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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gaylord C Dochnahl, Upland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Exemplar, Inc., Ontario, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D / ; E05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16289 ; 16306 ;
Abstract
A spring assembly for counterbalancing a door includes a compression spring and tension members engaging opposite ends of the spring. The tension members can be connected in a conventional door mechanism, the assembly replacing ordinary tension springs of the mechanism. The tension members and the spring are maintained in axial alignment during compression of the spring, which can be preloaded as desired. The assembly is fail-safe in that the spring is completely enclosed and the spring, if broken, continues to provide support for the door.