Patent ID: 8458958
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: E05F,E05Y,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door prop to restrict the movement of a door within a doorway, wherein the door includes a door back surface and a door side surface, and wherein the doorway includes a hinge jamb having a door edge abutting surface, a door side abutting surface, a jamb trim surface, and a hinge jamb edge, comprising: a contoured body defined by an upper surface, a lower surface, a door face surface, a door contacting surface, a first door transition surface, a jamb face surface, a jamb trim edge surface, a jamb trim face surface, and a second door transition surface; wherein the door contacting surface is in contact with the door side surface, the door back surface is in contact with the door face surface of the contoured body, the door edge abutting surface is in contact with the jamb trim face surface, the door side abutting surface is in contact with the jamb trim edge surface, and wherein the jamb trim surface is in contact with the jamb face surface, the door face surface is generally parallel to the jamb trim face surface and the door contacting surface is generally parallel to the jamb trim edge surface; a centered aperture to permit the door prop to compress to avoid damage to the door and friction between the door prop and the door to permit a plurality of contacting surfaces between the door prop and the door to remain in contact when the door is moved, thereby preventing the door prop from falling from position; and an extending portion of the body extending from the door face surface and the jamb trim face surface is compressed by the door back surface and the hinge jamb edge when the door is urged in a rotational direction such that the door side surface is moved away from the door edge abutting surface, the extending portion is in contact with a hinge that interconnects the hinge jamb and the door to retain the door prop in position.