Patent ID: 8118336

Claim:
A doorstop for a door, consisting of: a spring member including an arc-shaped portion having an initial curvature and a floor contacting end extending from a first end of the arc-shaped portion; and a flange including a smooth body that comprises a first end, an opposed door-engaging end and an attached portion between the ends, wherein the flange is positioned above the spring member and is attached to the arc-shaped portion of the spring member away from the first end of the spring member such that the flange is substantively tangent to the arc-shaped portion of the spring member along the attached portion, wherein, during movement of a door to an open position, the door engages the body so as to apply a pressure on the body that transfers pressure to the arc-shaped portion so as to compress the arc-shaped portion to a shape with less curvature than the initial curvature, allowing the door to slide against the body, and wherein, when the door is further moved to pass the door engaging end, the arc-shaped portion is decompressed to return to the initial curvature and brings the door-engaging end of the flange in a position that contacts a vertical face of the door to prevent the door to be moved toward a closed position.