Improvements in Door Stops and Holders.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Door Stops and Holders.
I, CHARLES HENRY TIMMS, of John Day, in the County of Grant, and State
of Oregon, United States of America, Gentleman, 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:-
This invention relates to a combined door stop and holder or retainer, and
among other things it has for its object to provide a stop which may be set or
adjusted for any angle; to provide a gravitating latch which will be automatic in
operation to catch and hold the door when it has been opened to its fullest extent
and to so adapt the latch that it may be thrown into a position so that the stop
may be used irrespective of the catch or holder when desired.
Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description and
claims when taken in connection with the annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is a side view of my improved device showing the same applied to a
base or skirting board of a room, and the latch shown in a position as retaining
or holding the door, the door being partly broken away and partly in section.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holder and stop removed.
Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the same taken in the plane indicated by the
dotted lines -x on Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket for receiving the stop.
Referring by letter to said drawings: A indicates a bracket having a flange a,
which is provided with screw-holes as shown whereby the same may be secured to
the skirting or base-board of a room. This bracket is provided with a lug b,
bearing a vertically-disposed eye c, and the upper horizontal face or side of this
lug is corrugated or provided with a ratchet-like face d, for a purpose which will
be presently explained. The bracket is furthermore provided in rear of and
extending above the plane of the lug b, with a semi-circular wall e.
B indicates the stop which is preferably rectangular in cross section of a
suitable length and width and may be made from cast iron or other suitable
material. This stop is provided in its outer end with a socket to receive a rubber
or other cushion f, which projects sufficiently to receive the door as it is thrown
open and the opposite or inner end of this stop is provided with a lug g, rounded
off at its terminal end as shown at h, so as to work within the circular wall e, of
the bracket. This lug has its under horizontal face or side provided with a
roughness or teeth corresponding with those on the face of the lug b, and are
designed to interlock therewith.
The lug or projection g, is also provided with the vertical hole which is designed
to register with the hole c, in the lug of the bracket so as to receive a bolt i,
carrying a wing-nut k, whereby the stop may be connected to the bracket in a
hinged manner and by the employment of the wing nut or set screw, said stop
may be turned to any desired angle and fixed in such position by tightening the
nut. By this construction I am enabled to adjust the stop for doors having a
greater or less swing, and the latch, as will be presently described, will be
rendered more effective thereby.
The stop B is provided on its upper side with two vertically-disposed parallel
flanges . These flanges are provided at corresponding points with curvilinear
slots m, and these slots are provided at their forward ends with offsets as shown
at n, for a purpose which will be presently explained.

page_text: C indicates a latch.
This latch is designed to have a longitudinal or recipro-
cating motion and is arranged between the flanges 1, so that its pivot stud or
pintle p which projects from corresponding points on opposite sides may enter and
play in the slots m, and also the offsets n. The latch is also provided at one end
with a head designed to engage with a plate or keeper carried by the door and its
opposite end is provided with a knob r, whereby the latch may be manipulated
by the hand or foot.
D indicates a door which should have its inner lower side recessed as shown at s,
and E indicates a plate or keeper which is secured to the door by screws or the
like and has an aperture t, of slightly less diameter than that of the recess of the
door D so that while the engaging end of the latch may enter the aperture in
the door it may be allowed to engage the lower edge of the aperture in the plate
secured to the door.
By the employment of this rocking or pivoted and reciprocating latch, it will be
seen that when it is seated with its pivot studs in the offsets of the slots m, it will
have its engaging end sufficiently projected beyond the stop so as to catch the
plate on the door when said door has been thrown back or opened while by simply
sliding the latch back in the position shown in dotted lines, said latch will be
thrown out of operation, and the stop or bumper only can be used at that time.
While I have described the device as being provided with the curvilinear slots
in the flanges, yet it is obvious that straight slots might be employed or in some
cases the slots might be dispensed with and a plurality of notches corresponding in
outline with the offsets n may be used, as it is simply necessary that the latch
should be pivoted so that its engaging end may work automatic and it should be
slidable so that it may be withdrawn when it is desired to throw it out of use and
operate the stop or bumper only, and I would therefore have it understood that I
do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described. I am
also aware that changes might be made in the manner of connecting the stop to
the bracket as it is only necessary to practically carry out this feature of my
invention to have horizontal hinge or flexible points with suitable means for
fixing the parts at desired angles.
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 is
1. In a door stop and retainer, substantially as described, the combination with
the stop provided on its upper side with flanges having corresponding longitudinal
slots provided with an offset at their forward ends, of the slidable, gravitating
latch having a pivot stud or lug projecting from opposite sides and arranged to
play in the slots and offsets of the flanges on the stop, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
2. In a door stop and retainer, substantially as described, the combination with
a bracket having an attaching flange, a semi-circular wall as e, and a lug
arranged in advance of the wall, and below the horizontal plane of the same and
provided with the vertical eye or aperture and the corrugated or ratchet-like face,
of the stop having the rounded lug g, at its inner end provided with a corrugated or
ratchet-like face adapted to engage the corresponding face of the bracket lug and
having an aperture corresponding with the aperture of said bracket lug, a pivot
bolt taking through the aperture of the bracket lug and the stop lug, and a wing
nut mounted on said pivot bolt, substantially as specified.
3. The combination with a door stop, of a slidable and pivoted latch adapted to
automatically engage a suitable device carried by a door, and also adapted to be
thrown out of operation, substantially as specified.
4. The improved door stop and retainer described comprising a bracket to be
secured to the base or sill board of a room, a stop and a pivot bolt and set nut for
adjustably connecting the stop to the bracket, said stop being also provided on its

page_text: upper side with flanges having corresponding longitudinal slots provided with an
offset at their forward ends, and the slidable gravitating latch having a pivot stud
or lug projecting from opposite sides and arranged to play in the slots and offsets
thereof, substantially as specified.
Dated this 28th day of September 1892.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.