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US2706462A
US2706462A US384118A US38411853A US2706462A US 2706462 A US2706462 A US 2706462A US 384118 A US384118 A US 384118A US 38411853 A US38411853 A US 38411853A US 2706462 A US2706462 A US 2706462A
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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
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  • a pair of the door guides 10 are mounted one 2,706,462 5 p n each slige of the giaragebdialorlclasing 1g asdshowg in ig. 1.
  • e interme iate a s may e a juste to GARAGE DOOR GUIDES an appropriate height depending on the proportions of the automobile used in said garage.
  • the user watches Dwight Evans Milwaukee the upper ball 20 and may thus note contact of the car A 1' ti 0 t b s 1953 s 1N .384118 body with the devicepp on c 0 er ma 0 It will be understood that the device is capable of 2 Claims. (Cl. 116-28) many modifications in structure and design, without departing from the spirit of the invention, within the scope of the appended claims.
  • This invention relates to improvements in garage door and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United guides, and more particularly to a novel garage door States, is;
  • a garage door guide comprising a return bend
  • An object of the invention is to provide a device of bracket portion, washer means, threaded means for enthe type which will guide the user in entering or leaving gaging through said washers to secure said bracket to a garage with an automobile.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a device integral with said bracket portion, and resilient ball of the type which will have contact means thereon of means slideable on said rod portion adapted to intercept a resilient character which will obviate marring the a prominent lateral part of an auto body or bumper and finish of an automobile. a signal element at the top end of said rod portion.
  • a garage door guide comprising a hairpin bend as the description proceeds, reference being had to the rod bracket portion adapted for attachment to a veraccompanying drawing, in which: tical surface, an integral ofiset vertical spring rod body Fig. 1 is a fr n w in elevation of a garage d r portion adapted to extend upwardly parallel to the surcasi g q pp with a p of garage door g i mface of bracket attachment, a resilient ball having a bodying the invention. diametrical bore slideable medially on said rod portion Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the guides.
  • adjustable for interception of prominent lateral portions 3 is a P View of a guide illustrating h of an auto body, and a solid resilient ball impaled on n o attachment of the same to the door caslngthe top of said rod for indicating contact of an auto-
  • the nubil ith id guide
  • meral 10 designates the device generally, comprising a hairpin bracke trlalortignd 11 nonilsally attached (vlvith References Cited in the file of this patent washers 12 an rea e means to a garage oor casing 14.
  • the bracket 11 has an integral horizontal UNITED STATES PATENTS portion 15 merging into the vertical rod body portion 1,981,188 Pavitt Nov. 20, 1934 16 of the guide.
  • a resilient ball 17 is held on the rod 4 2,122,253 Humphreys June 28, 1938 body 16 which passes through a central aperture at 18 2,569,529 Kirk Oct. 2, 1951 thereof. The ball 17 is held with a sliding fit.

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April 19, 1955 D, EVANS 2,706,462
GARAGE DOOR GUIDES Filed Oct. 5, 1953 INVENTOR. DW/GHT J Ema/v5 A 7 Toe/v5 Y United States Patent "i M31222:
upper end 19 of the rod body 16 is a round resilient ball 20 which is fixed thereon.
In use, a pair of the door guides 10 are mounted one 2,706,462 5 p n each slige of the giaragebdialorlclasing 1g asdshowg in ig. 1. e interme iate a s may e a juste to GARAGE DOOR GUIDES an appropriate height depending on the proportions of the automobile used in said garage. The user watches Dwight Evans Milwaukee the upper ball 20 and may thus note contact of the car A 1' ti 0 t b s 1953 s 1N .384118 body with the devicepp on c 0 er ma 0 It will be understood that the device is capable of 2 Claims. (Cl. 116-28) many modifications in structure and design, without departing from the spirit of the invention, within the scope of the appended claims.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed This invention relates to improvements in garage door and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United guides, and more particularly to a novel garage door States, is;
guide adapted for attachment to a garage door casing. 1. A garage door guide comprising a return bend An object of the invention is to provide a device of bracket portion, washer means, threaded means for enthe type which will guide the user in entering or leaving gaging through said washers to secure said bracket to a garage with an automobile. a garage door casing, an ofiset vertical spring rod body Another object of the invention is to provide a device integral with said bracket portion, and resilient ball of the type which will have contact means thereon of means slideable on said rod portion adapted to intercept a resilient character which will obviate marring the a prominent lateral part of an auto body or bumper and finish of an automobile. a signal element at the top end of said rod portion.
Other and further objects of the invention will appear 2. A garage door guide comprising a hairpin bend as the description proceeds, reference being had to the rod bracket portion adapted for attachment to a veraccompanying drawing, in which: tical surface, an integral ofiset vertical spring rod body Fig. 1 is a fr n w in elevation of a garage d r portion adapted to extend upwardly parallel to the surcasi g q pp with a p of garage door g i mface of bracket attachment, a resilient ball having a bodying the invention. diametrical bore slideable medially on said rod portion Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the guides. adjustable for interception of prominent lateral portions 3 is a P View of a guide illustrating h of an auto body, and a solid resilient ball impaled on n o attachment of the same to the door caslngthe top of said rod for indicating contact of an auto- Referring more particularly to the drawings, the nubil ith id guide,
meral 10 designates the device generally, comprising a hairpin bracke trlalortignd 11 nonilsally attached (vlvith References Cited in the file of this patent washers 12 an rea e means to a garage oor casing 14. The bracket 11 has an integral horizontal UNITED STATES PATENTS portion 15 merging into the vertical rod body portion 1,981,188 Pavitt Nov. 20, 1934 16 of the guide. A resilient ball 17 is held on the rod 4 2,122,253 Humphreys June 28, 1938 body 16 which passes through a central aperture at 18 2,569,529 Kirk Oct. 2, 1951 thereof. The ball 17 is held with a sliding fit. At the
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Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2854942A (en) * 1956-08-27 1958-10-07 John A Ross Garage indicator to avoid automobile overshooting
US3199487A (en) * 1964-05-04 1965-08-10 Frederick W Heinkel Vehicle guide
US3204599A (en) * 1962-04-10 1965-09-07 Robert G Milosch Golf marker and sign
US3433203A (en) * 1966-08-03 1969-03-18 John F Sharkey Reflective indicator device
US3516383A (en) * 1969-03-25 1970-06-23 Louis Goodman Mailbox signal flag
US3815260A (en) * 1973-05-08 1974-06-11 J Heaton Simulated vehicle
US3847497A (en) * 1972-10-17 1974-11-12 P Guillory Highway safety fin
US3977354A (en) * 1975-07-14 1976-08-31 Mazurek Verny J Vehicle parking guide
US4541183A (en) * 1983-06-10 1985-09-17 Mcconnell Charles K Trailer alignment apparatus
US4955315A (en) * 1989-05-04 1990-09-11 Lee James F Large vehicle entrance door safety system and method
US20040061627A1 (en) * 2002-09-27 2004-04-01 Collopy Charles T. Garage and vehicle protector

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US1981188A (en) * 1932-04-05 1934-11-20 William H Pavitt Vehicle position indicator
US2122253A (en) * 1936-09-16 1938-06-28 David M Humphreys Highway signal
US2569529A (en) * 1950-03-01 1951-10-02 Kirk Ralph Levering Clearance indicator

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1981188A (en) * 1932-04-05 1934-11-20 William H Pavitt Vehicle position indicator
US2122253A (en) * 1936-09-16 1938-06-28 David M Humphreys Highway signal
US2569529A (en) * 1950-03-01 1951-10-02 Kirk Ralph Levering Clearance indicator

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2854942A (en) * 1956-08-27 1958-10-07 John A Ross Garage indicator to avoid automobile overshooting
US3204599A (en) * 1962-04-10 1965-09-07 Robert G Milosch Golf marker and sign
US3199487A (en) * 1964-05-04 1965-08-10 Frederick W Heinkel Vehicle guide
US3433203A (en) * 1966-08-03 1969-03-18 John F Sharkey Reflective indicator device
US3516383A (en) * 1969-03-25 1970-06-23 Louis Goodman Mailbox signal flag
US3847497A (en) * 1972-10-17 1974-11-12 P Guillory Highway safety fin
US3815260A (en) * 1973-05-08 1974-06-11 J Heaton Simulated vehicle
US3977354A (en) * 1975-07-14 1976-08-31 Mazurek Verny J Vehicle parking guide
US4541183A (en) * 1983-06-10 1985-09-17 Mcconnell Charles K Trailer alignment apparatus
US4955315A (en) * 1989-05-04 1990-09-11 Lee James F Large vehicle entrance door safety system and method
US20040061627A1 (en) * 2002-09-27 2004-04-01 Collopy Charles T. Garage and vehicle protector
US6945191B2 (en) * 2002-09-27 2005-09-20 Collopy Charles T Garage and vehicle protector

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