Patent ID: 8839559
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door urging apparatus, comprising: (a) a door hingedly mounted with a hinge to a frame that has a frame perimeter, said door operationally moving via said hinge about a hinge axis relative to said frame between a closed operational state, a crossover operational state, and an open operational state, said open operational state defined as said door disposed completely outside of said frame perimeter with said door being disposed completely outside of said frame perimeter to allow full open access within said frame perimeter when said door is in said open operational state; (b) an offset bracket that includes a base forming a plane, said base having a centrally positioned base axis that is perpendicular to said plane, said offset bracket further includes an arcuate planar element having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein said proximal end portion extends perpendicularly from said base and said distal end portion including a first pivotal attachment, said first pivotal attachment having a first pivotal axis, wherein said first pivotal axis is parallel to said plane and perpendicular to said base axis and defining a first distance from said plane and a second distance from said base axis, wherein said first distance is in the range of about zero point five (0.5) to about one point five (1.5) times said second distance, wherein said base is affixed to said door such that said first pivotal axis and said hinge axis are parallel and adjacent to one another; (c) a reinforcing element affixed between said base and said door, said reinforcing element is constructed of a sheet material that is planar, wherein said reinforcing element is at least three (3) times a planar surface area of said base plane, wherein said offset bracket has said first pivotal attachment that lays outside of a perpendicular projection of said reinforcing element and a perpendicular projection of said base, said perpendicular projection of said reinforcing element and said perpendicular projection of said base are both being perpendicular to said door and extending towards said offset bracket, wherein said reinforcing element and said base are parallel to said base plane and wherein said first pivotal attachment forms said second distance; (d) a plate affixed to said frame, said plate including a second pivotal attachment projecting therefrom, said second pivotal attachment has a second pivotal axis that is positioned parallel to said first pivotal axis, wherein said plate is affixed to a portion of said frame opposite of said hinged mount, wherein a connective axis is formed from said first pivotal axis to said second pivotal axis, wherein said connective axis is perpendicular to each of said first and second pivotal axes, further a relational axis is formed from said second pivotal axis to said hinge axis, wherein said relational axis is perpendicular to each of said second pivotal axis and said hinge axis; and (e) a gas spring assembly having a lengthwise cylinder with a rod telescoping therefrom, wherein said gas spring assembly provides a dampening force extending said rod outward, said gas spring assembly is pivotally attached between said first pivotal attachment and said second pivotal attachment, wherein operationally said door is in said cross over operational state when said connective axis and said relational axis are in alignment to one another, wherein said door is urged into said closed operational state in going from said cross over operational state to said closed operational state and further said door is urged into said open operational state in going from said cross over operational state to said open operational state, said offset bracket said first and second distances are also sized and configured to have said connective axis intersect said base and said base axis intersection when said door is in said open state, further operationally said reinforcing element reduces a per unit loading in force per unit area of said base to said door by a factor of at least three (3) stemming from said dampened force.