Astragal for closure members

Movable or removable closures – Safety means responsive to obstruction to closure – Sensing shoe on leading edge

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

200 6143, E05F 1502

Patent

active

052591433

ABSTRACT:
An astragal (10; 310; 410; 510) for attachment between a movable closure member (11; 111; 311; 411; 611) and a fixed surface having a sealing device and having an electrical switching device to signal engagement with an object including a retainer (15; 115; 315; 415; 615) secured to one of the closure member and the fixed surface, an elongate arcuate sealing member (30; 330; 430; 530; 630) for engaging the other of the closure member and the fixed surface when in close proximity, the arcuate sealing member selectively affixed to the retainer, a resilient carrier (45; 345; 445; 545; 645) disposed within said arcuate sealing member, and at least one electrically conductive strip (46; 346; 447; 547; 651) attached to the carrier in unobstructed facing relation to an electrically conductive contact (20; 120; 320; 448; 548; 620) and temporarily movable into engagement with the electrically conductive contact when an object displaces said arcuate sealing member and the resilient carrier to effect electrical contact therebetween.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2796484 (1957-06-01), Wolf
patent: 2843690 (1958-07-01), Miller
patent: 2952751 (1960-09-01), Cookson, Jr. et al.
patent: 3118984 (1964-01-01), Koenig
patent: 3133167 (1964-05-01), Miller
patent: 3243540 (1966-03-01), Miller
patent: 3260812 (1966-07-01), Miller
patent: 3303303 (1967-02-01), Miller
patent: 3315050 (1967-04-01), Miller
patent: 3321592 (1967-05-01), Miller
patent: 3462885 (1969-08-01), Miller
patent: 3509360 (1970-04-01), Miller
patent: 3693026 (1972-09-01), Miller
patent: 3754176 (1973-08-01), Miller
patent: 3830018 (1974-08-01), Arai et al.
patent: 3855733 (1974-12-01), Miller
patent: 3896590 (1975-07-01), Miller
patent: 4051336 (1977-09-01), Miller
patent: 4115952 (1978-09-01), French
patent: 4137116 (1979-01-01), Miller
patent: 4273974 (1981-06-01), Miller
patent: 4365188 (1982-12-01), Walter
patent: 4684768 (1987-08-01), Sackmann et al.
patent: 5079417 (1992-01-01), Strand

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Astragal for closure members does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Astragal for closure members, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Astragal for closure members will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1134657

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.