Abstract: A guide sleeve designed as a separate component is pushed onto the upper end of a guide rail of a drop window. This guide sleeve guides a window pane as soon as the window pane has almost reached its uppermost position. By means of an eccentric screw or other adjusting means, it is possible to adjust the position of the guide sleeve relative to the guide rail and thus to achieve the correct tension and position of the window pane in its final position.

Abstract: A double-hung window closure is disclosed having a weatherstripping combination arrangement affording a high level of weather and draft resistance protection. At least two levels of weather and draft resistance protection is provided along each of the window edges and include combinations of the following types of weatherstripping: metal weatherstripping, silicone bead weatherstripping and pile weatherstripping.

Abstract: An open-and-close control device for a horizontally slidable vehicle door fitted with a lock that includes a horizontal endless screw rotatably, movably held within a rail fixed to a vehicle body adjacent the vehicle door, and adapted to be rotated by a rotary electric motor. The horizontal endless screw engages a threaded aperture in a slide translationally movable in the rail, wherein the slide is connected by a single connecting rod to an inner arm positioned on the vehicle door. The arm is oriented towards an inside of the vehicle body such that the single connecting rod is at an angle of less than about 25.degree. to the horizontal endless screw. Opening the vehicle door is initiated by a substantially outward transverse translation of at least part of the vehicle door.

Abstract: A garage door operator which senses obstructions and takes corrective action before entrapment can occur. Yieldable gears are utilized as a failsafe mechanism such that when the applied torque exceeds certain limit, the gears disengage so that the garage door can be manually moved. The yieldable gears may also be disengaged by remote control or by hand. Solid state circuitry is provided to achieve soft starts and stops of the electric motor. Test circuitry is provided that tests the operational readiness of the electrical components by simulating an abnormal torque condition. During operation of the electric motor, the torque load is electronically calculated and if an abnormal torque load is encountered, the electric motor reverses direction.

Abstract: A simulated wrought iron fence gate is disclosed, the gate comprising a gate frame, post structure, hinge mechanisms, a gate return mechanism, and a latch mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly including an outer contoured panel, an inner contoured panel, the panels being connected at their side and bottom edges, and a glass and regulator track assembly adapted to being assembled through the adjacent upper edges of the panels into the space between the panels and secured to the inner panel. A majority of the inner trim is molded integrally as the surface of the inner panel, with a separately applied trim element secured to the upper edge portion of the inner panel, and an arm rest secured to the inner panel at a central portion thereof. A side impact beam extends longitudinally between the outer and inner panels, and includes a longitudinally oriented, mounting plate at its forward end and a laterally oriented mounting plate at its rear end for mounting on the inner panel.

Abstract: A flexible blade seal for a window assembly has an elongate body of substantially uniform cross-section formed of flexible elastomeric material. As viewed in cross-section, the blade seal has a seal segment forming an exposed, substantially planar sealing surface for contact with a surface of a windowpane, e.g., a sliding pane of the window assembly. In its free state the sealing surface is presented at an angle to the surface of the sliding pane, extending from a free end to a substantially flat end wall. A lateral segment of the blade seal extends from the end wall at an acute angle to the seal segment to an angled junction with a base segment. The base segment extends to a free distal portion adapted for attachment to the window assembly for mounting the blade seal. The flat end wall of the blade seal is generally perpendicular to the plane of the window opening and provides an abutting surface for surface-to-surface contact with another blade seal or other sealing member.

Abstract: A removable lid for a pool skimmer, the lid including at least one, and preferably two, manually operated latches that prevent inadvertent removal of the lid and thereby eliminate a potentially hazardous condition posed by lids that can be removed by wind action, wave action, or by accidentally tripping on an incorrectly installed lid. Preferably, the lid has diametrically opposed latches, each having a bendable member with a camming surface that bends the latch to fit within a skimmer collar and then allows the latch to snap into a retaining position when the lid is completely installed. Access holes in the lid facilitate manual operation of the latches for removal of the lid for maintenance purposes.

Abstract: A security knob assembly for a panel including a pet door, mounted on the panel remotely from the pet door, the security knob assembly including a latch movable between lock and unlock positions, the latch being operated by rotation of a knob after the knob is pushed in axially from a disengaged to an engaged position. The knob has an array of pins that engage an array of holes when the knob is pushed in to operate the latch. The latch may also be operated by a key cylinder, and the mechanism provides a plug to plug up the opening to the mechanism when a key cylinder is absent.

Abstract: A seal assembly for use between a door and a cabinet of a refrigerator includes primary and secondary seals that are preferably carried by the door and extend around the entire perimeter thereof. The secondary seal is specifically designed to minimize necessary closing forces and creates an air cell in a throat area between a cold storage compartment of the refrigerator and the primary seal in order to effectively reduce heat transfer therethrough.

Abstract: A window seal assembly for attachment to a vehicle door around the door's window opening is provided. The window seal assembly includes a glass run channel and an inner flock seal both formed from extruded rubber or plastic and including metallic reinforcements. The glass run channel portion is attached to the frame along the pillars via a plurality of fasteners and the inner flock seal fits over a flange extending from the frame. Both the glass run channel and the inner flock seal include lips extending relatively toward the other to form a window pane receiving channel.

Abstract: A door structure includes at least one hinge member having a first leaf fixedly mounted on one side plate of a mounting frame, and a second leaf pivotally engaged with the first leaf. A panel module includes at least two vertical side panels on one of which the second leaf is fixedly mounted. At least two horizontal side panels are each fixedly mounted between the two vertical side panels. At least two horizontal retaining members each include a first outer snapping portion mounted on one of the two horizontal side panels and a first inner snapping portion. At least two vertical retaining members each include a second outer snapping portion mounted on one of the two vertical side panels and a second inner snapping portion. At least two central panels are each fitted in the two first inner snapping portions, and are each fitted in the two second inner snapping portions. At least one reinforced beam is fixedly mounted between the two holding members and is rested between the two central panels.

Abstract: A support for holding a closed element, such as a flap or lid in a closed or open position relative to a container has a first and second arm. One of the arms is connected to the container by a first pivot bearing and the other arm is connected to the closing element by a second pivot bearing. The two arms are connected to one another by a third pivot bearing and by a pressure spring operational between the arms. The two arms are supported relative to one another in a first arm position, which corresponds to the closed position, where the pivot bearings are close to one another, or in a second position, which corresponds to the open position, where the pivot bearings are positioned remote from one another.

Abstract: The sliding device for a sliding panel comprises:a) a support which is shaped in or attached to the bottom portion of the panel, said support having a downwardly open upside-down U-shape;b) an oscillating arm secured to the support about a pivot axis which is horizontal and which extends transversely relative to the U-shape;c) sliding means fixed towards the free end of the oscillating arm;d) a pivoting cam which is secured to the support by a first axis of rotation and bears against the oscillating arm; ande) an adjustment screw which is fixed relative to the support and whose displacement serves to adjust the angle of rotation of the cam by means of a linkage between the cam and the adjustment screw.It may also include means for locking the oscillating arm in position relative to the support whenever the sliding means is in its high position within the support.

Abstract: A tilt window assembly is modified to include a pair of adjustable braces for controlling wind resistance. Each of the braces includes a bracing block and an adjustable stop. The bracing block fits within a shoe channel in a jamb liner and forms a fixed brace between the front face of the jamb liner and a side wall of the shoe channel. The adjustable stop extends from the bracing block through a back face of the liner and bears against the window frame. The adjustable stop together with the bracing block forms an adjustable length brace between the front face of the liner and the window frame.

Abstract: A pivotable safety gate having a pair of spaced apart parallel support frames which each have a distal end and a proximal end. The frames each have a support stanchion which is disposed adjacent the proximal end of the frame. The stanchions support a pivotable pair of gates. When one gate is down, the other gate is up. This gate assembly is utilizable at mezzanine floors where security and safety at edges of those floors are important. The gates prevent accidents and improper entry into areas which should be off limits to passage.

Abstract: An aircraft duplex hinge assembly (10 or 10') configured for use in aircraft, especially helicopters, having a compound curvature airframe (130) configuration wherein the edges of access panels (100) and the corresponding airframe apertures have a beveled configuration. The duplex hinge assembly (10 or 10') includes dual hinge mechanisms (20) and a latching mechanism (50) to deactivate the duplex hinge mechanism (10) with the access panel (100) in the closed position. The dual hinge mechanisms (20) include a primary mounting bracket (22) secured in combination with the airframe (130), a secondary mounting bracket (24) secured in combination with the access panel (100), and an interconnecting member (26) having a straight segment (30), an arcuate segment (32), and a protective flat segment (34).

Abstract: A device for closing a sliding door comprises a pair of slidable telescoped tubes. The device is secured at its outer ends to the sliding door and to a supporting door frame. A compression spring is located within the tubes urging the sliding door to return by itself from its open to its closed position. A string extends between the end portions of the tubes to prevent the tubes from being separated and a clamping means is adapted for locking the sliding door in any desired open position.

Abstract: This invention is an integrally-formed entry door flashing pan that fits snugly in the threshold of a rough-entry door opening. The flashing pan has an upwardly projecting rear lip, upwardly projecting side lips, and a downwardly projecting exterior lip. The pan lies juxtaposed to the threshold subflooring with the side lips having felt building paper or other building wrap overlapping the same. The downwardly projecting exterior lip lies juxtaposed to the exterior of the building structure in which the rough entry door opening is formed. A entry door assembly can be placed on the flashing pan and secured to the sides and top of the rough opening without penetrating the watertight integrity of the flashing pan. The entry door is then trimmed out in the normal manner to provide an entry door flashing that is water proof and completely concealed when the building structure is completed.

Abstract: A revolving security door for the controlled passage of persons from a non-protected environment to a protected environment, for example a bank, which permits the normal transit of persons even in the event of the interception of an unwelcome person, including a cylindrical chamber formed inside a structure, a turnstile rotatable within the chamber in a predetermined sense of rotation and having sectors each for accommodating a person, an entry aperture and an exit aperture formed in the structure, a sensor associated with the structure for detecting an unwelcome person or object and for emitting an alarm signal, an emergency door associated with the exit aperture and activated to close by the said alarm signal, the said door comprising a first panel and a second panel which are held together and made to rotate in the opposite sense of rotation from that of the turnstile, after the door has been closed by the first panel and before the door is opened by the opening of both panels.