Patent · US Expired

Attic hatchway cover

US5481833A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
4References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1994
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S160/18
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An attic hatchway cover wherein a tent-like structure having side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall each having a flange structure are arranged to engage and for securement to a hatchway opening framework employing mounting strips, such that fastening structure secures each mounting strip to each associated flange and simultaneously to the framework. The top wall of the cover employs a flap member selectively securable to the top wall and displaceable therefrom by use of a generally U-shaped zipper to disengage the flap relative to the top wall.

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