Patent ID: 6082790
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A door lock anti-locking device for preventing locking of a door with a door lock, said door lock anti-locking device comprising:a door frame having a strike plate coupled thereto;said strike plate having a generally rectangular central hole therethrough aligned with a corresponding receiver hole of said door jamb for receiving therein the bolt of the door lock when the door is closed;said strike plate having spaced apart upper and lower mounting holes, said central hole being interposed between said mounting holes of said strike plate;a cover plate having inwards and outwards faces, a pair of ends and a pair of sides extending between said ends of said cover plate;said cover plate having a pivot hole extending therethrough between said faces of said cover plate, said pivot hole being positioned closer towards a first of said ends than to a second of said ends of said cover plate; andsaid pivot hole having a fastener therethrough and into said upper mounting hole of said strike plate to pivotally couple said cover plate to the strike plate.