Method of installing a low-profile threshold barrier
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1. A method of installing a barrier having a frame with a pair of upwardly extending arms connected to a lower cross member having a curvature in an uninstalled configuration, and a barrier door connected to one of the upwardly extending arms, comprising:
- positioning the barrier between opposing surfaces and above a lower surface; and
extending adjustable fasteners connected to the frame outward to compress;
the upwardly extending arms inward; and
the curvature in the lower cross member flat such that the lower cross member lays substantially flush against the lower surface.
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Abstract
A low-profile barrier and method of installation is provided including a barrier door located in an opening defined by a frame having a pair of upwardly extending arms connected to a lower cross member. In an un-installed position, the lower cross member has a curvature biasing the upwardly extending arms outward. In an installed position, the curvature of the lower cross member is compressed to zero so that the lower cross member lays flat against a lower surface.
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1. A method of installing a barrier having a frame with a pair of upwardly extending arms connected to a lower cross member having a curvature in an uninstalled configuration, and a barrier door connected to one of the upwardly extending arms, comprising:
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positioning the barrier between opposing surfaces and above a lower surface; and extending adjustable fasteners connected to the frame outward to compress; the upwardly extending arms inward; and the curvature in the lower cross member flat such that the lower cross member lays substantially flush against the lower surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of installing a barrier having a frame with a pair of upwardly extending arms connected to a lower cross member having an upper member surface and a lower member surface, and a barrier door connected to one of the upwardly extending arms, wherein both the upper and lower member surfaces of the lower cross member have a predetermined curvature in an uninstalled configuration that extends along a longitudinal axis passing through the lower cross member, comprising:
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positioning the barrier between opposing walls and above a lower floor; and extending adjustable fasteners connected to the frame outward to compress; the upwardly extending arms inward; and the curvature in the upper and lower member surfaces flat such that the lower cross member lays substantially parallel to the lower floor. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of using a barrier having a frame with a pair of upright frame members connected to a lower cross member with a longitudinal axis running substantially in the direction of a greatest dimension of the lower cross member, the lower cross member having an upper member surface and a lower member surface having a curvature that extends substantially along the longitudinal axis such that the lower cross member is non-parallel with the longitudinal axis in an uninstalled configuration, and a barrier door connected to one of the upwardly extending arms, comprising:
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positioning the barrier between opposing surfaces and above a lower surface; and compressing the upright frame members inward to overcome a spring biased force inert in the curvature in the lower cross member such that the lower cross member lays substantially flush against the lower surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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