Patent ID: 7786884

Claim:
An alarm equipped door safety device for a door rotationally engaged by hinges to a door jamb, comprising: a body formed of elastic material; means for maintaining said body in an operative position in a space between a vertical edge of said door engaged to a hinge, and said door jamb; said body contacting said door edge and said door jamb during movement of said door in a closing direction wherein said body provides means for maintaining said edge of said door a distance away from said door jamb; said distance providing means to prevent a crushing of a finger or other object which is narrower than said distance and which is inserted in-between said door edge and said door jamb during movement of said door in said closing direction in an attempted closure of said door into said door jamb; a door closure alarm as a component of said door safety device; means for activation of said alarm to sound an audible warning; and said means for activation employing movement of the said door in a closing direction.