Patent ID: 6036239
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A door security arrangement comprising:a) an elongate frame member adapted for mounting in a door opening as part of a door frame alongside a side of a door;b) an elongate member slideably mounted in the frame member and having a length which is adapted to be substantially equal to the length of the side of such door against which the elongate member is to be mounted, the elongate member being moveable from a retracted position substantially within the frame member to permit such door to swing past the elongate member and an extended position adapted to overlie an inner face of such door;c) control means positioned within the frame member for controlling the movement of the elongate member,d) the control means comprising:i) a rod mounted in the frame member for rotation about the longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to an elongate dimension of the frame member,ii) the rod having a plurality of bars projecting transversely therefrom;iii) each bar having a free end extending into a corresponding aperture in the elongate member whereby on movement of the elongate member between the retracted and extended positions the rod rotates about the axis of rotation; and,e) releasable means positioned within the frame member to hold the elongate member selectively and one at a time in the retracted and extended positions, the releasable means being actuatable to allow the elongate member to be moved between the retracted and extended positions.