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Door closing device

US5466021A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 1993
Grant dateNov 14, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/699
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door closing device comprises a door-lock mechanism provided between a door and a body and including a striker secured to the body and a latch member provided on the door, a driving mechanism, and a door-closing mechanism for establishing a perfect closed condition of the door relative to the body when the striker is in receipt of a groove of the latch member. The door-closing mechanism includes a passive-lever adapted to be moved in a linear mode by the driving mechanism in order to be brought into engagement with the latch member.

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