The present invention relates to a method of locking and alarming doors, without damaging/modifying the door or anything associated to it. The invention has particular application to domestic interior doors.
In rented/short-term accommodation there are not often locks on internal doors (i.e. bedroom, bathroom/WC). Fitting an existing door lock would require modifying/damaging the door/doorframe.
The present invention provides an alarmed, lockable case that covers the door handle outside the door; preventing the door handle's operation and thus locking the door.
In use, the case attaches to the exterior door handle with a clamping mechanism that stops movement in all degrees of freedom, but allows the handle to turn inside the case. From inside the door, the door handle remains operational and does not hinder escape. The door handle, clamping mechanism and alarm are made inaccessible by closing and locking the lid of the case. They become accessible by unlocking and opening the lid, thus enabling the door, to be opened.
The invention comprises of three main components
The main difference between this invention and other inventions is that it simply covers the door handle, but still allows it to turn inside the case, enabling it to be opened from the opposite side of the door.
The preferred embodiments has to be sold as kit that retrofits to existing door assemblies or, by way of example only, could be sold already attached to a door.
The invention could also be used inside the door, to prevent people getting out of a room, but allow people to get in.
To facilitate understanding of this invention a preferred embodiment will now be described by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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A removable bracket (7) that when located in a channel (2c) in the base (2) can move horizontally then can be clamped to the base (2) again using the bolts (6a). A lever stop (8) is provided (attached to the bracket (7)) the extent of protrusion of which can be adjusted by a bolt (8a) in the bracket (7). It is āCā shaped to allow the door handle to be turned even when the case is clamped to the handle.
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The bracket (7) is placed in the channel (2c), with the lever stop (8) on the same side of the bracket (7) as the handle-stem (11b). The bracket is slid up to the handle stem and the handle-plate stop is slid up to the handle plate. The bolts in the handle-plate stop are tightened (with an allen key) to clamp the bracket and the handle-plate stop on either side of the base. The lever stop is adjusted by turning the door lever to reveal the socket head in the bracket beneath the lever stop and tightening the bolt with an allen key.
Once fitted, the clamping mechanism (
As shown by the Figures, daily use simply involves setting the alarm and locking the moveable cover when closing and disabling/unlocking when entering. With the shown described and the moveable cover is the open portion, the door handle can be grasped.
Using a switch (13) inside the case (1), the user determines whether the alarm (10) is to be set. The shutter (3) is simply slid shut to cover the door handle (11), clamping mechanism (
To open the shutter (3) the camlock (5) is unlocked, which also disarms the alarm (10). The shutter (3) is slid open to reveal the door handle (11), clamping mechanism (
The sliding shutter (3) must be open. The lever stop (8) is loosened by turning the door lever (11c) (to reveal the socket head (8b) in the bracket underneath the lever stop (8)) and loosening the bolt (8a) (with an allen key). Once the lever stop (8) is moved one gains access to the bolts (6a) in the handle-plate stop (6) are loosened (with an allen key) to release the bracket (7) and the handle-plate stop (6). The handle-plate stop (6) is slid away from the handle-plate (11a) and the bracket (7) is removed. The invention is removed from the door handle (11) by pulling the lever slot (2b) over the door lever (11c). over the door lever (11c).
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For door levers with circular roses, instead of rectangular handle-plates, the concave shape of the handle-plate stop (6) grips the periphery of the rose.
The clamping mechanism can adjust to fit different dimensions for lever-protrusion, handle-plate width/handle-stem diameter and left or right-swing doors. By way of example, the lever-stop 8 can be adjusted by say 15 mm, to fit door lever protrusions from 25 to 40 mm using the adjustable bolt 8a.
Various modifications may be made to the precise mechanism described above. For example, different covers can be used to replace the sliding shutter shown in the drawings. Further, instead of using bolts which require an allen key, a similar action can be achieved using finger screws of thumb wheels perhaps with the exception of the bolt 8a which is used to secure the lever stop 8. Further, shims and spacers may be provided in order to ensure close fitting between the lock and the door and between the lock and the door handle.
It will be appreciated that although a door fitted with a conventional lever handle is shown, the present invention can also be used with a simple knob handle in which case the bracket 7 and lever stop 8 would be located in the waiste portion of the knob handle.
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