Abstract: The present invention is a dock seal system for mounting on a structure wall. The system includes at least one side seal made up of a backer board having a hollow configuration and a foam seal attached to the backer board. A first side of at least one wear pleat is removably connected to the foam seal by at least one pleat fastener. This allows rapid, easy replacement of worn-out wear pleats.

Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a laminated panel and a reinforcement structure. The laminated panel includes a glass layer and a polymer layer that is laminated with the glass layer. The reinforcement structure extends along and is coupled to an upper perimeter of the polymer layer. When the polymer layer is in tension, the reinforcement structure hinders inward movement of the polymer layer relative to an upper edge of the window assembly. The window assembly is a retractable side window assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to trims for motor vehicle glazing systems, comprising a base layer and a coating and having glass-like optical properties at least in some subsections, composites consisting of such trims for motor vehicle glazing systems, and car body parts, as well as preferred embodiments which comprise suitable combinations of materials. Said trims comprising, at least towards the front side thereof, an edge rounding having a variable radius which allows a more uniform layer thickness for the coating.

Abstract: A door edge protector device includes a protector, a cam member and a link mechanism. Cam portions are formed in the cam member, and the cam member is rotated by an input corresponding to a close/open state of a door. The link mechanism includes cam followers which are engaged with the cam portions, and the protector is attached to the link mechanism. By the engagement between the cam portions and the cam followers, the link mechanism moves in an interlocking manner with rotation of the cam member. A locus T includes an accommodated position corresponding to the close state of the door and a set position covering a door edge corresponding to the close state of the door. The cam portions are configured so that the protector moves along the locus by movement of the link mechanism.

Abstract: A system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a door having interior and exterior sides, at least one inlet in the interior side, at least one outlet in the exterior side, and a door protector mechanism to move a protector relative to the door. At least one pressure relief valve is in communication with the inlet and outlet, and is mechanically linked for movement with the protector. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, mechanically linking at least one pressure relief valve for movement with the protector such that the pressure relief valve opens in response to the door beginning to open.

Abstract: A vehicle door system includes a closer operable to move a door to a closed position. A presenter is operable to move the door to an initial open position. An actuator is mounted within the door and includes a linear moving member movable between a retracted and extended position along a linear axis. The linear moving member operates the presenter when moved toward the extended position and the closer when moved toward the retracted position. The actuator may also be utilized to drive a door edge protector.

Abstract: A converter dolly is provided for use with a tractor-trailer wherein the converter dolly additionally comprises dolly fairings which are located in front of the wheels of the converter dolly. The dolly fairings are preferably made of fibreglass, and improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the converter dolly, and thus reduce fuel consumption.

Abstract: A safety door apparatus is described that includes a door with a removable and replaceable safety edge. The door defines a notch in at least one of the elongate edges of the door. The notch defines a recessed surface that conformingly mates with the resilient safety edge. A safety hinge assembly connects to the door and receives the safety edge. The recessed surface of the notch can extend partially or the full length of the elongate edge of the door. The safety edge can similarly extend partially or the full length of the elongate edge of the door. The safety door can include multiple configurations of removable and replaceable edge portions that can include a non-safety edge. A decorative molding is positionable over the connection between the safety edge and notch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a unit for preventing a body part of a user from being caught. The prevention unit according to the present invention is to be coupled to a door and to a door frame, a floor hinge being connected to the lower surface of the door and the upper surface of the door being hinged onto a horizontal frame of the door frame such that the door can rotate about a hinge shaft, the door frame having the horizontal frame and a pair of vertical frames fixed to a wall.

Abstract: The present invention provide a safety door including a corner portion having a plurality of hinges coupled thereto in a vertical direction, the corner portion being at one side of a door opened/closed as the door rotates in a horizontal direction, and a door post having a safety groove formed therein in the vertical direction to insert a portion, or all, of the corner portion therein for preventing a portion of a user's body from being pressed by the corner portion.

Abstract: A shower door assembly includes a frame having an upper frame member that is elongated with a generally constant cross-section. The cross-section of the frame member may define a channel. The shower door assembly also includes a door that slides in a direction parallel with the channel, as well as a bumper. The bumper is positioned within the channel of the upper frame member and limits movement of the door. The bumper is connected to the upper frame member by the upper frame member compressing a portion of the bumper, or the bumper compressing a portion of the upper frame member, or both.

Abstract: A mechanism to be applied to a door jamb that is opposed by a door edge to strengthen the door jamb to survive forced entry efforts includes two elongated, narrow plates sized for mounting on a door jamb surface. One plate has a protruding ramp configured to serve as a strike plate for a latch bolt mounted in the door and a bolt hole near the ramp. The second plate has an inner overlay and a perpendicular outer flange, forming an L-shaped cross-section. The inner overlay has a bolt hole, and a slot in the outer flange near the overlay's bolt hole receives the ramp when the plates are nested. The bolt holes in the plates align, as do additional holes in the plates to receive screws to hold the plates mounted to the door jamb.

Abstract: A seal assembly located at the intersection of an extension room and wall of a recreation vehicle, the seal assembly having a flap seal, a bulb snap-in member attached to the flap seal, and a bulb seal member attachable to the bulb snap-in member in a snap-fit manner The flap seal may be made removable from the bulb snap-in member. Two flap seals may be used to attach to either side of the recreation vehicle wall. The two flap seals may be connectable with each other and adjustable via a longitudinal mating shaft on one flap seal and a longitudinal mating shaft receiving member on the second flap seal. The seal assembly may be manufactured by a multi-extrusion process so that various components can be made of different materials, such as different types of plastic.

Abstract: A door frame protection apparatus includes a first upright bar having a first end and a second end, the first end being anchored to a surface at a first anchor point, a second upright bar having a third end and a fourth end, the third end being anchored to the surface at a second anchor point, an overhead crossbar coupled to the second end of the first upright bar and to the fourth end of the second upright bar, a first impact absorption member resting on the first anchor point and having the first upright bar extending therethrough, the first impact absorption member being rotatable about the first upright bar, and a second impact absorption member resting on the second anchor point and having the second upright bar extending therethrough, the second impact absorption member being rotatable about the second upright bar.

Abstract: A security device for a door comprises a U-shaped reinforcing plate on the vertical edge of a door on the deadbolt side of the door and an elongated frame plate. The door reinforcing plate and the frame plate are made of a hardened material such as cold rolled steel. The door reinforcing plate extends substantially the entire length of the door. A force applied to the door by a would-be intruder is transmitted from the deadbolt to the door reinforcing plate and the elongated frame plate, which then distribute the force over the vertical edge of the door and a significant part of the frame, respectively.

Abstract: A door edge protection device for a motor vehicle door, with a door edge protection profile (5) which is guided movably with respect to the door at at least two points lying one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the door, the door edge protection profile (5) being driven via an eccentric lever (7) mounted rotatably in the door and the door edge protection profile (5) having a holding rod (6) which is guided by a linear guide (10) which is fixed in the door, the holding rod (6) being bent in the region of the linear guide (8, 9; 11).

Abstract: Example doors having a seal attached to an edge member of a door panel are disclosed herein. An example seal includes a flexible sheet of material with its longitudinal edges turned inward toward a more central portion of the sheet such that the sheet is turned partially or somewhat inside-out to provide a bulging seal geometry that is favorable for sealing in multiple directions. The seal, for example, is suitable for sealing in a head-on direction engaging an abutting surface, such as a doorjamb. The seal can also seal in sliding engagement with an adjacent surface parallel to the door panel. In some examples, the sheet defines a hollow chamber in which the longitudinal edges of the sheet reinforce or brace an exterior curved portion of the seal. In some examples, the sheet of material is a unitary seamless piece with an attached touch-and-hold fastener that makes the seal readily replaceable.

Abstract: A device includes a base attachable to a first side of a door; a swing arm coupled to the base, the swing arm including a bracket flange configured to extend across an edge of the door between the first side of the door and a second side of the door opposite the first side of the door; and a biasing member coupled between the swing arm and the base and configured to urge the swing arm from a retracted position in which the bracket flange is adjacent the edge to an extended position in which the bracket flange is apart from the edge.

Abstract: A template for positioning a door edge guard on a vehicle is disclosed. The template includes a main body, an edge, which can form a cutout, which aligns with an item of known fixed position on the vehicle, such as a door handle, and a stop extending from the main body of the template to position one end of the door edge guard. The template is taped onto the vehicle or an easily removed adhesive is used or the template is magnetic. A method for positioning a door edge guard on a vehicle, includes the steps of creating a template having a main body, a cutout formed in the main body to fit over an item of known fixed position on the vehicle, and a stop extending from the main body, positioning the template so that the cutout fits over the item of known fixed position on the vehicle and the stop extends to the edge of the door, which is to receive the door edge guard, and positioning the door edge guard on the edge of the door so the one end of the door edge guard abuts the stop.

Abstract: An automobile door edge guard includes an elongated, unitary body member constructed entirely of a transparent and resilient material having a seat into which is received an edge portion of an automobile door edge for protecting the door edge and any surface against which the door edge may strike. A bulbous-shaped cushion portion projects outwardly from the body member and extends longitudinally and continuously therealong between opposed ends thereof. The body member has a thickness is less than the width of a gap between the edge of the automobile door and corresponding door jamb. A transparent adhesive secures the body to the automobile door.

Abstract: A door edge protection device for a motor vehicle door, with a door edge protection profile (5) which is guided movably with respect to the door at least two points lying one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the door, the door edge protection profile (5) being driven via an eccentric lever (7) mounted rotatably in the door and the door edge protection profile (5) having a holding rod (6) which is guided by a linear guide (10) which is fixed in the door, the holding rod (6) being bent in the region of the linear guide (8, 9; 11).

Abstract: The present invention provides for a weatherstrip assembly for a motor vehicle. The assembly includes a carrier having a base and a first and second leg extending from the base to a first and second distal end, respectively. The legs are spaced from each other to define a channel for receiving the motor vehicle. A seal is mounted to the first distal end. At least one securing flange is coupled to the second distal end for fastening the carrier to the motor vehicle. A living hinge is disposed between the securing flange and the second distal end, such that the securing flange is moveable independent of the carrier. The living hinge comprises a first section having a generally recessed configuration and a first thickness, and a second section having a generally planar configuration and a second thickness.

Abstract: A doorprop for restricting the movement of a door within a doorway. The door includes a first door face surface and a first door side surface. The doorway includes a hinge jamb having a door edge abutting surface, a door side abutting surface, a jamb trim surface, and a hinge jamb edge. The stop includes a contoured body defined by an upper surface, a lower surface, a door face surface, a door contacting surface, a first door transition surface, a jamb face surface, a jamb trim edge surface, a jamb trim face surface, and a second transition surface. The door contacting surface is selectively in contact with the first door side surface.

Abstract: A safety door apparatus is described that includes a door with a removable and replaceable safety edge. The door defines a notch in at least one of the elongate edges of the door. The notch defines a recessed surface that conformingly mates with the resilient safety edge. A safety hinge assembly connects to the door and receives the safety edge. The recessed surface of the notch can extend partially or the full length of the elongate edge of the door. The safety edge can similarly extend partially or the full length of the elongate edge of the door. The safety door can include multiple configurations of removable and replaceable edge portions that can include a non-safety edge. A decorative molding is positionable over the connection between the safety edge and notch.

Abstract: A door jamb reinforcing device includes a first face member configured to engage with a face of a stop rail of the door jamb and a second face member interconnected with the first face member and configured to engage with a face of a latch-engagement portion of the door jamb. A first side member may be attached orthogonally to the first face member. A second side member may be attached orthogonally to the second face member. The first and second side members may be spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to a width of the jamb.

Abstract: A door edge protection device for a motor vehicle door which comprises a door edge protection member guided movably with respect to the door at at least two points lying one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the door. The door edge protection member is driven via an eccentric lever mounted rotatably in the door.

Abstract: A sliding wall has at least one door provided with an actuating element for locking the door. A pinch protection device is connected to the door. The pinch protection device has a cover element having a covering position and an open position. The cover element is transferable from the covering position into the open position and from the open position into the covering position. A receiving space for accommodating functional elements of the door is provided. The cover element covers the receiving space in the covering position and in the open position opens the receiving space.

Abstract: A door edge protection device for a motor vehicle door, with a door edge protection profile (5) which is guided movably with respect to the door at least two points lying one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the door, the door edge protection profile (5) being driven via an eccentric lever (7) mounted rotatably in the door and the door edge protection profile (5) having a holding rod (6) which is guided by a linear guide (10) which is fixed in the door, the holding rod (6) being bent in the region of the linear guide (8, 9; 11).

Abstract: A safety mechanism for preventing door slamming includes a board and a pivot extending from the board. A rotatable arm is attached at a first end to the pivot. Door arresting wedge (AW) is attached substantially perpendicularly to the second end of the arm. One or more magnets are disposed on the board for attracting the arm. One or more magnets disposed on an edge of the arm, and a matching stopper is used to limit the rotation of the arm.

Abstract: A door guard is disclosed having a protector plate which protects a door and a support which protects a door jam and a door hinge. The protector plate is hingedly connected to the support. The protector plate rotates in response to the door opening when force is applied to the door. The present invention may further include a slide mount assembly which slideably couples the protector plate to a door. Other embodiments of a door guard also protect an overhead door and an overhead door track.

Abstract: A door edge guard for protecting the trailing edge of a door having a seam covered by sealant on the interior of the door includes a metal body having an internal portion facing the trailing edge and an exterior portion, a curved base adapted to fit over the trailing edge, an exterior leg extending from the base to fit against the exterior of the door, an interior leg to fit against that part of the interior of the door extending from the base to near the sealant, and an insulating cover coextruded or laminated onto the metal body to prevent contact between the metal body and metal in the door. The end of the leg of the metal body on the exterior of the door is folded to form a bead, but the interior leg is straight. The interior leg is also shorter than the exterior leg, the length of the interior leg typically being the length of the exterior leg to the folded end of the bead.

Abstract: An improved staple-in fabric awning system is provided. The awing has a frame made of ribs with outwardly exposed longitudinally extending staple slots. A fabric canopy covers the frame and is tucked into and secured within the staple slots. A vinyl strip is configured to snap into the staple slots of the awning atop the canopy to span and hide the tucked in portions and cover the staples therein. The vinyl strip is covered at least on its exposed top portion with fabric that may visually blend into the fabric of the canopy or that may visually contrast with the fabric of the canopy. The system includes snap-in and snap-on plastic perimeter flanges and out rod flanges that are mounted on the perimeter ribs and out rods that form a grid on the underside of the awning. The plastic flanges form inwardly projecting lips around the openings of the underside grids that support egg crate ceiling panels to form an aesthetically pleasing underside ceiling of the awning.

Abstract: Disclosed is a door gap guard made of a reilient material is disclosed having an elongated center portion, a longitudinal strip of mounting portion connected to one side of the elongated center portion and affixed to the doorframe, and a narrow elongated motion portion connected to an opposite side of the elongated center portion with the free end disposed in contact with the door panel to cover the gap between the doorframe and a door panel and to avoid finger crush accidents.

Abstract: Embodiments of door edge protective covers that protect a door's edge surfaces are described that are adapted to be used in conjunction with door protective covers that protect the door's face surfaces.

Abstract: A universal trim piece system for a refrigerator door having a decorative panel can be employed with either a front mounted door handle or a side mounted door handle. When employing the front mounted handle, the door is provided with a top trim piece, a bottom trim piece and first and second side trim pieces. When employing the side mounted handle, the door is provided with the top trim piece, the bottom trim piece and only the first side trim piece, with the side mounted handle replacing the second side trim piece. Interchanging the handles/decorative panels just requires loosening the top and bottom trim pieces, exchanging the handles and possibly the decorative panels, providing a second side trim piece or handle, and re-secure the top and bottom trim pieces.

Abstract: An automobile door protector comprising an actuator pin, a pulley, an extension spring affixed to the actuator pin and to a cable that partially surrounds the pulley, the cable affixed to an opposite end of the spring, a pair of spaced apart mounting flanges within the door pivotally holding a pivot rod affixed to a rubberized semicircular door protector, the protector proximal to an anterior edge of the door, the cable affixed to the protector, whereby opening the door activates the actuator pin to move the cable which thereby pivots the protector outwardly and around the anterior door edge.

Abstract: A display case protection assembly for protection of a portion of a display case from damage from impacts includes a guard member having a convex shaped first side, a concave shaped second side, a top end and a bottom end; a retaining sleeve is in communication with the assembly's concave shaped second side and is purposed for rotatably containing an offset positioning bar having an angularly displaced foot portion. The assembly may further include at least one receiving sleeve configured to receive the angularly displaced foot portion and the offset positioning bar may further include a retaining flange extending beyond the outermost periphery of the offset positioning bar when the bar has been contained within retaining sleeve.

Abstract: Removable door jamb assembly guard, guarded jamb assembly, and methods of controlling a doorway. The guard preferably covers the full length of the jamb assembly, and the full width of the jamb assembly between an outer trim element and the door-arresting surface. The guard has a central section, a door leg section, an outer leg section disposed outwardly of the central section, and optionally a transition section between the central section and the outer leg section. Preferred embodiments of the guard can be installed on a jamb assembly while a conventional door slab is mounted to the jamb assembly, and the door slab can be closed and opened without the guard interfering with such operation of the door slab.

Abstract: This invention relates to a safety guard designed and adapted for use on the corners of vehicle doors to protect passengers from accidental contact with the sharp corner of a vehicle door. The door guard is particularly well suited to cars with a “bubble-wrap” design, which results in the tops of the vehicle doors having sharp corners that may be less than ninety degrees. At least two plates, preferably triangular in shape and made of plastic or some other suitable material, are joined together on at least one side thereof and installed on a vehicle door to cover potentially hazardous sharp metallic corners of the vehicle door. The door guard may be affixed to the door using glue, or the plates of the door guard may have pre-drilled openings for screws to attach the door guard to the door. Variations in the thickness and shape of the plates may be necessary to conform to different vehicle types without interfering with the operation of the door.

Abstract: A fenestration product includes a door assembly having a door shiftable into and out of a closed position, at least one generally flat door jamb presenting an inner face that faces inwardly toward the door when the door is in the closed position and a generally oppositely facing outer face, and door hardware positioned along the inner face of the door jamb and configured to associate the door with the door jamb. The product further includes a substantially flat reinforcement plate secured flatly against the outer face of the door jamb. Moreover, the door hardware has at least a portion thereof that is securely fastened to the reinforcement plate so that movement of the hardware relative to the doorjamb and reinforcement plate is prevented. A method of reinforcing a fenestration product in this manner is also disclosed.

Abstract: A bumper strip, adapted for insertion inside a cut-out portion made in a door of a motor vehicle, has an outer plastic skin and an inner resilient pad. Preferably, the outer plastic skin has a triangular cross section and the inner resilient pad has a rectangular cross section. Also preferably, the outer plastic skin is flexible and the inner resilient pad is made of rubber. Furthermore, the outer plastic skin has a triangular tip at its narrow end. Moreover, the outer plastic skin is flushly mounted and color matched to the door. When the door is opened and it strikes an adjacent object, such as a parked car or a garage wall, instead of causing damage thereto, the outer plastic skin flexes and the inner resilient pad compresses like a sponge so that the bumper strip absorbs the shock of the impact without damaging the adjacent object.

Abstract: A door safety guard utilizes two interconnected elongated members, one positioned on each side of a door and resting along a length of the door surface and the adjacent frame. Elastic bands are used to interconnect the two elongated members. Hinges may be used to secure the elastic bands to the elongated members.

Abstract: Apparatus for protecting a door and rear sill of a trailer comprises a U-shaped body formed of resilient, rubbery material having a web from which two arms extend, the arms being spaced apart a distance sufficient to straddle a sidewall of the trailer. The arms of the body also may embrace not only a sidewall of the trailer but also an adjacent door which occupies a position alongside and parallel such trailer sidewall. The protective body also has a depending lip which projects downwardly from the web a distance to overlap at least a part of the trailer floor sill.

Abstract: A vertical and horizontal member are designed to encase a portion of an installed doorframe assembly. In particular, the vertical and horizontal member encase a door stop section of a horizontal and vertical door frame section. Channels defined by the members are wider than the pre-existing door stop sections such that the member may be laterally positioned thereover to eliminate any misalignment between a door and a door frame assembly. Once properly positioned, the members are secured to the doorframe assembly thereby eliminating any misalignment between the door and the door frame assembly.

Abstract: A door jamb protector has a protective sheet and four elongate spring strips that together function to protect the door jamb. The protective sheet includes a top surface and an opposing bottom surface bounded by a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge, and a pair of opposing lateral edges. The first longitudinal edge is opposite the second longitudinal edge. Each of the four elongate spring strips has a convex surface, a concave surface, a first end, and a second end. Each of the four elongate spring strips has the property of self-coiling when either the first or second end is bent back over the convex surface. Each of the four elongate spring strips is associated with the protective sheet such that the first end is generally adjacent to the first longitudinal edge, the second end is generally adjacent to the second longitudinal edge, and the four elongate spring strips are generally parallel to each other.

Abstract: The invention provides a removable and reusable door frame guard for a door frame comprising a door jamb, door stop and trim molding attached to a plaster wall. The guard comprises an elongated member having a substantially planar web with depending parallel side panels normal to the planar web. One or both of the side panels terminate with two right angled flanges adaptable for a gripping action with the trim molding and plaster wall. For the hinge side, one side panel has a width about equal to the width of the door stop and about terminates at the jamb, and this narrow panel is adaptable to abut the side of the door stop, as well as the jamb along the marginal edge, thereby providing a gripping action at this side of the guard. Thus, when the guard component is installed over the door frame, the elongated member is adaptable to at least partially engage the door jamb and abut the door stop, and at least one side of the guard is adaptable to grip the trim molding.

Abstract: A door safety guard utilizes two interconnected elongated members, one positioned on each side of a door and resting along a length of the door surface and the adjacent frame. Elastic bands are used to interconnect the two elongated members. Hinges may be used to secure the elastic bands to the elongated members.

Abstract: A burglar-proof device designed to be fixed on one surface of a receiving wall located in or proximate to at least part of the periphery of an opening panel such as a door or a shutter, includes an elongated tubular element (7, 25) having a support wall (8) urged to be supported on the receiving surface (5), at least a fixing member (12, 12a) passing through a passage provided in the support wall (8) of the elongated element and which is fixed on the opening panel (2), at least an elastic return member (15) arranged in the elongated element, and at least a movement sensor mounted in the elongated element and co-operating with the receiving wall, so that, when the elongated element is stressed to counter the elastic member and moves away from the receiving wall, the movement sensor is capable of delivering an electric signal.

Abstract: A door safety guard utilizes two interconnected elongated members, one positioned on each side of a door and resting along a length of the door surface and the adjacent frame. Elastic bands are used to interconnect the two elongated members. Hinges may be used to secure the elastic bands to the elongated members.

Abstract: A reinforcement assembly for reinforcing a door and door jamb in the vicinity of a door lock aperture in a door frame comprising a wedge shaped rigid plate attached to an inner surface of the door jamb so that the plate is concealed from view. The plate has at least one aperture for receiving the latch and at least one flute along the face of the width of the plate allowing epoxy to be placed between the plate and the door jamb. A U shaped member fit within the free end of a door so that the member is substantially flush with the surface of the free end of the door and concealed from view from the front and the back face of the door. The U shaped member has at least one aperture to allow the latch to pass through the member.