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US1704411A
US1704411A US207900A US20790027A US1704411A US 1704411 A US1704411 A US 1704411A US 207900 A US207900 A US 207900A US 20790027 A US20790027 A US 20790027A US 1704411 A US1704411 A US 1704411A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/28—Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
    • E06B7/36—Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
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    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
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  • This invention relates to door constructions and is particularly directed to a door construction for use on automobiles.
  • This invention is designed to overcome the defects noted above and objects of this inven tion are to provide a novel form of door construction which is particularly adapted for automobiles, although obviously it can be used in other places, which provides absolute protection against damage to the fingers even if they are positioned in the crack of the door adjacent the hinge, as means are provided which cushion the fingers and yield to accommodate them, so that damage does not occur.
  • Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a portion of an automobile door adjacent the hinge showing the door closed;
  • Figure 2 is a similar view showing the door open with parts broken away.
  • the usual door casing 1 for an automobile has been indicated together with a door 2.
  • the door is carried by the wing 3 of a hinge, the other wing 4 of such hinge being set withm the door casing, as shown most clearly in Figure 2.
  • the door stops short at the reterence character 5 in Figure 2 and that a yielding block is positioned at this oint and forms a continuation of the door.
  • his yielding block is indicated by the reference character Gand may be of any desired construction. However, in the form shown, it is made of sponge rubber so that it will freely yield and accommodate the fingers or other objects that may be caught between the butt end of the door and the adjacent portion of the casing.
  • This block of yielding material is relatively thick to rovide the necessary room in the event that a finger is caught in the crack or the door.

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Mar h 5,1929 A.$TEFFEN.JR 1,704,411,
noon consrauc'uou Filed July 23, 192? Patented Mar. 5, 1929.
ALFRED STBFFEH, m, 0] SHEBOYGAR, WISCONSIN.
DOOR CONSTRUCTION.
Application filed July 23, 1927. Serial No. 207,900.
This invention relates to door constructions and is particularly directed to a door construction for use on automobiles.
In door constructions as heretofore made, particularly those used on automobiles, it is frequently the case that a passenger inadventently gets his finger caught in the crack of the door particularly adjacent the hinged side. The attention of the passenger is primarily directed towards the moving end of the door and he is not conscious as a general rule of the danger of injuring his fingers adjacent the hinged side of the door with the net result that alarge number of accidents occur due to this ever present menace in the usual door constructions.
This invention is designed to overcome the defects noted above and objects of this inven tion are to provide a novel form of door construction which is particularly adapted for automobiles, although obviously it can be used in other places, which provides absolute protection against damage to the fingers even if they are positioned in the crack of the door adjacent the hinge, as means are provided which cushion the fingers and yield to accommodate them, so that damage does not occur.
Further objects are to provide a door construction which does not leave any gap between the door and the casing although it guards against damage as has been pointed out immediately above.
Further objects are to provide a door construction having the characteristics enumerated, which nevertheless has the usual appearance of the ordinary ty e of door and does not have any objectlona ile auxiliaries or attachments, which would mar its appearance and detract from its popularity.
An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a portion of an automobile door adjacent the hinge showing the door closed;
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the door open with parts broken away.
Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the usual door casing 1 for an automobile has been indicated together with a door 2. The door is carried by the wing 3 of a hinge, the other wing 4 of such hinge being set withm the door casing, as shown most clearly in Figure 2. It is to be noted particularly that the door stops short at the reterence character 5 in Figure 2, and that a yielding block is positioned at this oint and forms a continuation of the door. 'l his yielding block is indicated by the reference character Gand may be of any desired construction. However, in the form shown, it is made of sponge rubber so that it will freely yield and accommodate the fingers or other objects that may be caught between the butt end of the door and the adjacent portion of the casing. This block of yielding material is relatively thick to rovide the necessary room in the event that a finger is caught in the crack or the door.
It is obvious that the presence of this s on e rubber block will not ordinarily be susp dcte i,
as it may be painted to correspond to the door and as it is so shaped that it constitutes a continuation of the door. However, its yielding characteristics and the peculiar construction of door with its cut away end, avoid wholly any danger of accidents due to pinchmg of the fingers or other portions of the body in the crack of the door. Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is in-.
tended as illustrative rather than limiting-as the invention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such invention is to be determined as claimed.
I claim:
The combination of a door casing, a door.
hinged to said casing and havin itsend spaced :1 material distance away rom said casing, the space between said door and said casing and the door closed without injury to the hand. i
In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsm.
ALFRED STEFFEN, JR.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2686942A (en) * 1950-12-15 1954-08-24 Victor B Spector Door construction
US2747237A (en) * 1953-08-31 1956-05-29 Price Building Specialties Co Swinging door installation
US3190705A (en) * 1962-08-24 1965-06-22 Dunham Bush Inc Shaft bearing lubricating device
US4702536A (en) * 1986-11-26 1987-10-27 Francis Kraynak Safety device for bureau drawers, cabinet doors and the like
US20110094057A1 (en) * 2009-10-27 2011-04-28 Duffy Niall J Finger-safe door

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2686942A (en) * 1950-12-15 1954-08-24 Victor B Spector Door construction
US2747237A (en) * 1953-08-31 1956-05-29 Price Building Specialties Co Swinging door installation
US3190705A (en) * 1962-08-24 1965-06-22 Dunham Bush Inc Shaft bearing lubricating device
US4702536A (en) * 1986-11-26 1987-10-27 Francis Kraynak Safety device for bureau drawers, cabinet doors and the like
US20110094057A1 (en) * 2009-10-27 2011-04-28 Duffy Niall J Finger-safe door
US8752245B2 (en) 2009-10-27 2014-06-17 Niall J. Duffy Finger-safe door

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