(19)
(11) EP 0 956 798 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/46

(21) Application number: 99303813.2

(22) Date of filing: 17.05.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47K 3/022, A47K 3/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 15.05.1998 GB 9810345

(71) Applicant: Lomas, Brian
Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 7TH (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lomas, Brian
    Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 7TH (GB)

(74) Representative: Hughes, Brian Patrick 
Brian Hughes & Co. Letterbox Cottage Friezley Lane
Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2LL
Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2LL (GB)

   


(54) Closure device


(57) A closure device for a door (2) which abuts against a door frame (3), in particular for a walk-in bath (1), the device comprising a base member (7) for placement on one face of the door (2), a bar (9) supported substantially at its centre to rotate relative to the base member (7), and a pair of wedges (10,11) mounted adjacent either side of the door frame (3), whereby, when the door (2) is generally closed, rotation of the bar (9) causes the end of the bar (9) to engage with said wedges (10,11) thus abutting the door (2) firmly against the frame (3).






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