Thomas J Hebda

6347485, Feb 19, 2002

Jul 28, 1999

09/362248

Thomas J. Hebda - Lombard IL, 60148

E05F 1512

49276, 49139, 49358, 29234116, 292DIG 72

An assist for use with a motorized door operating device to assist in the opening of a door during its movement from the closed position to an ajar position, and to assist in the closing of the door during its movement from the ajar position to the closed position. The device includes a connector mounted on one of the door and the wall and a motorized catch on the other of the door and wall for engaging and releasing the connector. During a door closing cycle, the assist remains inactive until the catch engages the connector, after which the motorized catch is moved in a first direction to move the door from the ajar position to the closed position. Upon the commencement of a door opening cycle, and upon completion of any unlatching cycle whereby any door latch retaining the door is released, the catch is moved in a second direction for moving the door from the closed position to the ajar position. Once the door is in the ajar position, the catch is disengaged from the connector and the door is allowed to move through the remainder of the door opening cycle without interference from the assist.

6357805, Mar 19, 2002

Sep 16, 1999

09/397268

Thomas J. Hebda - Lombard IL, 60148

E05C 106

292144, 292 1, 49280, 49301

A device is provided for unlatching a door which is latched into a door frame where the door latch assembly includes an elongate lever arm rotatable about an axis from a first latched orientation to second unlatched orientation. The device includes a cable having a first end attachable to the distal end of the lever arm and a second end attached to a take up spool. The take up spool is rotated by a motor in a first direction to take up the cable and thereby draw the lever arm from the first latched orientation to the second unlatched orientation and thereafter rotate in the second direction to release the cable and allow the lever arm to return from the second unlatched orientation to the first latched orientation.

6430871, Aug 13, 2002

May 24, 1999

09/318066

Thomas J. Hebda - Lombard IL, 60148

E05F 1510

49340, 49139

A door controlling device for opening and closing a door in a wall having a linkage connecting between the door and a wall and an arm pivotable about a pin. A drive member on the pin has a stand by position which does not interfere with the manual movement of the door. Rotation of the drive member in one direction rotates the arm around the pin to move the door to the open position and rotation of the drive member in the opposite direction rotates the arm around the pin to move the door to the closed position.

20020092237, Jul 18, 2002

Aug 9, 2001

09/925588

Thomas Hebda - Lombard IL, US

E05F011/02
E05F011/24

049/339000, 049/340000, 049/279000

To open a door which is latched in the closed position, a rotatable door handle must be turned to unlatch the door, after which the door can be opened. A door unlatching device is provided to rotate the handle, and a door operator moves the door from the closed position to the open position. An assist will provide additional force to move the door out of the door frame to the ajar position. A microprocessor receives input from all three devices and provides for the unification of the movements of the components to unlatch and open the door.

39465233, Mar 30, 1976

Aug 8, 1974

5/495663

Thomas Hebda - Lombard IL

E06B 702

49 38

Apparatus for assisting the opening of a door when the door is subjected to added air pressure tending to hold the door closed, the door being provided with openings therethrough and including means for closing the openings but which will operate to remove the closure upon operation of means for unlatching the door.

41163419, Sep 26, 1978

Jul 16, 1976

5/705927

Thomas Hebda - Lombard IL

A47F 700

211 17

A device for storing bicycles in a building such as a garage where there is space over the hood of an automobile parked in a garage. The device includes brackets or means for attaching the device to the frame structure of the building, and a rack on which the bicycles are mounted, the rack being pivotally connected with the brackets so that the rack may be turned forwardly about its pivot to bring the rack and bicycles thereon from vertical to horizontal position. Another feature is means associated with the brackets and the rack to prevent the rack from turning the wrong way about its pivot. Another feature involves clamping means for grasping the inclined members of a bicycle frame near the center of gravity of the bicycle frame. Another embodiment includes means for mounting a rack such as above referred to at the rear end of an auto.

48832561, Nov 28, 1989

Jan 23, 1989

7/299674

Thomas J. Hebda - Lombard IL

B21F 2700

256 22

A picket fence assembly having upper and lower rails each with a plurality of non-circular holes receiving a plurality of vertical pickets through respective aligned holes and with the pickets having transverse through-holes in alignment and receiving a rigid transverse rod preventing rotations of the pickets.

60677538, May 30, 2000

Jan 28, 1999

9/238911

Thomas J. Hebda - Lombard IL

E05F 1128

49345

A door controlling device for opening and closing a door in a wall has a first arm, one end of which is mounted to the wall and the other end of which is pivotally attached to the second end of a second arm. The first end of the second arm is pivotally attached to the top of a door and is adapted for rotation about a horizontal axis at the first end thereof. An electric motor attached to the device has a shaft which drives a gear train, and an output shaft of the gear train is connected to the input end of an electrically operated clutch. The output shaft of the clutch is connected to the first end of one of the arms such that upon the simultaneous engagement of the clutch and the energizing of the motor, that arm will be rotated about the horizontal axis at the first end and will cause the door to be opened or closed. Also, a current measuring device for determining whether the motor is drawing on excessive amount of electric current, a door open sensor for generating a signal when the door is in a fully opened position, and a door closed sensor for generating a signal when the door is in a fully closed position are all connected to a computer to control the opening and closing of a door.