Patent ID: 7637130
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A barricade bar for barricading a doorknob-equipped, outwardly-opening door from inside a room without having to open the door or operate a doorknob locking mechanism from the outside of the room, the barricade bar comprising: a locking bar adapted to extend generally horizontally from an inner doorknob to engage at least one of the vertical sides of a doorframe in a non-rotating manner; and a doorknob clamping mechanism comprising a doorknob-engaging platform extending from the bar to overlie the doorknob when the bar is engaged with the doorframe; the doorknob clamping mechanism further comprising a generally U-shaped clamping member slidably mounted in the doorknob-engaging platform with a loop portion extending below the doorknob-engaging platform, comprising a first, short leg normally resting below the doorknob-engaging platform, and a second, long leg trapped in the doorknob-engaging platform for vertical sliding movement and swiveling movement between a first, storage position, and a second, clamping position between the doorknob and the door, to thereby vertically clamp the doorknob-engaging platform to the inner doorknob; wherein the loop portion of the clamping member has a diameter or width less than the diameter or width of the doorknob.