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Dual link door check

US6237190A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1998
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05C17/32
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door check for holding a door in an open position is disclosed, which is particularly useful for thin doors. The door check comprises a check body attached to the door and having an opening. The door check pivots with the door about a first axis. A main link is slidable through the door check opening as the door pivots. A second link is pivotably attached to the main link, and pivotably about a second axis with respect to a rigid member. As the check body pivots about the first axis, the second link pivots about the second axis and the main link translates through the opening in the check body. The main link may have an irregular surface so that a large force may be required to move the door back from the open position to a closed position.

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