Patent ID: 7261344

Claim:
A door opening assistance apparatus comprising: a shaft with a first end and a second end, a handle attached to the first end of the shaft, a wedge having a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a back side, the top side of the wedge being attached to the second end of the shaft, the wedge further having a first side and a second side, a plurality of notches formed in the front side from the bottom side to the top side, each notch having a first surface substantially parallel to the bottom side and a second surface substantially perpendicular to the first surface, a pull pin attached to the first side of the wedge and extending substantially perpendicular to the handle, wherein an individual can use the wedge to keep a door in an open state by placing the wedge underneath the door in between the bottom of the door and a ground surface, and further wherein an individual can use the pull pin attached to the first side of the wedge to pull a door open by wedging the pull pin behind a door handle associated with the door and pulling the apparatus toward the individual.