×

Safety edge for an electrically operated door

  • US 5,839,227 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1997
  • Issued: 11/24/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A safety edge for an electrically operated door, comprising:

  • a female housing strip having an interior cavity in which is positioned at least one first electrical contact means;

    means for attaching the female housing strip to an edge of a door; and

    a male actuator strip having at least one second electrical contact means, the male actuator strip being telescopically received in the female housing strip, the male actuator strip being movable between a first position in which the second electrical contact means is spaced from the first electrical contact means and a second position in which the second electrical contact means engages the first electrical contact means to close a normally open circuit.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×