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US3315050A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Safety door-edge construction

Assignee: MILLER NORMAN K
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Filing: 1966-04-04
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Granted: 1967-04-18
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Expires: 1986-04-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Norman K Miller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/10; E; E05; E05F; E05F15/00; E05F15/40; E05F15/42; E05F15/44; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/02; H01H13/12; H01H13/14; H01H13/18; E05Y; E05Y2600/00; E05Y2600/40; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/10; E05Y2900/13; E05Y2900/132; H01H3/00; H01H3/02; H01H3/14; H01H3/141; H01H3/142

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
A SAFETY EDGE FOR A POWER-OPERATED DOOR, COMPRISING AN ELONGATE GENERALLY STRAIGHT FORMATION OF RESILIENTLY YIELDABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO EXTEND ALONG A DOOR EDGE, SAID FORMATION HAVING AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL HOLLOW, ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INTERNAL HOLLOW AND A DEVICE TO BE ACTUATED UPON LOCALIZED TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION OF SAID FORMATION TO CLOSE SAID HOLLOW, A FLEXIBLE COVER CONFORMABLY AND HERMETICALLY ENCASING SAID FORMATION AND ADAPTED FOR SECUREMENT TO A DOOR, AND A SPACED PAIR OF RELATIVELY STIFF LIMIT MEANS EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH SAID FORMATION FOR LIMITING TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION OF SAID COVER AND FORMATION OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF TO PREVENT RUPTURE OF SAID COVER AND OPERATION OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS UPON DOOR CLOSURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
A SAFETY EDGE FOR A POWER-OPERATED DOOR, COMPRISING AN ELONGATE GENERALLY STRAIGHT FORMATION OF RESILIENTLY YIELDABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO EXTEND ALONG A DOOR EDGE, SAID FORMATION HAVING AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL HOLLOW, ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INTERNAL HOLLOW AND A DEVICE TO BE ACTUATED UPON LOCALIZED TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION OF SAID FORMATION TO CLOSE SAID HOLLOW, A FLEXIBLE COVER CONFORMABLY AND HERMETICALLY ENCASING SAID FORMATION AND ADAPTED FOR SECUREMENT TO A DOOR, AND A SPACED PAIR OF RELATIVELY STIFF LIMIT MEANS EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH SAID FORMATION FOR LIMITING TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION OF SAID COVER AND FORMATION OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF TO PREVENT RUPTURE OF SAID COVER AND OPERATION OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS UPON DOOR CLOSURE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1915292A Cited
US3133167A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-04-17 1970-10-17 1971-04-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-04-17 1974-10-17 1975-04-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-04-17 1978-10-17 1979-04-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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