US1720886A

US1720886A - Door holder

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Publication number: US1720886A
Authority: US
Inventors: Loss Norman Claybaugh De
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-06-11
Filing date: 1927-06-11
Publication date: 1929-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 1946-07-16

Description

July16, 1929. N. c, DE Lo 1,720,886

noon HOLDER- Filed June 11, 1927 Patented July 16, 1929. 'i I V 1 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORMAN CLAYBAUGH 13E LOSS, or srmxnannisn'rs, oHIo.

noon Honnnn. M Application filed June 11, 1927. serial 1%. 198,258. ii

1 My invention relates to doors and more parby like reference characters, in which figures, ticularly it relates to an improved door hold- I have illustrated an embodiment of my in ing device adapted to retain doors, such as ventionappliedto one of a pair'ofswinging garage doors and the like, opened. doors 20, preferably comprising. .a rod 1 5 An object of my invention resides in the formed preferably of round metallic stock,

provision of an improved door holder capable and bent substantially U-shape, there beof maintaining a door, when opened, from acing preferably a pair of laterally extendcidentally closing by the action of extraneous ing parallel arms 2 and 3 with terminating forces, and whichmay be readily released to lateral securing

flanges

1 and 5 disposed at,

10 permit the door to be closed. i right angles to the rod I. Said flanges are Another object of my invention resides in flattened and are apertured for thereception .the provision of an improved door holder of securing bolts 6 to hold the rod on the inner which may be manually disconnected to enside 7 of a door 20 adj acenttheedge12tl1ereof, able the, door to be swung to open to an exwhich is hingedly connected to a dOol'jalTlb 13 15 tended position relative to its closed position. y hinges 14. f The rod 1 is preferably Idis- Another object of my inventionresides in posed on a vertical plane and parallel relative the provision of an improved door holder to the door edge 12, andv is spaced fr which is comprised of few parts, all formed r by'virtue f h I'In 2 n -v a .from a minimum amount of stock rendering A link 10 having a looped outer end 11 is 2 the same economical to produce, which parts D V i e all y l formed y. Said may be readily applied to numerous types of loop is-adapted to r ceiv the 10 1 toen doors, and are at the same time durable, servtheloope'd end of the link toslide upwardly or iceable, and positive in operation. downwardly on the ,rod 1 when the door is These and other objects of my invention being swung eitherinto opened or closed po- 25 and the invention itself willbecome apparent S The l t g h Substantially from reference to the following description of q al Bethe length 0f t red and h h an embodiment thereof, and in which de- ClOOI is, in ClOSGCl position, thBlOOp 11 1S diS- scription reference will be had to theaccomposed at the junction of the arm 3 androd 1, panying drawings, forming a part of this as best shown in Fig. 5. While inclosed po- I 30 specification. I sition theloop is'positioned as shown in Fig.

Referring to the drawings: I i 6 with the link substantially parallel to the Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodirod. The link 10 is bent at 15 to permit the ment of my invention attached to a hinged l op 11 to assume a position at an angle reladoor and looking down upon the same, and tive to the rod 1 when the door is open or 35 illustrating the door opened; closed. Asbest shown in Fig- 5 of thedraw- Fig. 2 is a like view of the same illustrats is h (1001 is Closed the 1 th d lo d; g link is disposed 'onfla horizontal plane sub- Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional stantially 1 right ang to the I 1 y-viri t k on th lin 3 3. f Fi 1; tue'of its pivotal connection to a bracket 18 on 40 Fig. 4.- is an enlarged top plan view takcnon the oor jam'b lix and the loopll- It Will be v h line H f Fi 2 7 p apparent from the relative positioning of the Figs 5 d 6 are id elvabional views rod and link that all forces tending toclose illustrating the embodiment of my invention the 1 1. Will e c mmunicated to the link when the. door is in opened or closed posiwhich cannot moveupwardly or downwardly. 4 tions, respectively; and Fig. 7 is a side elevaon the rod by virtue of its position relative to tionof amodification of a portion of the forehe red 1, Whenithe d or is pen, and aCCOl'dgoing embodiment. y a inglv the door is heldagainst accidental clos- Referring to all the figures of the drawing by the action, of extraneousfforces upon -ings in all of which like parts are designated he door, Such as wind. I

The inner end of the link 10 is bent downwardly at right angles to provide a finger 17 which is adapted to cooperate with the bracket 18 formed from a round stock of metallic material, which is looped at 19 intermediate its ends to form an eyelet 21 into which the finger 17 is projected. Said finger and bracket comprise a universal pivot for the link to permit it to be moved into any position relative thereto when the door is swung into open or closed positions.

Lugs

22 and 23 may be formed in the link adjacent the finger 17 which will engage the loop 18 and prevent the link from sliding downward relative to the bracket when the door is closed.

The loop eyelet 14 is of a diameter suflicient to permit the link to slide on the rod 1 from the arm 2 to arm 3 without the possibility of the rod and link interlocking with each other at intermediate portions of the rod. The eyelet 21 of the bracket loop 19 is also of a diameter large enough to provide a universal joint between the link 10 and the bracket 18 to enable the link to be swung through an arc of substantially 45 degrees, the depending fingers 17 being of sufficient length to overcome any tendency of the same from becoming accidentally disengaged from the bracket.

WVhen it is desired to swing the door on an arc of 180 degrees into parallel position relative with the wall 29 of the garage or building to dispose the door out of the way, the hooked end of the link may be withdrawn from the eyelet 21. The flanged fastening

arms

4 and 5 of the rod 1 which are preferably disposed parallel to each other and at right angles to the rod 1 to provide a more rigid securing means for the rod 1, whereby the pull and stress on the rod 1 by the link 11 will not readily disengage the rod 1 from the door. The forces are more evenly distributed by virtue of this construction.

I preferably dispose the rod 1, link 11 and bracket 14 on the interior side of the building, thereby reducing possibility of the vari ous parts rusting because of exposure to the elements.

Referring to Fig. 7 I show a modified mounting for a vertically disposed rod upon which the link 10 may slide, comprising a pair of opposed similar brackets and 81 secured to a support, such as a door as in the case of the

flanges

4 and 5 of the foregoing embodiment, by their vertical portions, and having oppositely aligned depressions 82 in the mid portions of theirhorizontal portions 84 into which depressions the ends of a rod 1 are telescoped. One of the brackets is first secured to the support and the end of the rod 1 is then placed in the depression and the other bracket is then properly aligned with the opposite end of the rod disposed in the depression at which time the second bracket is secured to the support.

Having thus described my invention in a specific embodiment, I am aware that numerous and extensive departures may be made from the embodiments herein illustrated and described, but without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a door holder, the combination with a pair of abutting portions of the door and door jamb disposed adjacent the hinged edge of the door of a pair of interlocked securing elements for the door, each being secured to one of the said portions, one of said elements comprising a link adapted to be swiveled at an end to one of the portions and terminating at the other end in an eyelet, said eyelet being disposed at an obtuse angle to the longitudinally extending intermediate portion of the link, the other securing element comprising a pair of brackets having bases rigidly affixed to the other said portion in spaced relation, one above the other, substantially parallel to the adjacent door edge, and each comprising horizontally extending flanges, and a pin rigidly held between the flanges and passed through said eyelet, the

bottom bracket having its horizontal flange portion disposed below the level of the swiveling end of the link.

2. In a door holder, the combination with a pair of abutting portions of the door and door jamb disposed adjacent the hinged edge of the door of a pair of interlocked securing elements for the door, each beingsecured to one of the said portions, one of said ele- .ments comprising a link adapted to be swiveled at an end to one of the portions and terminating at the other end in an eyelet, said eyelet being disposed at an obtuse angle to the longitudinally extendinginter mediate portion of the link, the other securing element comprising a pair of brackets having bases rigidly atfixed to the other said portion in spaced relation, one above the other, substantially parallel to the adjacent door edge, and each comprising horizontally extending flanges, and a pin rigidly held between the flanges, one of said flanges being provided with a recess, and an end of said pinbeing projected within the recess, the bottom bracket having its horizontal flange portion disposed below the level of the swiveling end of the link. I

3. In a door holder, the combination with a pair of abutting portions of the door and door jamb disposed adjacent the hinged edge of the door of a pair of interlocked securing elements for the door, each being secured to one of the said portions, one of said elements comprising a link adapted to be swiveled at an end to one of the portions and terminating at the other end in'an eyelet,said eyelet being disposed at an obtuse angle to the longitudinallv extending intermediate portion of the link, the other securingelement comprising a pair of brackets having posing recesses receiving the ends of the pin, bases rigidly aflixed to the other said portion the bottom bracket having its horizontal in spaced relation, one above the other, subflange portion disposed below the level of 10 stantially parallel to the adjacent door edge, the swiveling end of the link.

5 and each comprising horizontally extending In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my flanges, and a pin rigidly held between the signature this 10th day of June, 1927. flanges, said flanges being provided with op- NORMAN CLAYBAUGH DE LOSS.