An improved Door Holder or stop.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1897--Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897.
An improved Door Holder or stop.
I, EDWIN ALFRed Haworth of 60, Uxbridge Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, in
the County of Lancaster, Mill Manager, do bereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to an improved door stop or holder.
I form a small casting or plate preferably semicircular or half-moon shaped, and
secure it by screws to the door at a suitable distance from the floor. At about the
central portion of the straight side of the semicircular plate is formed a Ų shaped
recess, alightly overlapped at the opening by a small curved projection.
The door holder consists of a swivelling trough-shaped foot provided with a stud
or pivot about the centre, which is arranged to detachably fit into the Ụ shaped-
recess previously mentioned. When fit in position, the opening of the trough shaped
foot faces the floor of the room.
A spiral spring is placed in the interior of the trough, and one of its extremities
is passed over a stud at one end of the trough, whilst the other extremity of the
spring is mounted on a small stud or pin at one end of the semicircular plate,
the said pin passing through a side hole at the opposite extremity of the trough, to
that to which the spring is fixed. The pivot is thus in the centre, and the spring
is held in tension by the studs on each side thereof, but is in direct lino therewith
when the door stop is inactive.
At one end of the trough is a filling piece or buffer of indiarubber or other elastic
substance. The rubber may be secured by any suitable means, but preferably
by wire, which is passed through the rubber, and through two holes in the trough.
When the spring is in its place in the trough, it remains inactive under
tension, because it is at dead centre, so far as regards the two points at which
it is attached, since these are at opposite sides, and yet in direct line with the
central pivot, but should the trough be depressed by the foot, or other means,
80 that the rubber foot shall come to a position below the central pivot, then
the spring immediately asserts itself, and brings the rubber foot against the
floor of the room.
To regain its inactive position it is simply necessary for the
foot to be raised until each end of the spring shall be again in direct line with
the contral pivot, or a little on the inside of it.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1897.
RICHMOND & Co.,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Door Holder or Stop.
I, EDWIN ALFRED HAWORTH, of 60, Uxbridge Street, Ashton-under-Lyne,
in the County of Lancaster, Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has reference to an improved door stop or holder.

page_text: I form a small casting or plate preferably semicircular or half moon shaped,
and secure it by screws to the door at a suitable distance from the floor. At
about the central portion of the straight side of the semicircular plate is formed
Ushaped recess, slightly overlapped at the opening by a small curved
projection.
The door bolder consists of a swivelling trough shaped foot, provided with a
stud or pivot about the centre, which is arranged to detachably fit into the
U shaped recess previously mentioned. When fit in position, the opening of the
trough shaped foot faces the floor of the room.
A spiral spring is placed in the interior of the trough, and one of its extremities
is passed over a stud at one end of the trough, whilst the other extremity of
the spring is mounted on a small stud or pin at one end of the semicircular
plate, the said pin passing through a sido bolo at the opposite extremity of the
trough, to that to which the spring is fixed. The pivot is thus in the centro
and the spring is held in tension by the studs, on each side thereof, but is in direct
line therewith when the door stop is inactive.
At one end of the trough is a filling piece or buffer of indiarubber or other
elastic substance. The rubber may be secured by any suitable means but
preferably by wire, which is passed through the rubber, and through two holes in
the trough.
When the spring is in its place in the trough it remains inactive under tension,
becauso it is at dead centre so far as regards the two points at which it is attached,
since these are at opposite sides, and yet in direct line with the central pivot, but
should the trough be depressed by the foot, or other means, so that the rubber foot
shall come to a position below the central pivot, then the spring immediately asserts
itself and brings the rubber foot against the floor of the room. To regain its
inactive position it is simply necessary for the foot to be raised until each end of
the spring shall be again in direct line with the central pivot or a little on the
inside of it.
In the accompanying drawings,
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Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved door holder or stop, the same being
shewu inactive in this view.
Fig. 2 is a similar view shewing the door holder in an active position against the
floor of a room.
room,
Referring to Fig. 1. A is the semicircular or half moon shaped plate, which I fix
by means of screws or bolts B to the door Cat such a distance from the floor of the
and in such a position, that the door holder may be readily put in action to
Berve the purpose intended. At about the central portion of the semicircular
plate is formed a U shaped recess D, one side thereof overlapping more than the
other, so as to retain in position a stud E on the swivelling trough shaped foot F,
which is arranged to detachably fit into the said recoss.
Striding the swivelling foot is a pin G, on which is hooked the spring Hat one
end, whilst the other end of the spring is connected to a stud or projection J on tho
seinicircular fixed plate A.
The spring rests in the trough shaped swivelling piece F when the latter is in
its normal position as shewn in Fig. 1, and consequently it is then in a direct line
with the central stud E, which renders the spring inoperative.
The fixed semicircular plate A is formed on its back faced with a flange K,
around which the gauge piece or template L cast to the trough shaped foot F
moves, and assists in retaining the parts together.
At one extremity the trough shaped foot F is provided with a filling piece M of
rubber or other elastic material, which may be fixed in position by wire twisted
through holes in the spring foot or otherwise attached.
To retain the door in any position, it is simply necessary to depress the trough
shaped foot F, when the spring Hat once becomes active, and forces the rubber
filling piece M against the floor of the room; thus serving as an effective door stop
instantaneous and simple in action.

page_text: To keep the door holder locked in its normal position as in Fig. 1, and to prevent
it being tampered with (when not required) by careless or mischievous persons,
I provide a peg or locking piece O, which fits into a hole in the door, just under-
Death or near Blling piece M.
The trough shaped device may also be provided with suitable lugs P, by which
it may be readily put in or out of position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim ia :-
1. The improved arrangement and construction of a door holder or stop, substan-
tially as described, and shewn in Figs. 1 and 2.
2. The combination of fixed plates A, trough shaped foot F, provided with rubber
filling piece M and acted upon by spiral spring H, substantially as described and
illustrated.
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اييد
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RICHMOND & Co.,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agents for the Applicant.