摘要 |
<p>Panel closing apparatus for closing a panel across an opening in a structure including two elongate members (11, 11) connected together at one end for pivotal movement with respect to one another about a first axis, attachment means (13, 13) at the other end of each member for attachment of one of the members to the panel and the other member to the structure for pivoting movement about respective second and third axes parallel to the first axis, limiting means (34) for limiting the pivotal movement of the members relative to each other about the first axis whereby the members may be pivoted between a folded attitude, wherein the members are disposed alongside one another, and a straight attitude, wherein the angle subtended by the first and second axis and the first and third axis is between 178.5° and 179°, and biasing means (20) acting on the two members for biasing the members to the straight attitude.</p> |