Patent ID: 8567831
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door stop assembly comprising: (a) a door stop that comprises a stem portion, a distal side of the stem portion that comprises a first magnetic element, a proximal side of the stem portion that comprises an interlocking element disposed through an aperture located in a base portion in a first orientation and rotatable to a second orientation, wherein the interlocking element comprises a rectangular element having a first pair of parallel sides that are greater in length than a second pair of parallel sides and the aperture located in the base portion exhibits a rectangular dimension having a first pair of parallel sides that are greater in length than a second pair of parallel sides, such that the interlocking element may be disposed through the aperture in the first orientation, but not the second orientation, and a hinge located between the distal side and proximal side of the stem portion wherein the hinge is configured to allow the stem portion to swing horizontally and parallel with a floor, within a 180-degree range of motion; and (b) a door stop receiving element that comprises a spring and a second magnetic element that is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic element.