Patent ID: 7293328
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: E05F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for closing a door, the door having an upper perimeter, a hinge side surface and a non-hinge side surface, the device comprising: a spring element; an attachment element for attaching said device to a door, the attachment element comprising an attachment rail having a door upper perimeter contacting portion to support the attachment element and having a door hinge side surface contacting portion, and further comprising a housing, which defines a longitudinal axis, for at least partially receiving the spring element; and an actuation element coupled to the spring element, for contacting a door frame or a wall portion adjacent to the door frame, whereby said actuation element and said attachment element are rotationally coupled to impart tension in the spring element during opening of said door and the energy stored in said spring element establishes a door closing bias, characterized in that said actuation element can be brought into abutment with the door frame or the adjacent wall portion during opening of the door, and said attachment element is operably engagable with the upper perimeter and hinge side surface of the door without the use of fasteners or adhesives.