Patent ID: 6994144

Claim:
A reinforcement device for anchoring and securing a sectional aperture cover capable of being raised and lowered vertically in a building aperture, said aperture cover having a lower section and an upper section, said device comprising a hook adapted to be connected to said building immediately above said aperture, a bracket adapted to be connected in a stationary position to said upper section, a wire loop extending from said bracket adapted to engage said hook when said cover is lowered and disengage said hook when said cover is raised, a mounting plate adapted to be connected to said lower section, an engagement pin connected to said mounting plate and adapted to extend below said lower section, said engagement pin having a circumferential groove, an anchor plate adapted to be connected to the floor of said building below said aperture, said anchor plate including a pin aperture, said pin aperture having an edge, said engagement pin adapted to pass through said pin aperture when said aperture cover is lowered, said edge adapted to engage said groove when said cover moves laterally, said wire rope loop assembly includes a bracket assembly having a first end and a second end, said first end adapted for attachment to said upper section of said aperture cover and second end attached to said wire loop member, said bracket assembly includes two L-shaped elements, said L-shaped elements each having one leg adjustably attached to the other to allow vertical adjustment of said bracket assembly with respect to the substantially parallel first and second ends, said first end adapted for fixed attachment to said upper section of said aperture cover and said second end attached to said wire loop member.