Patent ID: 7707774
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A portable, tactical building door opener for opening a door, comprising: a door opening mechanism comprising: a body; a door opening arm pivotally connected to said body at a first end of said arm and having a roller for engaging a surface of said door at a second end of said arm; and an actuator for rotating said door opening arm with respect to said body, from a ready position in which said roller is not forced against the surface of said door, to a door-opened position in which said roller is forced against the surface of said door and has moved said door to an open position; said actuator being remotely and manually operable; and support means for temporarily and removably bracing said door opening mechanism with respect to a frame of said door, wherein said support means comprises a spreader bar positioned within said frame of said door and engaging a hinge jamb of said frame at one end of said bar and engaging a latch jamb of said frame at another end of said bar.