Appliance door safety system

• US 20070018465A1
• Filed: 06/15/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Constantine Vassilakos, Mary Vassilakos
• Original Assignee: Constantine Vassilakos, Mary Vassilakos
• Inventors: Vassilakos, Constantine, Vassilakos, Mary
• Application Number:
  US11/453,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20070018465A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/216
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/0014 to prevent opening by children E05B13/00 takes precedence; child-proof container closures B65D50/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/184 a portable member cooperating with a fixed member or an opening on the wing or the frame, for locking the wing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1047 Closure

Abstract

An appliance door safety system for securing the door of an appliance closed. The system includes a strap or other length of material having a fastening device at each end thereof and a strap securing device. Also disclosed is a strap securing device having a bracket having a means for engaging a fastening device of said strap.

Claims

1. A door closure system comprising a strap having at least one fastening device extending from an end thereof and at least one strap securing device adapted to securably attach to an appliance.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1, said strap comprising two ends and having a fastening device extending from each end, at least one of said fastening devices adapted to securably engage a handle of a door of an appliance.

3. The system in accordance with claim 1 at least one of said fastening devices selected from the group comprising a hook, latch, carabiner and clasp.

4. The system in accordance with claim 1 the strap securing device comprising at least one fastening means complementary to said fastening device 22.

5. The system in accordance with claim 4 said at least one strap securing device selected from the group comprising a hook, eyebolt, carabiner, latch and clasp.

6. The system in accordance with claim 1 said strap securing device selected from the group comprising metal, wood, plastic, rubber and fabric.

7. The system in accordance with claim 1 said strap comprising a length-adjustment device.

8. The system in accordance with claim 1 said strap securing device comprising an L-shaped member and an attachment means disposed thereon for receiving said at least one fastening device.

9. The system in accordance with claim 8 said L-shaped member having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion and attachment means extending from an end of said horizontal portion.

10. The system in accordance with claim 8, either or both of said vertical or horizontal portions comprising a friction enhancing surface.

11. The system in accordance with claim 9, said strap securing device comprising a friction enhancing surface.

12. The system in accordance with claim 8 having a vertical portion having a length in a range of from about 3 inches to about 36 inches.

13. The system in accordance with claim 8 having a vertical portion having a length in a range of from about 5 inches to about 15 inches.

14. The system in accordance with claim 8 having a horizontal portion having a length in a range of from about 1 inch to about 6 inches.

15. The system in accordance with claim 8 having a horizontal portion having a length of about 2 inches.

16. A door closure system comprising a strap having at least one fastening device extending from an end thereof and a strap securing device adapted to securably attach to a handle of a door of an appliance, said strap securing device adapted to fit in close contact with a back and top of an appliance, said at least one fastening device at an end of said strap engagable to said strap securing device at one end and a further fastening device is engagable to a handle of an appliance at an other end of said strap, wherein by a tensioning force, the system prevents the door of said appliance from being opened.