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Apparatus for holding a door open

US6499185B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2000
Grant dateDec 31, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S16/17
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door hold-open device including a track, a first catch slidably mounted for longitudinal movement in the track, a stop assembly including a second catch coupled to the track and adapted to engage the first catch wherein the second catch is moveable in a direction different than the longitudinal direction, a resilient member that applies a force to the second catch to urge the second catch into a position where the second catch engages the first catch when the first catch is adjacent to the second catch, and a linear actuator having a first position and a second position, wherein the linear actuator applies a first force to the resilient member in the first position and a second different force to the resilient member in the second position.

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