Patent ID: 6327878
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable security device which comprises:A) an inner plate comprising a first panel and a second panel, which panels are perpendicular to each other,i) said first panel containing a lock tab for fitting into a bolt hole in a strike plate of a door jamb,ii) said second panel having a horizontal protrusion containing an opening,B) an outer plate comprising a first panel and a second panel, which panels are perpendicular to each other,i) said first panel being rotatably connected to the second panel of the inner plate and containing a horizontal slot for receiving the horizontal protrusion,ii) said second panel having an end which will abut against a closed door when the device is in place, andC) a tapered holding mechanism having a top and bottom and being larger at the top and smaller at the bottom, said holding mechanism containing a lock hole for receiving a padlock.