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US4084290A
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Sliding door and window stop
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-02-25
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Granted: 1978-04-18
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Expires: 1997-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A stop for limiting the upward movement of closures such as slidable windows and doors, which stop has a body portion adhesively securable to the frame of said window or door and limiting the upward movement of said window or door within said frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Wasyl Lymar
- 👤 Alice Jean Manley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 06:58
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05C; E05C17/00; E05C17/02; E05C17/54; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S292/00; Y10S292/46; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A sliding door or window removal prevention device which comprises a plurality of layers, in superposed relationship upon a body portion comprises a segmented body consisting of a plurality of alternating superposed layers of body material, and adhesive, terminating in a body material layer, which has a flat top surface, the uppermost being release layer, followed by an adhesive structure, said adhesive structure being disposed upon said surface, wherein the device is dimensioned vertically to fit above the door or window and does not interfere with the lateral movement of said door or window, when inserted into operative position on the underside of the top track.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A sliding door or window removal prevention device which comprises a plurality of layers, in superposed relationship upon a body portion comprises a segmented body consisting of a plurality of alternating superposed layers of body material, and adhesive, terminating in a body material layer, which has a flat top surface, the uppermost being release layer, followed by an adhesive structure, said adhesive structure being disposed upon said surface, wherein the device is dimensioned vertically to fit above the door or window and does not interfere with the lateral movement of said door or window, when inserted into operative position on the underside of the top track.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
In the device of claim 1 wherein the adhesive structure comprises a plurality of superposed vertical layers one upon the other, the uppermost being an adhesive layer, followed by a backing layer, the bottom most being a second adhesive layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the body portion is semi-circular.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 3 wherein the body material is an acrylic plastic and said body is semi-circular in configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1 wherein an elevation adjusting means is secured to said body portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
In the device of claim 5 wherein the elevation adjusting means is a screw threadingly engaged upwardly into said body portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
In the device of claim 1 wherein depending vertically therefrom and threadingly engaged with the body portion is an elevation adjusting screw.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
In the device of claim 1 wherein the body portion is rectangular with the lower corners being chamfered.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
In the device of claim 1 wherein the adhesive structure consists of a layer of adhesive interposed between the release layer and the body portion and said body portion is semi-circular.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
In the device of claim 6 wherein the body portion comprises a plurality of superposed layers alternating between body portion material, and adhesive structure, the lowermost of said layers being body portion material, wherein said screw is threadingly engaged only in the lowermost body layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
In the device of claim 10 wherein the adhesive structure comprises a plurality of superposed vertical layers, one upon the other, and the uppermost being an adhesive layer, followed by a backing layer, the bottom most being a second adhesive layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
In the device of claim 6 wherein interposed longitudinally across the thickness of said adhesive structure, dividing said adhesive structure into two substantially equal sections, is a release layer, said release layer being longer in dimension than the two portions of the adhesive structure abutting said release layer, thereby forming a tab for easy removal of the portion above or below the release layer from the balance of the device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
In the device of claim 12 wherein each adhesive structure comprises a plurality of superposed vertical layers, one upon the other, the uppermost being an adhesive layer followed by a backing layer, the bottom most being a second adhesive layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
In the device of claim 13 wherein each adhesive structure consists of a layer of adhesive.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
In the device of claim 14 wherein an elevation adjusting means is secured to said device for adjusting the effective elevation of said device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 15 wherein the elevation adjusting device consists of a screw depending upwardly into said device and threadingly engaged with said device.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-04-17 | 1985-10-17 | 1986-04-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-04-17 | 1989-10-17 | 1990-04-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |