Patent ID: 6016588
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: E05C,E05F,Y10T

Abstract:
A door catch and stop, for stopping and capturing a door edge located to swing open into said door catch and stop, comprising:an elongated one piece member, formed of a resilient material, having a mounting portion at one end and a main portion at an opposite end, said portions connected together by a reduced cross sectional area hour glass shaped section;a wide notch formed into one side of said main portion, of a size able to receive and accommodate a door edge;a curved cam surface extending back from a tip of said main portion defining said opposite end, said cam surface located to be engaged by said door edge as said door is swung open and deflecting said main portion away by bending of said hour glass section as said door continues to swing open;said cam surface extending to said wide notch whereby said door edge enters and is captured by said notch as said member is straightened by the resilience of said hour glass shaped section.