Improvements in or relating to Door Holders.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Door Holders.
I, HENRY THOMAS LE PAGE, residing at 25, Cunningham Avenue, in the City
of Toronto, in the County of York, and Province of Ontario, in the Dominion
of Canada, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a door holder for securely holding a door in any desired
open position, and the invention consists essentially of a pivotal plate arranged
to be securely fastened to the lower part of the door and which is provided with
an rearwardly projecting lug, and also with a bearing at the middle of its
bottom edge; a lever provided with a pivot provided with an enlarged head
arranged to enter the bearing of the pivotal plate, which lever is also provided
at one end with a grooved enlargement to embrace the edge of the pivotal plate,
and at the other end with a cup-shaped enlargement to receive a rubber or other
adhesive cushion; and an operating spring one end of which is connected to the
lever at or near the cup-shaped enlargement, and its opposite end connected
to the rearwardly extending lug of the pivotal plate, the construction, arrange-
ment and operation of the device being hereinafter more fully set forth and morè
particularly pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the door holder showing the lever in a hori-
zontal position.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the lever in an oblique position.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pivotal plate.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the lever and pivotal pin.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of the pivot.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and
drawings.
The pivotal plate A is preferably made from iron, bronze, brass or other suit-
able metal of a substantially semi-circular shape. Extending outwardly from
the obverse side of the plate A is a flange C concentric with the
circular edge of the plate A. Formed in the lower edge of the
plate A is a bearing D consisting of a recess having an opening d extend-
ing to the lower edge of the plate. Formed through the pivotal plate A are
two screw holes B horizontally opposite each other, through which pass the
screws to secure the plate to the door. Extending rearwardly from one side of
the plate A at its lower edge a is an arm or lug E having a hole F formed there-
through at its outer extremity. The obverse side of the plate A is provided, in
addition to the flange C, with a flange G parallel with its lower edge a and also
with a flange H concentric with the bearing D. The flanges G and H are of
the same depth as the flange C. The lever I consists of a bar of metal fitted
on one side at or about its middle with a pivot J to enter the bearing D. This
pivot J is fitted with an enlarged head K to bear against the metal on the obverse
side of the plate A and surround the bearing D, to prevent the lateral displace-
ment of the lever I. That end of the lever I adjacent to the lug or arm E, when

page_text: in its horizontal position, is provided with an enlargement L, and this enlarge-
ment L is provided with a groove N which embraces the upper edge of the
plate A. Formed at the under side of the opposite end of the lever I is a cup-
shaped enlargement N, which is arranged to receive a rubber plug or cushion O.
The lever I consists of a substantially U-shaped piece of metal, and formed
through the top of the lever I contiguous to the cup-shaped enlargement N is
a slot P. Formed integrally with the under side of the top of the lever I and
extending across the slot P is a bar Q. The lever I is made substantially
U-shaped. in cross section, in order that the under side of the lever I will readily
contain a coiled spring R. Each end of the coiled spring R is hook-shaped, and
one end r is hooked over the bar Q, whilst the opposite end is hooked through
the hole F in the lug or arm E. By depressing the cup-shaped end of the lever I
the rubber plug or cushion O is brought into contact with the floor or surface
below the door, and the grip of this rubber plug or cushion on the floor or sur-
face is sufficient to firmly hold the door against moving in either direction.
When the lever I is in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the tension
of the spring R is sufficient to forcibly hold the lever in its depressed position,
The lever turns on its pivot J working in the bearing D, and the enlarged
head K working against the metal surrounding the bearing D on the obverse
side of the plate A prevents the lateral displacement of the lever I. To assist
the enlarged head K in preventing the lateral displacement of the lever I, find
it convenient to employ the enlargement L fitted with the groove M, in which
works the upper edge of the plate A.
To allow of the enlargement L working freely around the edge b, the flange O
is of a sufficient depth to prevent that portion of the enlargement L on
obverse side of the plate A coming in contact with the door.
the
By providing the operating spring R with the hook-shaped ends r, these
ends may be disengaged respectively from the bar Qor hole F, and the spring
disconnected from the lever and pivotal plate. The lever may then be readily
disconnected from the pivotal plate by removing the pivot J from the bearing D,
and the grooved enlargement L from the edge of the plate A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate having its upper edge arc-
shaped, a flange to hold the pivotal plate from the door, a bearing in the lower
edge of the pivotal plate, an opening from the lower edge of the pivotal plate into
the said bearing, an arm extending outwardly from one side of the pivotal plate,
a lever, a pivot for the lever, an enlarged head for the pivot, a guide for one end
of the said lever working on the said upper edge of the pivotal plate, a spring
connected to the lever at or near its opposite end and to the said arm, and a pocket
formed in the said opposite end of the lever to receive a cushioned plug,
substantially as specified.
2. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate having its upper edge arc-
shaped, a flange to hold the pivotal plate from the door, a bearing in the lower
edge of the pivotal plate, an opening from the lower edge of the pivotal plate into
the said bearing, an arm extending outwardly from one side of the pivotal plate,
a lever, a pivot for the lever, an enlarged head for the pivot, a guide for one end
of the said lever working on the said upper edge of the pivotal plate, a spring
connected to the lever at or near its opposite end and to the said arm, a pocket
formed in the said opposite end of the lever to receive a cushioned plug,
a bar connected to the under side of the said lever arranged to hold one end of
the said spring, and a hole in the said arm connected to the pivotal plate pro-
vided with a hole arranged to hold the opposite end of the said spring, sub-
stantially as specified.

page_text: 3. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate, a lever having a pocket formed
in one end to receive a cushioned plug, means for pivotally connecting the lever
to the pivotal plate and a spring connected to the lever and to the pivotal plate
to hold the lever in a depressed position, substantially as specified.
4. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate, a lever, one end of which is
arranged to be depressed into contact with the surface below the door, means for
pivotally connecting the lever to the pivotal plate, a bar connected to the lever,
a spring having a hook-shaped end arranged to hook on the said bar, and having
its opposite end hook-shaped to hook into the pivotal plate, substantially as
specified.
5. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate, a lever, one end of which is
arranged to be depressed into contact with the surface below the door, means for
pivotally connecting the lever to the pivotal plate, a bar connected to the lever,
a spring having a hook-shaped end arranged to look on the said bar, having its
opposite end hook-shaped to hook into the pivotal plate, and a pocket in that
end of the lever arranged to be depressed to receive a cushioned plug, substan-
tially as specified.
6. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate, the upper edge of which is
arc-shaped, a bearing formed in the pivotal plate, a lever, a pivot for the lever
working in the said bearing, a pocket in one end of the said lever, a bar connected
to the under side of the said lever at or near the said pocket, a guide connected
to the said lever at or near its opposite end working on the upper edge of the
said plate, a spring having a hook-shaped end encircling the said bar, the opposite
end of the spring hook-shaped and held by the said pivotal plate, substantially
as specified.
7. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate having its upper edge arc-
shaped, a flange on the obverse side of the pivotal plate to hold it removed from
the door, an arm extending outwardly from one side of the pivotal plate, a
bearing formed in the pivotal plate, an opening from the lower edge of the pivotal
plate into the bearing, a lever, a pivot for the lever, an enlarged head for the
pivot, a guide connected to one end of the lever arranged to work on the said
are-shaped upper edge, a pocket formed in the opposite end of the lever, a bar
connected to the under side of the lever in close proximity to the said pocket,
a spring having its ends hook-shaped, one end of the said spring hooking over
the said bar, the opposite end of the said spring hooking into a hole in the said
arm, substantially as specified.
8. A door holder consisting of a pivotal plate having its upper edge arc-shaped,
a flange on the obverse side of the pivotal plate to hold it removed from the
door, an arm extending outwardly from one side of the pivotal plate, a bearing
formed in the pivotal plate, an opening from the lower edge of the pivotal plate
into the bearing, a lever, a pivot for the lever, an enlarged head for the pivot,
a guide connected to one end of the lever arranged to work on the said arc-
shaped upper edge, a pocket formed in the opposite end of the lever, a bar con-
nected to the underside of the lever in close proximity to the said pocket, a spring
having its ends hook-shaped, one end of the said spring hooking over the said
bar, the opposite end of the said spring hooking into a hole in the said arm, and
a cushioned plug in the said pocket, substantially as specified.
D17 la of Tune 1900
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
Rooms 221 225, Birkbeck Bank Chambers,
Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
Rooms 221 225, Birkbeck Bank Chambers,
Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.