Patent ID: 8414040

Claim:
A door holding and releasing device comprising: a stand placed on a ground adjacent a door; wherein a doorman rotates atop said stand; wherein the doorman can hold a door in an open position until rotated via a string thereby releasing said door, and wherein said door rotates to a closed position; wherein a recoiling means imposes a biasing force upon both the doorman and the stand so as to return the doorman to a return position with respect to the stand; wherein a circle bracket having an offset arm are mounted on the stand underneath the doorman; wherein the arm of the circle bracket has a catch; wherein the doorman includes a catch; wherein the recoiling means attaches to catch on the circle bracket and the catch on the doorman; wherein the doorman has fins that extend vertically and of which engage the arm of the circle bracket so as to return the doorman to the return position.