[Shop-talk] Making a trap door safe

[John Niolon]

boy, there are some elaborate ideas here... might be cheaper to hire a small 
imported boy with a yellow caution flag to watch the hole...

I'm liking something like a 'slam latch' like on truck under body tool 
boxes... it's flush..(covers with a rug with no trip hazard)... .it locks 
and the barrier tape/rope/chain that someone mentioned before... pull it 
across the hall when the door is open... you could also use it for a queue 
line at the bathroom door if necessary !

john
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
Cc: "shop talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Making a trap door safe


> ---- Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Another option would be to install an automatic closer on the door.  Then
>> the door wouldn't be open when somebody wasn't there holding it. 
>> However,
>> I think that this would probably make the door treacherous (and extremely
>> inconvenient) to use.
>
> Hmm, what about a remote controlled automatic opener/closer, like one 
> sometimes see on hospital doors?  Push a big button (positioned so you can 
> bump it with an elbow if your hands are full) and the door opens long 
> enough to get through it, then closes.  You could have switches on both 
> sides, making it more practical to close the door while in the basement. 
> Probably combined with some indication from above that someone is down 
> there, so you know not to block the door.
>
> Randall
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