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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Applicant:
Niall J. Duffy, McLean, VA (US);
Inventor:
Niall J. Duffy, McLean, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A finger-safe door-hinge combination looks and feels like a conventional residential door. Finger protection is achieved through the use of soft, deformable materials on the hinge-side edge in combination with specialized hinges. The deformable materials are shaped to give the appearance of a traditional door yet provide clamping injury protection by yielding to fingers. The specialized hinges provide structural support across the deformable materials in a finger-safe manner such that hinge leaves do not cause clamping injury.