Patent ID: 7374213
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door stop for locking doors open, comprising: a base having opposite symmetric sides, a front surface and upper and lower surfaces, wherein one side has a first contact surface and the other side having a second contact surface the base being positionable in an open position in which a) the first contact surface contacts a door jamb, a first hinge plate of a hinge, or both b) the second contact surface contacts a hinged edge of a door, a second hinge plate of the hinge, or both, the base further comprises third and fourth contact surfaces at each side, wherein each third contact surface is generally perpendicular to respective first and second contact surfaces and each fourth contact surface is generally parallel to respective first and second contact surfaces, the third contact surfaces are adapted to contact a surface of a frame stop and the fourth contact surfaces are adapted to contact another surface of the frame stop; first and second fastening members coupled to the base, the first fastening member being movable relative to the base between a confining position and a non-confining position when the base is in the open position, the first and second fastening members (a) confining the hinge when the fastening members are in the confining position and (b) not confining the hinge when the fastening members are in the non-confining position, the base being adapted to hold the door open at an angle formed by the first and second contact surfaces when the fastening members are in the confining position; and a locking mechanism coupled to the first fastening member and adapted to lock the first fastening member in the confining position, thereby preventing the base from being removed from the open position and locking the door open at the angle formed by the first and second contact surfaces.