Patent ID: 7523588
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A47B,E04F,E04G,E06B

Abstract:
1. A portable device for protecting the surfaces of an elevator entryway from moving objects there through, the entryway having a first and a second surface on each side of the entryway with the first surface being adjacent the elevator and the second surface being adjacent the first surface and remote from the elevator, the device comprising: (a) a main section, an angled guide section, and a minor section, the device being constructed of a material with sufficient rigidity to maintain the shape of the portable device when in position for protecting the surfaces of an elevator entryway, said angled guide section having a front edge and back which is attached at its back to the main section so that the front edge of the angled guide section is adjacent the elevator when the portable device is in position for protecting the surfaces of an elevator entryway, with the angled guide section being attached to the main section at an acute angle so that the front edge of the angled guide section is nearer the first surface of the entryway when in position in the entryway so as to guide objects being moved through entryway to main section, the minor section being attached at an angle to the main section so as to be in juxtaposition to the second surface of the elevator entryway, said portable device being designed to be placed immediately adjacent an elevator entryway with the main section and angled section being immediately adjacent to the first surface of the elevator entryway so as to protect the first surface of the elevator entryway from any moving object to restrain penetration of the portable device, said minor section being designed to protect the second surface of the elevator entryway from any moving object, said minor section having a width such that it is capable of protecting a distance of the width of the second surface, said material of which the main section, angled guide section, and minor section is constructed being designed to absorb the force exerted by the moving object; and (b) a noninvasive securing system capable of securing the entryway protector to the surfaces to be protected which comprises at least one suction cup attached to the device for temporary attachment by suction to a surface of the elevator entryway, wherein the suction cup is attached by a fastener extending through a hole in the device and threaded into the suction cup and through a hole in at least one plate, the plate being sandwiched between the device and the suction cup, the plate in linear alignment proximate to the angled guide and proximate the edge of the main section.