Patent ID: 7467571

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an elongated rod adapted for sliding under a bottom of a locked door, said elongated rod comprising a main section, a curved section, a handle end and an actuator end, wherein the handle end, the curved section and the actuator end extend away from the main section in the same direction such that the handle end, the curve section, the main section, and the actuator end define a plane, and wherein the actuator end comprises a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the first portion extending substantially perpendicular from the main section and directed in a direction opposite the handle end, the second portion being substantially perpendicular to the first portion, substantially parallel to the main section and directed in a direction opposite the handle end, and the third portion being substantially perpendicular to the second portion and directed in a direction toward the handle end; and a strap adapted for engagement with an opening mechanism of the locked door, wherein a first end of the strap is attached to the third portion of the actuator end and one side of a second end of the strap is coupled to the first portion of the actuator end by an elastic material.