Patent ID: 7017959

Claim:
A device for securing a door in a closed position, wherein the door when in the closed position has a gap between the door and the frame, the device comprising, a base plate formed in a U-shaped configuration, said U-shaped configuration defining a cut-out region in the base plate; a locking wedge having a sloped bottom surface; a driver wedge having a sloped top surface that slidably cooperates with the sloped bottom surface of the locking wedge; and means for driving the driving wedge in linear fashion underneath the locking wedge; said cut-out region is sized to receive the locking and driver wedges and wherein the locking wedge is pivotally attached to the base plate, thereby permitting rotational movement of the locking wedge about a pivoting axis, and the linear movement of the driving wedge with respect to the locking wedge causes the locking wedge to secure the door in a closed position.