Flexible retractable door
CA 2118787 C · Owner: Todd, John M. · Inventors: Grieve, James A.; Todd, John M.
Overview
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A flexible, retractable assembly for use as a door space divider, covering or the like which comprises a sheet (20) such as Mylar TM polyester film having a permanent memory set to roll up on itself or otherwise retract automatically into a coil (42), accordion, or other compact configuration. The assembly is adapted to be stored on one side of an opening and then guided across the opening to fully or partially cover the opening. The permanent memory set of the sheet permits it to retract at least partially under its own force to eliminate or minimize the need for separate rewinding apparatus. The sheet may substitute for a variety of standard products including entryway doors closet, …
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- Filed September 11, 1992 and granted April 14, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 11, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 11, 2014.
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