Patent ID: 6367755
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A47H

Abstract:
An inverted suspension fixture for a doorway provided in an opening in an upright wall, the doorway having a door fame including two opposed, upright stiles, and a hingedly mounted, openable and closable door within the door frame, the door presenting an upright hinged side margin adjacent one of the stiles and hingedly connected thereto, and an opposed upright free side margin, said fixture comprising:a first bracket adapted for securement to the door having a first operator element; a second bracket adapted for securement to one of the stiles or the wall proximal thereto and having a second operator element, said first operator element and said second operator element each being pivot pins supported by said fist bracket and said second brackets respectively, a first elongated rod having a pair of telescopically intermitted sections, said pivot pins received within a corresponding opening in each of said sections; and at least one of said first bracket and said second bracket including an assembly, said assembly presenting a first end proximal to a rod-supporting leg and a second end distal to said rod-supporting leg, and being operable for selectively adjusting the distance between said assembly first end and said assembly second end; and said first rod spanning said first operator element and said second operator element and operatively connected thereto so that upon opening of the door said sections telescope together to assume a retracted position, and upon closing of the door said sections will telescope apart to assume an expanded condition.