Bump-resistant door
US6053237A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B3/485
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to a door of the type having two parallel guide rails, a plurality of guide means (10, 50), which are adapted, when the door moves, to be guided by and run along the guide rails, a plurality of neighboring door leaf panels (2), which at opposite ends are connected to the associated guide means (10) of said plurality of guide means, and a bottom panel (4) which is pivotally connected to an adjoining panel (2) of said door leaf panels and, via releasable joints, connected to two associated bottom guide means (50) among said guide means. The invention is characterized in that the two bottom guide means (50) of the bottom panel (4) are each connected to an adjoining guide means (50) of a door leaf panel (2) adjoining the bottom panel (4), by means of coupling element (60), and that said releasable joints are arranged between said coupling element (60) on one hand and said bottom panel (4) on the other hand, such that said bottom panel (4), if subjected to such load that said joint is released, can swing outwards, while said coupling elements (60) and said bottom guide means (50) are kept in position relative to the remaining guide means (10) and door leaf …
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