Patent ID: 6497073
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A door safety device comprising a cover for a gap at a hinge side of a door and door frame combination, the cover comprising a strip of a rigid material, said strip being flexible about its major axis, said strip including first and second long edges, said second long edge having a T-shape, and attachment members, a first one of the attachment members being rigidly fixed to the first long edge of the strip and being configured and arranged for being rigidly fixed directly to one of the door and the door frame so that said first long edge of the strip is rigidly secured to the one of the door and the door frame when said first one of the attachment members is rigidly fixed to the one of the door and the door frame and a second one of the attachment members for being rigidly fixed to the other of the door and the door frame, said second one of the attachment members including a C-shaped housing that receives the T-shaped second long edge of the strip so that the T-shaped second long edge is positioned in the C-shaped housing and can move vertically with respect to the other of the door and the door frame, and said strip including rigid portions and fold areas, wherein when the door is in an open position a vertical door edge is capable of forming a support for one of the rigid portions of the cover whereby the cover will be maintained in a generally convex shape while the door is being opened and closed.