Door stop mechanism for holding a door of an enclosure in an open position

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10954704-B2
Application number	US-201615247235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2016
Priority date	Aug 25, 2016
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

An assembly according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes an enclosure having a housing and door hingedly attached to the housing and a door stop mechanism which holds the door in an open position. The mechanism includes a link member pivotally connected to the door and to the housing. The link member has an elongated slot which extends along a portion of the link member. The slot has a linear portion and an enlarged opening at an end thereof which is offset from the linear portion. When the door is opened, a fastener, which is either mounted to the housing or to the door, slides along the slot until the fastener is positioned in the enlarged opening to hold the door open.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly comprising:
an enclosure comprising a housing and a door hingedly attached to the housing, the housing comprising a rear wall, a first side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, a second side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, a top wall extending forwardly from the rear wall and joining upper ends of the rear wall and side walls together, a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rear wall and joining lower ends of the rear wall and side walls together and thereby forming a cavity, the door being configured to be moved into an open position to expose the cavity and configured to be moved into a closed position to close the cavity; and
a door stop mechanism configured to hold the door in the open position relative to the housing, the door stop mechanism comprising:
a link member pivotally connected to the door and to the housing, the link member having first and second opposite ends having a length defined therebetween, opposite first and second faces and a centerline defined between the opposite ends, at least a portion of the link member being linear and planar which defines a first portion,
an elongated slot provided through the first portion of the link member from the first face to the second face, the slot having first and second closed ends, the slot comprising a linear portion having first and second opposite ends and having a length and a centerline defined therebetween, the slot further comprising an enlarged opening proximate to the second end of the linear portion, the enlarged opening being completely offset to one side of the centerline of the linear portion, the first end of the linear portion being spaced from the first end of the link member and forming the first closed end of the slot, the second end of the linear portion and the enlarged opening being proximate to, but spaced from, the second end of the link member and forming the second closed end of the slot, the centerlines of the link member and the linear portion are parallel to each other, but offset from each other,
a first fastener fixedly attached to one of the link member and the door and being rotatably attached to the other of the link member and the door, the first fastener being proximate to, but spaced from, the first end of the link member, and
a second fastener fixedly attached to one of the top wall of the housing and the bottom wall of the housing, the second fastener mounted in the slot and slidable within the slot and configured to be positioned within the linear portion of the slot when the door is in the closed position and configured to be positioned within the enlarged opening of the slot when the door is in the open position, the link member being rotatable around the second fastener.

2. An assembly comprising:
an enclosure comprising a housing and a door hingedly attached to the housing, the housing comprising a rear wall, a first side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, a second side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, a top wall extending forwardly from the rear wall and joining upper ends of the rear wall and side walls together, a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rear wall and joining lower ends of the rear wall and side walls together and thereby forming a cavity, the door being configured to be moved into an open position to expose the cavity and configured to be moved into a closed position to close the cavity; and
a door stop mechanism configured to hold the door in the open position relative to the housing, the door stop mechanism comprising:
a link member comprising first and second walls which are offset from each other by an intermediate wall, the link member being pivotally connected to the door and to the housing, the link member having first and second opposite ends having a length defined therebetween, opposite first and second faces and a centerline defined between the opposite ends, the second wall being linear and planar,
an elongated slot provided through the second wall of the link member from the first face to the second face, the slot having first and second closed ends, the slot comprising a linear portion having first and second opposite ends and having a length and a centerline defined therebetween, the slot further comprising an enlarged opening proximate to the second end of the linear portion, the enlarged opening being completely offset to one side of the centerline of the linear portion, the first end of the linear portion being spaced from the first end of the link member and forming the first closed end of the slot, the second end of the linear portion and the enlarged opening being proximate to, but spaced from, the second end of the link member and forming the second closed end of the slot,
a first fastener fixedly attached to one of the link member and the door and being rotatably attached to the other of the link member and the door, the first fastener being proximate to, but spaced from, the first end of the link member, and
a second fastener fixedly attached to one of the top wall of the housing and the bottom wall of the housing, the second fastener mounted in the slot and slidable within the slot and configured to be positioned within the linear portion of the slot when the door is in the closed position and configured to be positioned within the enlarged opening of the slot when the door is in the open position, the link member being rotatable around the second fastener.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first wall has opposite first and second faces and opposite ends, wherein a length and a centerline of the first wall is defined between the opposite ends, the first wall extending from the first end of the link member, and the second wall having opposite first and second faces and opposite ends, wherein a length and a centerline of the second wall is defined between the opposite ends of the second wall, the second wall extending from the second end of the link member, the intermediate wall connecting the first wall to the second wall such that the centerlines of the first and second walls are offset from each other.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the centerlines of the first and second walls are parallel to each other.

5. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the intermediate wall is offset from the first wall at a first angle and is offset from the second wall at a second angle.

6. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein each of the first and second fasteners comprises a shaft having an enlarged head at an end thereof, the enlarged head of the first fastener being engaged against the first wall and the enlarged head of the second fastener being engaged against the second wall.

7. An assembly comprising:
an enclosure comprising a housing and a door hingedly attached to the housing, the housing comprising a rear wall, a first side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, a second side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, a top wall extending forwardly from the rear wall and joining upper ends of the rear wall and side walls together, a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rear wall and joining lower ends of the rear wall and side walls together and thereby forming a cavity, the door being configured to be moved into an open position to expose the cavity and configured to be moved into a closed position to close the cavity; and
a door stop mechanism configured to hold the door in the open position relative to the housing, the door stop mechanism comprising:
a link member pivotally connected to the door and to the housing, the link member having first and second opposite ends having a length defined therebetween, opposite first and second faces and a centerline defined between the opposite ends, at least a portion of the link member being linear and p

Assignees

• Greenlee Tools Inc

Inventors

• Kroening John Wayne

Classifications

• E05C17/16 Primary

  pivoted only at one end and having an elongated slot · CPC title

• Y10T292/291

  Sliding catch · CPC title

• Y10T292/34

  Portable · CPC title

• Y10T292/28

  Extension link · CPC title

• Y10S292/14

  Hood latches · CPC title