Patent ID: 8439027

Claim:
A door control mechanism configured to attach to a door, the door control mechanism comprising: a) a base plate, b) a rotary member having a door attachment region to attach to the door, a travel limiting surface, and a cam extension, c) a base unit and a cantilever spring member, the cantilever spring member positioned to engage the cam extension at a cam engagement portion at an orientation when the rotary member is in a closed orientation with respect to the base unit, d) whereas the cam extension is configured to reposition the cantilever spring member to a higher stored energy orientation when the door attached to the rotary member is in a partially closed orientation and the cantilever spring member is configured to release some stored energy to bias the door to a fully closed orientation, and e) a travel limiting feature attached to the base and frictionally engaging, and hindering movement of, the travel limiting surface of the cam member from the partially closed orientation to a door fully open position, where the travel limiting surface comprises a detent area where the travel limiting feature does not substantially effect movement of the door from the partially closed orientation to a fully open orientation.