Patent ID: 7980605

Claim:
A portable door lock ( 10 ) for holding a hinged public restroom stall door ( 12 ) in a closed position with respect to a restroom stall wall ( 14 ), said lock ( 10 ) comprising: a first elongated elastic arm member ( 16 ) defining first ( 18 ) and second ( 20 ) ends; a second elongated elastic arm member ( 22 ) defining third ( 24 ) and fourth ( 26 ) ends; said first ( 18 ) and third ( 24 ) ends connected together at a location ( 28 ) with said second ( 20 ) and fourth ( 26 ) ends normally spaced apart from each other when said first and second arm members ( 16 ), ( 22 ) are not squeezed together; a third arm member ( 30 ) connected adjacent to said second end ( 20 ) and extending substantially perpendicularly and outwardly from said first arm member ( 16 ); a fourth arm member ( 32 ) connected to said first arm member ( 16 ) located a first predetermined distance from said third arm member ( 30 ) and outwardly extending substantially perpendicularly from said first arm member ( 16 ); a fifth arm member ( 34 ) connected adjacent to said fourth end ( 26 ) and extending substantially perpendicularly and outwardly from said second arm member ( 22 ); and a sixth arm member ( 36 ) connected to said second arm member ( 22 ), located a second predetermined distance from said fifth arm member ( 34 ) and outwardly extending substantially perpendicularly from said second arm member ( 22 ), wherein said first and second predetermined distances are equal to each other wherein the first predetermined distance is adapted to receive the thickness of one of the restroom stall door and restroom stall wall and the second predetermined distance is adapted to receive the thickness of the other of the restroom stall door and restroom stall wall to lock the door in the closed position.