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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:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leon S Zimmerman, Lititz, PA (US);
George S Zimmerman, Lititz, PA (US);
Assignee:
Staco, Inc., Schaefferstown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
49506 ; 298973 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for enabling an opening and closing of a hinged door includes a first member and a second member. The first member extends substantially along a first plane. The second member extends substantially along the first plane when in a first position and extends substantially along a second plane when in a second position. When the second member is in the second position, the second member deformably projects from the first member.