Movable or removable closures – Handle or protector – Edge protector
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Gordon, Stephen (Department: 3612)
Movable or removable closures
Handle or protector
Edge protector
C296S207000, C206S453000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10121178
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. The door guard of the present invention may also be adapted for use on the trunk cover or hood cover of a vehicle.
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Ward Peter Francis
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