GB2450514A

GB2450514A - Door Stop with pivoting bar

Info

Publication number: GB2450514A
Application number: GB0712489A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Phil Barber
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-06-28
Filing date: 2007-06-28
Publication date: 2008-12-31
Also published as: GB0712489D0

Abstract

A door or window stop 2 comprises an engagement portion 8 adapted in use to receive the edge of a wing and fixing means 4 adapted to secure the stop in position, wherein the fixing means and the engagement portion are spaced apart, preferably by arm 6. The arm is connected to the engagement portion and releasably connected to the fixing means by a pivot pin 18 which allows the wing to be held open at any angle. The engagement portion preferably comprises a recess which may be cushioned 22. The engagement portion and arm can be temporarily removed leaving the fixing portion permanently in place adjacent to the wing. In use the door stop can be used without damage to a door or window.

Description

Door Stop The present invention relates to a device to hold open a door

or window. In particular, the invention relates to a device for holding open PVC-U doors and windows.

During warm weather, or whilst working outside, for example in the garden, it is often desirable to open the external doors or windows of a house or building to allow a breeze to circulate. When doors are left open in this manner, they usually swing about in the breeze or slam shut. It is, therefore, preferable to use a device to prevent this from happening.

Traditional devices to prevent doors swinging in the breeze include a hook and eye arrangement wherein one of either the hook or the eye is attached to the body of the door or window sash, usually by means of screw, and the other is attached to fixed structure, for example a wall.

When the door or window is opened, the hook is inserted into the eye thus preventing any movement of the door or window about its hinge. This type of device is disadvantageous because it requires the attachment to be fixed into the door or window sash. Therefore, should you wish to remove the device at any point you are left with an unsightly hole in the external panel of the door or window sash.

This type of device also suffers from the disadvantage that if they are inserted into a PVC-U door or window sash, because the PVC-U structures of the windows and doors are hollow, there is not much material for the screw to engage and the device may consequently be ripped out of the door or window, rendering the device useless and leaving a hole in the door or window sash.

It is an object of the present invention to address these and other disadvantages associated with the prior art.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stop for a door or window comprising an engagement portion adapted to receive an edge of the door or window, fixing means adapted to secure the stop in position, and spacing means between the receiving portion and fixing means.

Preferably, the engagement portion comprises a recess corresponding to the cross section of the edge of the door or window sash. This ensures the edge of the door or window sash may be securely positioned within the receiving portion. The recess is preferably adapted to engage front and rear faces of the door or window. The recess is preferably adapted to engage front, rear and an edge of the door or window.

The engagement portion may be adapted to receive a bottom edge, side edge or top edge of the door or window sash.

Preferably, the engagement portion is adapted to receive a wooden, Pvc-u or metal door or window sash. Preferably, the engagement portion is adapted to receive a PVC-U door or window sash.

Preferably, the spacing means comprises an arm.

Preferably, the spacing means is connected to the engagement portion. The connection between the spacing means and the engagement portion may be pivoted.

Preferably, the engagement portion of the stop is rigidly connected to the spacing means.

Alternatively, the engagement portion of the stop may be releasable from the spacing means of the device, and may be further adapted to be interchangeable with engagement portions having different cross-sections.

Preferably, the distal end of the spacing means is releasably securable to the fixing means. Preferably, the fixing means comprises an accommodating section adapted to accommodate the distal end of the spacing means.

The spacing means may be rigid or flexible, and may be pivoted or hinged to allow the stop to be adjustable to fit any desired door or window. The spacing means may alternatively be telescopic.

The spacing means of the device may be adjustable to allow the door or window to be held open at any angle. For example, for a window, the device may be adjustable to hold Che window open at an angle of between approximately 10 and approximately 9Q , Similarly, the device may be adjustable to hold a door open at an angle of, for example, between approximately 45 and approximately 180 .

The spacing means may also be customisable to hold a door or window sash which is surrounded by obstacles, for example window sills or patio features.

The fixing means may be fixedly secured to a supporting means. The supporting means may be any rigid means capable of holding the device in place. For example, the Supporting means may be the ground, a patio, decking, a wall, a fence post, a piece of furniture, or the like.

Preferably, the fixing means comprises a bracket.

Preferably, the fixing means is secured to the supporting means by any suitable means, for example glue or screws.

Preferably, the fixing means comprises locking means for holding the arm in place in the accommodating section thereof. Preferably, the locking means comprises a pin adapted to pass through holes in the accommodating section and corresponding holes in the distal end of the spacing means of the stop.

The inner surfaces of the engagement portion may be cushioned. Such cushioning would ensure that the edge of the door or window sash is not scratched or damaged when held in place by the stop. The cushioning may be rubber, foam or sponge cushioning. Preferably, the cushioning is rubber cushioning, and may be formed by several Strips of rubber coating the inner surfaces of the receiving portion.

Preferably, the stop is composed of a rigid material.

Preferably, the material is a plastics material or a metal material, for example aluminium, steel, copper, brass, or any other suitable metal or alloy.

Any of the features described herein may be taken in any combination with any of the above aspects of the invention.

An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures, in which: Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a stop device according to the invention; Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional plan view of the receiving portion of the stop device of Figure 1; and Figure 3 shows a schematic plan view of the stop device of Figure 1 in use situated around an edge of a door.

Referring to Figure 1, a door stop device 2 comprises fixing means 4, an arm 6 and an engagement portion 8.

The fixing means 4 comprises a bracket 10 constructed from steel which is screwed or otherwise secured to an external wall 12 of a building adjacent to an externally opening door. The fixing means 4 further comprises an accommodating section 14 adapted to receive an end of the arm 6. The accommodating section 14 comprises holes 16 in upper and lower walls thereof which are adapted to receive a metal pin 18, to secure the arm in the accommodating section 14.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the engagement portion 8 has a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of the shape of the edge of the door 20 to be held open.

The inner surfaces of the engagement portion 8 are covered with strips of rubber foam 22.

The arm 6 of the stop 2 acts as a spacing means between the fixing means 4 and the engagement portion 8. The arm 6 is bent approximately half way along its length at an angle of approximately 145 . This angle in the arm 6 allows the door 20 to be held open at approximately 90 to its frame.

The distal end of the arm 6 comprises holes 24 in the upper and lower surfaces thereof. The pin 18 passes through the holes 16, 24 in the fixing means 4 and arm 6 to hold the stop 2 together.

In use, the engagement portion B of the stop 2 is placed around the lower edge of the door 20, either by cupping the receiving portion to the door 2 from below, or by sliding the receiving portion 8 into position along the lower edge of the door 2 from a vertical edge thereof.

The arm 6 is positioned in the accommodating section 14 of the fixing means 4 by rotating the door about its hinges 26. The pin 18 is then inserted through the holes 16,24 in the fixing means 4 and arm 6 to hold the door 20 open.

When not in use, the pin 18 is removed from the stop 2 and the arm 6 is removed from the fixing means 4 and door 20, and may stored separately from the fixing means 4.

The door stop of the present invention is advantageous in that it does not require any fixings to be inserted into the door or window sash, and does not need to be permanently attached to the door. The arm may also be stored separately from the fixing means, thus reducing the space required for the stop.

Attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.

All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.

Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.

The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s) . The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features

disclosed in this specification (including any

accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.

Claims

Claims 1. A stop for a door or window comprising an engagement portion

adapted to receive an edge of the door or window, fixing means adapted to secure the stop in position, and spacing means between the receiving portion and fixing means.
2. The stop according to claim 1, wherein the engagement portion comprises a recess corresponding to the cross section of the edge of the door or window sash.
3. The stop according to claim 2, wherein the recess is adapted to engage front and rear faces of the door or window.
4. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the engagement portion is adapted to receive a bottom edge, side edge or top edge of the door or window sash. * .S
5. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the S...

spacing means comprises an arm. * ..
6. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the S..

spacing means is connected to the engagement portion. S... * S S...
7. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the distal end of the spacing means is releasably securable to the fixing means.
8. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the fixing means comprises an accommodating section adapted to accommodate the distal end of the spacing means.
9. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the spacing means is adjustable to allow the door or window to be held open at any angle.
10. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the fixing means are fixedly secured to a supporting means.
11. The stop according to any of claim 8 to 10, wherein the fixing means comprise locking means for holding the spacing means in place in the accommodating section thereof.
12. The stop according to claim 11, wherein the locking means comprises a pin adapted to pass through holes in the accommodating section and corresponding holes in the distal end of the spacing means.
13. The stop according to any preceding claim, wherein the inner surfaces of the engagement portion are cushioned. * ** * S * * IS S... * I *S.. * IS * I S *. S..

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