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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2014
Ciw Enterprises, Inc., Mountaintop, PA (US);
Thomas Balay, Drums, PA (US);
Joseph D. Kondash, Wilkes-Barre, PA (US);
Joseph Balay, Sugarloaf, PA (US);
Ian Klish, Nanticoke, PA (US);
CIW Enterprises, Inc., Mountaintop, PA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed invention prevents damage to a hood and its contents. In a preferred embodiment, a first and second support member are mounted on either side of an access opening. A cross member is slidably retained in a protective, starting position within the support members. The cross member is preferably positioned above the access opening in front of a coiling door hood such that a striking force directed at the hood first encounters the cross member. When struck, the cross member slidably retracts against a force assembly to dissipate the striking force and upon withdrawal of the striking force the cross member returns without human intervention to the protective, starting position.