Patent Application
20220178189
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This invention relates generally to door stops used on doors pivotally attached to a door frame.
Prior art door stops for pivoting doors have commonly been formed as elongated rods attached either to a door adapted to engage a wall or door frame member, or attached to a wall adapted to engage the door and stop its pivotal movement outwardly from its door frame and thereby prevent damage to an adjacent wall. The problem with the prior art door stops is that they do not prevent the door from pivoting into a closed position wherein the door engages and can be locked to the door frame in a closed position. As such a person, especially a child, can become locked within a room.
Accordingly, the present invention overcomes the disadvantages associated with the prior art, by providing an improved door stop that is adapted to be removably attached to an outer edge of a door, preferably the top edge, and adapted to contact a respective door frame and prevent the door from pivoting to a fully closed position and engaging the door frame and locking a person, or even an animal, within a room.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of door stops within the prior art, the present invention provides an improved door stop for pivoting doors. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide an improved door stop adapted to be removably attached to an outer edge of a pivoting door, preferably the top edge, and is adapted to contact a door frame attached thereto and prevent the door from pivoting to a fully closed position and engaging the door frame and locking a person, or even an animal, within a room with all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
Numerous objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments according to the teachings of the present invention.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings.
The embodiments of the present disclosure described below are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may appreciate and understand the principles and practices of the present disclosure.
The following embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of this disclosure, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention can be employed and the subject invention is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
As described above, the instant invention comprises an improved door stop 100 adapted to be removably attached to an outer edge of a pivoting door 200, preferably the top edge, and is adapted to contact a door frame 210 attached thereto and prevent the door from pivoting to a fully closed position and engaging the door frame and locking a person, or even an animal, on the other side.
Turning now descriptively to drawing, referring to
In the preferred embodiment the top portion 110 is formed having an arc-shape, the cut-out portion is formed having a rectangular shape and has a height (H1) substantially equal to the two side portions. Furthermore, the main body may be formed from a silicone material, which would not dent or scratch the door frame, and would aid in its flexibility when applying to the edge of the door. However, the main body may be formed from other materials, such as plastic or a foam material.
Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that any arrangement, which is calculated to achieve the same purpose, may be substituted for the specific embodiment shown. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the present invention.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
There present application is related to and claims priority from prior provisional application serial number 63/205,333, filed Dec. 4, 2020 which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63205333 | Dec 2020 | US |
