Patent ID: 7314240

Claim:
A pair of jimmy resistant brackets for holding a sliding patio door security bar in a horizontal position, said brackets being adapted for respective mounting on opposite juxtaposed vertical door members each bracket being a mirror image of the other, said door security bar being manually insertable into and removable from said brackets, comprising: a door security bar; a wall member adapted to seat against a said juxtaposed vertical door member; and a socket wall outward standing from said wall member, said outward standing socket wall defining a receiving slot in said bracket on the outward face of said wall member having an entrance opening and a bottom, said receiving slot being adapted for receiving and holding an end of a said patio door security bar; wherein said socket wall has a rounded return portion defining the bottom of said slot and a concave curved section adjacent said entrance opening, said concave curved section acting as a camming surface for said bar insertion and removal motion.