Patent ID: 6842943

Claim:
A doorstop, comprising: a retainer piece disposed on one of a door and a door support and including a plastic housing with a main opening and a guide opening arranged perpendicular to the main opening and parallel to a pivot axis of the door; a door retaining rod articulated on the other of the door and the door support, the door retaining rod passing through the main opening of the retainer piece housing and including a brake ramp and a catch depression on a side of the door retaining rod; and a catch device configured to determine specific door opening positions and including a brake body and a spring, the catch device connecting the retainer piece and the door retaining rod to each other in a moveable manner, wherein the brake body includes a hollow cylinder having a semi-spherical closed end and an open end and is slidingly disposed in the guide opening of the retainer piece, the open end partially accommodating the spring therein so that the closed end is pre-tensioned by the spring relative to the brake ramp and catch depression and is guided in the guide opening free of tilt.