WO1999027217A1

WO1999027217A1 - Device for blocking a door leaf in open position capable of being used as coat peg and as conventional wedge

Info

Publication number: WO1999027217A1
Application number: PCT/FR1998/002454
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jean-Jacques Sansarlat
Original assignee: Sansarlat Jean Jacques
Priority date: 1997-11-20
Filing date: 1998-11-18
Publication date: 1999-06-03
Also published as: FR2771128B1; FR2771128A1

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for blocking a door leaf or a window or shutter sash characterised by a first part (1) defining a blocking part between the framing and the sash, having in its underside viewed in blocking position in a vertical plane, a support plate (5) forming an angle (β) ranging between 0° and 45° relative to the horizontal plane and comprising removable fixing means (6) for being vertically locked, and a second part (2) for being locked on a spring hinge comprising a recess (4) whereof the height (h) is less than (h') defining with the extension of the plate (5) sloping plane a space for passing through clothes or objects to be hung, enabling it to serve as coat peg in storage position when it is not blocked.

Description

DEVICE FOR FIXING THE LEAF IN THE OPENING POSITION THAT CAN BE USED AS A HANGER AND AS A TRADITIONAL HOLD

The present invention relates to a device for wedging a leaf such as a door, window or shutter, allowing the latter to be kept in the open position, while providing the user with 2 other accessory functions, one of the hook, the another of traditional hold.

At home, in the office, in the workshop, but also in schools and in all communities, it is common to need to leave doors or windows in the open position, for reasons of various conveniences, but also for security reason. Indeed how many young children regularly have their fingers trapped in the doors of the hallways, or the covered playground during recess, or even quite simply at home, with the traumas and the serious after-effects which can sometimes result. There are a certain number of devices making it possible to wedge a door or a leaf. These can be classified into two categories:

- Fixed systems such as hooks, slides, magnetic fixings etc., the different elements of which can be fixed, depending on the case, on the masonry, the floor or the leaf. independent or removable systems such as corners or wedges, whether they are applied at the bottom of the door or at the level of the hinges. In this last category, one can quote the device, object of the request for certificate of utility France N ° 91 06902 which is in the form of a corner comprising fixing means constituted either by a simple hook or by at least a magnet to hang it on the hinges. All existing systems generally have a number of drawbacks:

- Either they are difficult to implement imposing the deterioration of the support by seals in the wall or holes in the ground (hooks, slides ...) - Or they are most often unsightly (hooks, slides ...) .

- Either they only block in one direction, not preventing the door from slamming against the wall (hooks, corners, wedges ...). Either they can be handled inadvertently (wedges) or on purpose by young children (wedges, hooks) thus losing their effectiveness in an essential safety function - or they are bulky outside their specific use (wedges wedges) and they are objects that should be stored in a specific place, otherwise you may not find them when you need them - finally, all of these devices only perform a single function.

The device according to the invention, which falls into the category of independent systems, overcomes all of these drawbacks. The device according to the invention consists in securing but also storing, starting from the elements common to all the doors (or hinged) the hinges (or hinges), the frame (or jamb, or dormant), the door itself same (edge, rear side. and bottom of door)

If we consider the hinges, they have 2 characteristics

- The first, they are at least two in number per door, often more, but there is always a high and a low This feature will allow to set up the device of the invention out of the reach of children by placing on the highest hinge, as allowed by the device described in the utility certificate cited above - The second, they are characterized by a diameter which determines, on the one hand in the open position a space between the door and the frame or door frame, and on the other hand a defined size which intervenes if one wishes to insert and block an accessory on the top of this hinge

In addition, an open door determines an angle of the order of 90 ° to 180 ° depending on its position and its direction of opening relative to the wall on which it depends. we find between the edge of the door and the internal rebate of the frame

Finally, a door with the flat surface which characterizes it has an ideal storage area. The device according to the invention not only makes it possible to fill the voids thus formed between the edge of the door and the rebate of the door frame while maintaining the opening angle, the hinges serving as a hanging and embedding support, but also to use the door or the adjacent wall as a storage support by the accessory function of the hook of said device in the event of non-use of this- Ci in its function hold The device is thus one can not any more within reach of the hand of the user in case of need for a use hold open door

Finally, the shape of the device gives it a third function of traditional hold at the bottom of the door (in open or closed position)

The device according to the invention is of the type consisting of a single element having 2 parts, one intended to be applied vertically to the edge of the door and the rebate of the frame, the other intended to be inserted into the gap between the frame and the opening and which rests on a hinge of the opening According to the invention, the first part comprises on the underside, seen in the setting position, a plate forming an angle (β) of between 0 ° and 45 ° with respect to the horizontal, as well as a removable fixing device incorporated into said plate allowing vertical hanging on the door itself or the adjoining wall The second part includes, also on the underside seen in chocking position, a hook whose height is less than the dimension determined by the value of sιnus (β) which determines, relative to the extension of the inclined plane of the plate of the first part, a space allowing the passage of clothes or objects to sus hanging These two characteristics together give the invention a hook function, thereby solving the drawback of the storage problem mentioned in the preamble The angle (β) between the horizontal and the plate of the first part also defines a corner which can be used as a wedge between the leaf and the ground, giving the invention a third function, the release of the second part, then constituting a gripping means, the fixing system of the plate for use in coat hooks comprises a part or accessory permanently fixed on the adjacent door or wall having the utility of receiving said plate and ensuring its maintenance There are many systems which can be used for this purpose II will be offered by way of example of embodiment, the description of '' a particular model, possible for this fixing principle and particularly suitable for the present invention According to other characteristics - The device consists of a first part which in a horizontal plane has an angle (α) of the order of 90 ° 180 ° to ensure a wedging even in a position of maximum opening of the opening Each of the faces corresponding to the sides s of this angle is applied to the edge of the door and the internal rabbet of the frame This first part is extended, in the main axis that constitutes the bisector of the angle (α), by a second part of which the width is slightly less than the diameter of the hinges so that it can be inserted into the rebate of the open door. The profile of this second part has on the underside a notch spaced from the first part by a recess in particular of partially cylindrical shape in the vertical axis of the hinge on which it will be positioned, and of width or diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the hinges, in order to allow hooking and locking on said hinges by embedding the reference to the diameter of the hinges without being decisive allows a precise adjustment and a really effective blocking of the device In this configuration, the invention is positioned by inserting in a horizontal plane in the interstice of the door and perpendicular to it, by ensuring a blocking of the door only in one direction In the case where the recess is partially cylindrical the faces opposite the wedging part and the hooking part (off the hook) have concave curved surfaces in an arc centered on the axis of the hinge intended to be received in the recess

- In a variant, the second part which is inserted into the gap has a thickness in a vertical plane at most equal to the diameter of the hinges It has in an horizontal plane, an angle ( ₁ ) opposite the angle (α) which gives the invention, roughly in plan, the shape of a bow tie, and which will also ensure the blocking of the door on its rear face, the angles (γ) located between the lateral faces of the first and the second part being substantially 90 ° on each side In this variant, the device is put in place by being in a vertical plane, parallel to the rebate After having inserted it, it is necessary to proceed to a quarter turn, which ensures the front and rear locking of the door, and let it slide to wedge the recess on the hinge

- According to a particular embodiment, the removable fixing system has a pyramidal shape, the male (or positive) part of which is permanently fixed to the door and the female (or negative) part consists of a recess in the plate

The device according to the invention exists in various dimensions, to adapt to the different diameters of hinges

The device according to the invention can be made up of various materials, possibly composite, having the mechanical strengths required in order to withstand the significant forces due to the lever arm that constitutes the door when it is stressed, in particular plastic materials such as by way of non-exhaustive examples ABS, elastomers, polyurethane or epoxy resins, in particular loaded. especially glass microfibers, but also wood or metal

The industrialization of the invention can be very easily carried out depending on the materials selected, namely by shaping or by molding in very large series, one of the peculiarities of the invention being that it is of so-called "draft" shape, therefore very easily demouldable

The device according to the invention may, in particular on its external part, comprise a slightly more flexible material such as, in particular an elastomer with the appropriate hardness, facilitating its installation and making it possible not to damage the door or the frame in the event of violent stress it can also have at the level of its rigid internal part of a reinforced core, in particular in metal

Finally, the device according to the invention can be the subject of a particular aesthetic while retaining its mechanical characteristics. It can be sold in a large number of colors allowing a harmonious integration with the decoration of the environment where it is used.

Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below, by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the appended drawings in which FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the invention

Figure 2 is a side view of the invention according to the embodiment of Figure 1

Figure 3 is a plan view of the embodiment of the invention according to Figures 1 and 2

Figure 4 is a side view of the embodiment of the invention according to Figures 1 and 2 Figure 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of the invention Figure 6 is a view of side of the invention according to the embodiment of Figure 5

Figures 7 and 8 are plan views of the initial and final implementation phase of the invention corresponding to the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6 Figure 9 is a side view of the invention regardless of its embodiment in its configuration for use of coat hook in place, and in FIG. 10 in the course of installation Figure 11 is a perspective view of the device according to Figures 5 and 6

Figure 12 is a wedge-block view of the device f In Figures 1 and 2 there is shown the device which comprises a portion (1) of wedging, having an angle (α) in a horizontal plane and in the extension of the bisector (16) of said angle a part (2) of support and embedding on the hinge On the underside of the part (1), a plate (5) forming an angle (β) between 0 ° and 45 ° relative to the horizontal and comprising a removable fixing device (6) on a vertical surface The part (2) is characterized by a width {t J and a notch (4), of height (h) less than (h ¹ ) determined by smus (β), and spaced from the part (1) of a space (e) constituted by a recess (3)

In FIGS. 3 and 4 the mode of installation of the device according to FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown, which consists of a horizontal displacement (I) then vertical up and down (II) Once the device is positioned, the lateral faces ( 7) of the part (1) are pressed against the edge (8) of the door (P) and the internal rabbet (9) of the frame (H) the recess (3) of the part (2) s 'recessed on the hinge (10) In Figures 5 and 6 there is shown alternatively a device which also comprises parts (1) and (2) The particularity is that the part (2) has, in a horizontal plane, a angle (α _t ) opposite to the angle (α) of the part (1), the angles (γ) located between the lateral faces of the parts (1) and (2) being substantially 90 ° on each side In this configuration the height [h) of the part (2) is slightly less than the width of the gap between the door and the frame

In Figures 7 and 8 there is shown the method of setting up the device according to Figures 5 and 6, which consists in presenting the device vertically in order to insert it by a movement (I). then proceed with a quarter turn (III) In this embodiment, the device locks the door in both directions by putting respectively in contact with the sides (7)

the edge (8) of the door (P) and the internal rebate (9) of the frame (H), and the lateral faces (11) of the part (2) with the rear faces (12) of the door ( P) and (13) of the door frame (H). the recess (3) also fitting on the hinge (10).

In Figure 9 is shown in profile the device in its hook configuration. In this use the hook (4) of the part (2) is oriented upwards and this constitutes the part of the hook on which the clothing hangs.

In Figure 10 there is shown in section, a particular mode of attachment of the device in coat hook in which the recessed portion (6) of the plate (5) is embedded on a male element (14) of pyramidal shape, oriented angularly (Ω) upwards, itself permanently fixed to its vertical support by mechanical means (15) such as a screw. The particularity of this pyramid shape of the male element (14) being to allow easy installation of the device by a vertical sliding without trial and error, while ensuring good resistance to tearing and a blocking in rotation and pivoting.

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the embodiment according to FIGS. (5) and (6), showing on the one hand the pyramidal hollow housing (6) of the male element (14) and on the other hand the partially cylindrical recess (3) of shape complementary to that of the top of a hinge, and finally the rounded shape of the underside of the hooked part (4) of the fixing part (2) favoring the grip for the installation and the hook function.

In Figure 12 there is shown a side view in function wedge bottom door on the floor (S), on which appear adhesion means (17) and (18) and a reinforced core (19).

Claims

PKVFNmBATTONS 1 - setting device for an opening or swinging door, window or shutter. made of a rigid material having good mechanical resistance to shearing, of the type comprising a first wedging part (1) whose lateral faces form an angle (α) and are applied both against the edge (8) of the door (P), and against the internal rabbet (9) of the frame (H), and a second support part (2) intended to be inserted in the gap between the frame or frame and the edge of the door in open position, in the form of a holding hook on the hinge (10), characterized in that the first part (1) defining the wedging part between frame and leaf, present on the underside seen in wedging position in a vertical plane, a support plate (5) forming an angle (β) between 0 ° and 45 ° relative to the horizontal, and comprising removable fixing means (6) allowing vertical attachment, and in that the second part (2) comprises, also on the underside seen in the wedging position in a vertical plane, a hook (4) whose height (h) is less than (h ¹ ) depending on the sine value (β), which defines with respect to the extension of the inclined plane of the plate (5) a space which allows the passage of clothes or objects to hang, providing it in the storage position without wedging a hook function, the angle (β) between the horizontal and the plate (5) of the part (1) also defining a corner usable as wedge between the leaf and the ground, the hook (4) of the part (2) then constituting a gripping means. 2 - device according to claim 1 characterized in that the first part (1) of wedging between frame and opening has an angle (α) between 90 ° and 180 °.

3 - device according to claim n ° 1 characterized in that on the one hand the maximum height {h ₁ ) of the attachment part (2) which is inserted in the internal rabbet of the door is slightly less than the diameter of the hinge (10) and in that on the other hand this part (2) has in an horizontal plane an angle (α _χ ) opposite to the angle (α) of the wedging part (1), so as to be positioned by an insertion along a vertical plane parallel to the rebate then by a quarter-turn rotation on its main axis to ensure its function of double locking front and rear of the door, the angles (γ) located between the side faces parts (1) and (2) being substantially 90 ° on each side.

4 - Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the angles (α) and _(α,) are equal and have a value of substantially 90 °. 5 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises on its external part a slightly more flexible material, such as in particular an elastomer.

6 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a reinforced core, in particular made of metal.

7 - device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the removable fixing means in hook function consist a male part (14) angularly oriented (Ω) in a vertical direction, for example of pyramidal shape, intended to be permanently fixed on a vertical support such as for example the door or an adjoining wall and on which slides and fit a female part made in the hollow and angularly oriented (Ω) upwards in the plate (5) of the wedging part (1).

8 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the surface opposite to the plate (5) forming a corner is flat to serve as a support at the bottom of the door in the hold function on the ground.

9 - device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the surfaces on either side of the angle (β) of the part (1) comprises adhesion means such as striations oriented or non-slip material.

10 - device according to claim 1 characterized in that the opposite faces of the wedging part (1) and the hooking part (2) have concave curved surfaces and define therebetween a partially cylindrical recess centered on the axis of the hinge.