Patent ID: 6120072
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A doorstop for use on a door having an inner surface and an outer surface and which is disposed above a floor, the doorstop comprising:a base having an outer wall with a first slot therethrough between an inner and an outer surface of said outer wall;means adapted to mount said base relative to the inner surface of the door;a brace member including a wall having a second slot therethrough, an upper portion and a lower end, said upper portion being pivotally connected to said base about a pivot axis such that said brace member is pivotable to an operative position in which said lower end extends outwardly relative to said base so as to be engageable with the floor; anda lock bar including an outer end portion and an enlarged inner end portion which are connected by an integral shank, said inner end portion being disposed downwardly at an angle greater than approximately 90.degree. and less than approximately 180.degree. with respect to said shank, said inner end portion being of a size to be insertable through said first and second slots and thereafter rotated so that a front face thereof is engageable in substantially flush engagement with said inner surface of said outer wall of said base on opposite sides of said slot therein, said outer end portion extending outwardly on said opposite sides of said second slot and having curvilinear edges for engaging a front surface of said wall of said brace member when said brace member is in the operative position, and said shank having a cross-sectional configuration such that said shank is rotatable within said first and second slots to thereby allow said inner end portion of said lock bar to be inserted through said first and second slots.