hemping, Jesse Baldwin, Korey Gearhart
  • Publication number: 20110203184
    Abstract: A device to limit an opening of a window having a hinged sash coupled to a window frame including a window opening limiting structure having a first member and a second member. One of them is securable to the sash and the other of the first member and the second member being securable to the frame. A selectively releasable coupler by which the first member and the second member are couplable is shiftable between a coupled status and a released status. The first member and the second member bridge a preselected distance such that the sash is inhibited from opening beyond a predetermined distance. The coupler is releasable so that the sash can be opened beyond the predetermined distance and re-engages automatically when the sash is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Nghi Christopher Nguyen, Derek Ronald Gramstad, Scot J. Berkley
  • Patent number: 7975432
    Abstract: A casement window assembly includes a rectangular sash frame enclosing an insulated glass panel unit and supported for swinging movement by a surrounding main window support frame. At least one set of interfitting and interlocking members are positioned in opposing relation on adjacent vertical members of the sash frame and support frame and have hook portions positioned to pass each other when the sash frame is pivoted between a closed position and an open position. The hook portions are effective to engage and hook each other in response to a substantial positive or negative windload or such windload applied after an impact breaks the glass to limit deflection and prevent permanent deformation of the sash frame. The hook portions also produce a snubbing action for compressing a flexible seal between the sash frame and support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Deceuninck North America, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan G. Morton, Dennis D. Cox
  • Patent number: 7908798
    Abstract: A device for closing a frame, which has a panel mounted removably on and articulated on the frame includes a hook that has, at an end part, a heel that can stop against a surface of the articulation edge of the frame to immobilize the panel in a secure open upright position, generally perpendicular to the frame. The invention can be applied to roads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Norinco
    Inventor: Jean-Jacques Monneret
  • Publication number: 20110047881
    Abstract: An outwardly opening window assembly (1) for mounting in a window opening (27), said window assembly comprising: a plate element (4), a window sash (3) comprising a top sash element (3a), a bottom sash element (3c) and two side sash elements (3b,3d), said window sash elements arranged at the periphery of said plate element, a window frame (2) comprised of a top frame member (2a), a bottom frame member (2c) and two side frame members (2b,2d), said window frame members arranged at the periphery of said window sash when the window assembly is closed, a mounting fitting (5,6) which connects at least one of the window sash elements (3b) to at least one of the window frame members (2d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Eirik Bjørn, Torben Hundevad, Ulla Toft Østergaard, Esben Brun Nielsen, Niels Peter Christensen, Stefan Madsen
  • Publication number: 20110013964
    Abstract: An opening/closing door for opening/closing a door opening formed in an apparatus housing includes: a rotational shaft mounted at an edge portion of the door opening; a door base member that is fixed to the rotational shaft and rotates together with the rotational shaft; a door exterior member fixed to the exterior of the door base member; plural positioning units that position the door exterior member to the door base member at locations distant from the rotational shaft; plural fixing units that are provided to be more distant from the rotational shaft than the plural positioning units and fix the door exterior member to the door base member by attachments; and an opening/closing handle that is provided to the door exterior member so as to be closer to the fixing units than the positioning units in a direction substantially orthogonal to the rotational shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi ISHIYAMA, Shuya Yamamoto, Tetsuya Satozaki
  • Patent number: 7819113
    Abstract: A door assembly for a cooking apparatus is provided that prevents heat generated in a cooking chamber from being released to the outside while also being as thin as possible. The door assembly may include a glass support that supports a first glass panel on a front side, and a second glass panel on a rear side. The second glass panel may be supported by a seating protrusion and catching protrusions formed on the rear side of the glass support. A door frame may be coupled to the rear side of the glass support, with a third glass panel coupled to either a front or rear side thereof. A cover frame may be coupled to the rear side of the glass support to enclose the first, second and third glass panels and the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Myeung Chin
  • Publication number: 20100263119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a door assembly for a walk-in bathtub. The invention includes a door that fits within a door threshold in a wall of the walk-in tub. The door assembly further comprises a hinge assembly that includes a first axis mount coupled to the door threshold and a second axis mount coupled to the outer side of the door. A double axis hinge is coupled to both axis mounts, thereby connecting the door to the bathtub. The double axis hinge opens the door to the inside of the tub by pivoting about the first axis toward the interior of the bathtub as the door in turn counter rotates about the second axis at the distal end of the hinge, in the direction opposite to that of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Andre J. Neidich, Robert Buete
  • Patent number: 7810285
    Abstract: A building barrier system wherein a portion of the building barrier system can transition between an erect position and a substantially flat position thereby allowing access to the interior of the structure without having to disassemble the building barrier system and associated method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Robert L. Liptak
  • Publication number: 20100218428
    Abstract: This invention relates to a door protection device (20B) pivoting about an axis and being applied against a wall (20A) when in the open position, characterized in that it comprises a portion (40A) added on to outside surface of the door (20B) and a portion (40A) added on to the wall, so that, in the open position of the door, the portions nest together, the two portions of the device being aligned along the same axis of direction perpendicular to the pivoting axis of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS S.A.S.
    Inventor: Maxime Lavie
  • Patent number: 7779577
    Abstract: In an operator window including a perimeter frame supporting a sash therein for movement between respective open and closed positions, a plurality of reinforcement members are mounted within the sash to provide reinforcement to a latching mechanism secured thereto. When the latching mechanism comprises a plurality of separate latching points at spaced positions along a latching side of the sash, a separate reinforcement member is associated with each of the latching points which is independent and maintained in separation from the remaining reinforcement members by spacers mounted therebetween. The spacers ensure sufficient space between the reinforcement members to accommodate for differences in thermal expansion and contraction between the different materials of the reinforcement members and the sash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Polar Window of Canada Ltd.
    Inventor: James Patrick Zayac
  • Publication number: 20100186299
    Abstract: Covers for attic trap doors and pull down attic stairs or ladders are described each of which is formed of an insulating material. The covers are structured to effectively seal a ceiling access opening. In some embodiments, a closure member constructed of insulating material is cooperatively and frictionally received within a frame formed of the same material to form an airtight seal therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: James B. Melesky
  • Publication number: 20100096505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting a door which is pivotably received in a fuselage airframe of an aircraft, with a counter bearing arranged in the region of a doorframe and a thrust bearing located opposite in the region of the door. According to the invention, the counter bearing has a planar counter bearing surface and the thrust bearing has a mounting in which a planar thrust bearing surface which can tilt about at least one spatial axis is received, the counter bearing surface lying against the thrust bearing surface at least in some regions when the door is closed. Because of the thrust bearing surface which can be tilted in at least one spatial direction, the counter bearing always lies against the thrust bearing over the entire surface areas thereof, irrespective of any manufacturing tolerance deviations between the doorframe and the door or the bearing on the fuselage airframe, in such a way that optimal force transfer is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Gastao De Freitas, Martin Sternad
  • Publication number: 20100050532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door for a paper shredder, for closing at least one interior that is open to one side and location below a cutting mechanism in the housing of the paper shredder or a similar device, comprising at least one viewing window and hinges for fastening the door to the housing, the door being composed of at least two profiled parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Hermann Schwelling
  • Publication number: 20100050533
    Abstract: A double-sided inspection screen which can be installed either following the front side installation mode is disclosed, or as a rear side installation model. The screen is arranged so as to provide easy opening of the cover by a slight hand push without recourse to any additional tools. Said arrangement secures quick and easy access to various communications and/or production assemblies and/or devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: CLOSED JOINT-STOCK COMPANY 'VENTILATION SYSTEMS'
    Inventors: Oleksandr Stanislavovych Klapishevskyy, Anatoliy Mykhaylovych Tsomyk
  • Publication number: 20090277093
    Abstract: The invention concerns a constituent element, in particular a window or a door, comprising a casement sash and a pane, in particular a glass surface. The invention is characterized in that, the pane has an inner surface and an outer surface. A plane perpendicular to the surfaces intersects a grooved region designed to receive fittings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Helmut Over
  • Publication number: 20090277111
    Abstract: A window assembly and method of constructing a window assembly is disclosed. The window assembly comprises a base frame assembly, an external cladding assembly, an interior trim assembly and a sash assembly. In one embodiment, the base frame assembly, external cladding assembly and interior trim assembly are constructed from one of three different types of materials. The external cladding assembly may also be snap-fit onto the base frame assembly. Further, the interior trim assembly can include a jamb extension assembly that can also be snap-fit onto the base frame assembly. The interior trim assembly may also include head, sill and side stop assemblies which can be push-fit onto the base frame assembly. Another aspect of the disclosure is a sash assembly that can be assembled as a snap-fit assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Scott D. Albrecht, Mark C. Hoffman, James L. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20090229187
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance includes a door having an interior side and an exterior side. A frame defines an aperture extending through the door from the interior side to the exterior side. A module is disposed in the aperture. The module includes a first component and a second component. The second component disengageably connects with the first component. A pivot member is operably coupled with the module and with the frame. The module is rotatable about the pivot member thereby allowing access to both the first component and the second component from the exterior side of the door body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: PAUL B. ALLARD, JAMES W. KENDALL, ALAN S. LUCAS, ANDREW M. TENBARGE, JOHN J. VONDERHAAR, GUOLIAN WU
  • Publication number: 20090217593
    Abstract: Internal swivel door for compartment of a vehicle The invention relates to an internal swivel door for a compartment in an aircraft with a door frame (2, 3) for entering the compartment with at least one horizontal element (3) and at least one door leaf (1) which is mounted inside the door frame (2,3) wherein the at least one door leaf (1) is turned about a vertical door rotational axis (4a) and the vertical door rotational axis (4a) is moved in parallel along a predetermined local curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Holst
  • Patent number: 7581768
    Abstract: An anti-effraction safety system for a door or window frame comprising a fixed frame and a mobile frame, in which the mobile frame comprises at least one sectional element with a longitudinal groove with two undercut portions set on opposite sides of a longitudinal central opening and in which at least one transmission rod slidably engages said groove and can be displaced in a longitudinal direction by means of a control handle. Fixed to the transmission rod is at least one closing element co-operating with a complementary detent fixed to the fixed frame. The transmission rod has two through openings both open on respective longitudinal edges of the rod. The closing element comprises two separate complementary parts fixed to one another, in which each of said separate parts engages a respective through opening of the transmission rod and has a respective tenon that slidably engages in a longitudinal direction a respective undercut portion of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Savio S.p.A.
    Inventor: Aimone Balbo Di Vinadio
  • Patent number: 7546711
    Abstract: An explosion-resisting window with a window frame and a sash frame, which accommodates a panel and is mounted in hinges on the window frame, so as to be tiltable, the sash frame nesting in the window frame in closed position. In order to obviate the need for an outer front glazing of armored glass while guaranteeing adequate safety against explosion shocks and permit the function of continuous ventilation if necessary in open position of the sash frame, the panel is made of armored glass and the window is provided with at least one tilt-limiting element, by means of which explosion-induced tilting of the sash frame in the hinges beyond a tilt-limit position can be resisted. There is at least one shift-limiting element, by means of which explosion-induced shifting of the sash frame perpendicular to a tilt axis in the hinges can be resisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Sälzer Sicherheitstechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Heinrich Sälzer
  • Publication number: 20090064593
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mechanical apparatuses, such as washing machines or dryers, for washing or drying laundry, and more particularly to a door on a mechanical apparatus, in which a window (76) of the door can be mounted on a frame (72) thereof fit thereto, and which can prevent the window from hanging down by gravity. The door includes a fomd door frame (80), a rear door frame (90), and a dorr window. The door window (76) may be a door glass of glass, or transparent plastic. There is a flexible seating rib (102) formed on the front door frame (80) or the rear door frame (80) or the rear door frame (90) for seating and supporting an edge portion (77) of the door window (76).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Young Hoon Ha
  • Publication number: 20090049753
    Abstract: A pet door having decorative and customizable aesthetic features. The pet door includes subframe assemblies that are connected to each other with fasteners that extend through the aperture defined by the door. The pet door can be adapted to fit doors of various sizes with a modular core frame. The core frame also includes a plurality of core members, each of which has one or more core elements. The core members extend laterally between the first and second subframe assemblies and defining a passageway through the door. Decorative frames are releasably attached to the subframe assemblies and can be removed or replaced, whereas the subframe assemblies remain fixed to each other and the door. A security panel can be secured to one of the subframe assemblies to prevent animals and intruders from entering the residence through the pet door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Frederick K. Lomax, Linda G. McCalum, Clark Berg Foster
  • Patent number: 7430835
    Abstract: A door and frame combination for an air handling unit consists of a frame, a hinged door with a hollow core filled with insulating material, and a gasket having a flexible gasket wall with anti-roll extensions. The gasket may have a friction-reducing material on its surface to assist in preventing roll-over by the closing door. Optional thermal pockets in the door and frame are filled with high-density polyurethane to provide further protection against air leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: A.J. Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven V. Larson