Closure fasteners – Braces
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-21
2008-11-11
Engle, Patricia (Department: 3673)
Closure fasteners
Braces
C292S339000, C292S342000, C292S343000, C292SDIG015
Reexamination Certificate
active
07448657
ABSTRACT:
A door stop which includes a bracket that is mountable on a face of a door and has an elongate leg pivotally connected adjacent one end thereof to the bracket. The leg has a laterally extending floor engagable foot on the other end thereof that slopes downwardly in a direction toward the floor and terminates in an edge that digs into the floor as the door is being force open. The leg is squeezingly engaged between a pair of grommets on the bracket which holds the leg is a raised position. A tension spring biases the foot from its raised position in a direction toward the floor. An actuator is mounted on the door and has a hand engagable portion disposed adjacent the door knob. The actuator is a rod that is reciprocally mounted on the door and spring biased to a neutral position. The rod upon being pushed downwardly engages and released the leg so that it is free to snap downwardly into its floor engaging door blocking position. Optionally there is tie strap that extends downwardly from the bracket and terminates in a portion that projects under a lower edge of the door.
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Carrithers David W.
Carrithers Law Office PLLC
Engle Patricia
Williams Mark
LandOfFree
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