Patent ID: 6702341
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for restricting the operation of a door hinge having a barrel and a pair of leaves extending from the barrel and being pivotable with respect to each other, the device comprising:a hinge restricting member for mounting on a hinge, the hinge restricting member having first and second ends and lateral sides, the hinge restricting member having a forward surface for orienting toward a door, the hinge restricting member comprising: a mounting portion for receiving a portion of the barrel and leaves of the door hinge, the mounting portion including: a channel formed therein for receiving a portion of the barrel of the hinge, the channel opening into the first end of the hinge restricting member and extending from the first end toward the second end of the hinge restricting member; and a slot for receiving a portion of the leaves of the hinge when a portion of the barrel is positioned in the channel, the slot being in communication with the channel, the slot extending from the first end of the hinge restricting member toward the second end; and a pair of wing portions extending laterally outward from the mounting portion; wherein the channel has a central longitudinal axis, the central longitudinal axis of the channel moving away from the forward surface of the hinge restricting member as the channel extends from the first end of the hinge restricting member toward the second end of the hinge restricting member; wherein the forward surface having a plurality of recesses formed therein to define a plurality of ribs extending from the lateral sides of the hinge restricting member toward a middle of the hinge restricting member.