US1642203A - Door check and holder - Google Patents

Description

sept. 13, 1927.

M. D. HILFINGER DO OR CHECK AND HOLDER Filed April Il 1927 Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

MATHAS D. HILFINGER, OF CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA.

Doon CHECK AND HOLDER.

Application led April 4,

This invention relates to a combined kdoor check and holder, one of the objects being to provide a simple, compact andefficient device which, when properly placed with relation to a door, will operate to' cushion the same when movedv to one position, the cushioning action serving to release aholding element which grips the door to prevent it from swinging in the opposite direction unless subjected to excessive pressure.'

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is especially useful for holding doors in open position.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction yhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of' what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Tn the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 isa plan view of the device, a portion of a door held thereby being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through the combined check and holder, the same being shown set for use.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3, Figure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a casing which can be formed of sheet metal or any other suitable material and in one side of which is secured a block 2. Thisv casing is adapted to be attached to a wall or the like atk a point adjacent the path of the door when swung to open position, a portion of the casing being extended outwardly beyond the block 2 so as to provide an angular recess 3 for the reception of the edge of the door D. -The outwardl extending portion 4 of the casing provi es side wings 5 connected by a pivot pin 6. On this pin is pivotally mounted a curved yoke 7 in the outer end portion of which is journaled a roller 8 formed prefer,- ably of rubber. Spaced fingers 9 are extended from the inner end of the yoke substantially at right angles thereto and connecting opposed portions of the yoke at a point between the pivot 6 and the roller 8 is 1927.r Serial No. 180,901.

avrod 10. A spring 11 is secured Within the casmg .and one endthereofl is attached to'a connecting rod 12 pivotally mounted on the .rod 10, this connecting rod having an intermediate offset portion 13 adapted to straddle the pivot 6 when the yoke 7 is swung to open position so that the pull exerted by the spring 11 on the yoke 7 will be along a line back of the center of the pivot 6. Consequently, as shown in Figure 2 the yoke 7 will be held in open or set position. When the yoke is in this position the fingers 9 bear against a rod 14 connecting the ends of fingers 15. These fingers are extended at an angle from arms 16 constituting extensions or flanges 17 provided along the sides of a plate 18. This plate has an opening 19 in which is seated a cushioning block 20 formed preferably of rubber. A pivot pin 21 is extended transversely through the flanges 17 and the sides of the casing and a recess 22 is formed in the outer end of the block 2 for the reception of the cushioning block 20 as shown in Figure 2. y

In practice the combined check and holder, after being `properly placed to receive the edge of the door within the angle portion 3, is set by swinging the yoke 7 to the position shown in Figure 2 where it will be held by the pull exerted by the spring 11. vThe pressure of the fingers 9 against the rod 14 will kserve to swing the cushioning block 20 slightly away from the inner surface of the recess 22 as shown in said figure. When a door is swung to open position it will strike the cushioning block 20 and compress it. This compression will be sufficient to swing plate 18 and cause the fingers 15 and pin 14 to thrust against the lingers 9. Thus the yoke 7 will be swung past the dead center and the spring 11 will be brought into play so as to cause the rubber roller 8 to swing quickly against the door D and grip it bel tween the roller 8 and the cushioning block 20. When it is desired to close the door it is merely necessary to pull on it with suiiicient force to swing the yoke 7 out of its path. This swinging of the yoke will be suflicient to bring the parts to the position shown in- Figure 2 where they will remain until the door is again swung open into engagement with the cushioning block 20.

What is claimed is:

1. A combined door check and holder including a casing, a movably supported resilient cushion carried thereby, a roller mounted for swinging movement, a` Spring for holding said roller in either of two eX- treme positions, and rmeans actuated by the movement of the cushion When subjected to the pressure ot a door, for shifting the roller for `actuation by the spring to grip the door between the roller and the cushion.

f2. A combined door cushion and holder including` a casing, a block Within the casing, a membeil pivotaiiy mounted in the casing, a resilient cushioning block carried thereby and supported in the path of the door to be stopped, a yoke pivotaily mounted Within the casing, a resilient roller carried thereby,

a spring connect-ed to the yoke for holding said yoke in either of two extreme positions with the roller Within or outside of the path of movement of the door, and cooperating means upon the pivoted member and the yoke for shifting said yoke out of one extreme position for actuation by the spring to its other extreme position when the cushioning member and the pivoted structure carrying the saine are subjected to the pressure of a door. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atixed my signature.

MATHIAS HILFINGER.

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