US941885A - Door-stop. - Google Patents

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ENT QFIG WILLIAM LA BAW, 3F ASBUEY PARK, NEW JERSEY.

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.Zipplicetion filed May 122, 133%). serial 2T0. 4295,5539

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LA Bnw, a .citizen of the United States, and a resident o of Aslmry Perk, in theconnty of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, iinve inventefi a new and Improved Door-8150?, of which the following is a full, clear, mic exact descript1on.-

This invention releies to door stops, such 10 as are adn'ptecl to be revolubly secured to the floor for holding the doorin an open oosition, and each of which consisis of a wedgeslinped body pivoted to the floor at its illlib ner end, so'that it can be swung into a plurality of positions. 7

The object of the invention is to pi'oviiie a device of the close described simple and serviceable in construction anti inexpensive to manufacture, Whiel'i is ariepted to be pivotally secureol to me @091 so that it can be moved into n lumlitv of positions at both sides of the oer, W ereby the stop will either hold the door in e predetermined position against accidental displacement, oi? will be-held in on inoperative position out of engagement wieh the door,

Reference is to be had to the eooom'peny ing drawings forming a. part; of this speci iioation, in Whichsimilai' characters of eefviews.

embodimentfioiiny invention being e 9 ed to hold e floor in on open position; mg. 2

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osecl, theylie on the floor, peopie in passing erevei'y apt to trip over them, while with catches, it is necessary to bend down to release the door so time the letter may be dosed. To obviate these difiieuieies, I have provided. a door siop which, as before doescribed, consists of a wedge-shaped body member adapted to be pivoinlly secured to the floor at its thinner end. When not; in use, my stop lies in s position out of engagement Wiih the door, close egeinsi the surbnse, as shown in dotted outline in 1., When the (loor'hns been opened vencl'ii; is desired to secure it in this posiiion ahe stop is simply moved intoelie operniive position by means of fiie opeeeioesfooig so ilietihe lower edge of ihe iiooe Wiil engage the wedged. face o1? the seep in the specific form shown in the firewings, E p ovile e-weiige-siiepeai seep In new ing is ends beveled. The thinner end oi the stop is provided viili n eoonteisunk opening 2 edepteii to reeeive e pivon ember 3, such as eineil se rewgor she like. pivot member serves tocengegethe floor, so that ine stop may no revolnoly secured in place. l i y' Having this desoiioeci' my invention, I cieiin as new and desire. to seenize by Letters Poieni}: I; l In. combination "with (ions, e wegestop pivotali seciineaiizo the floor no its thinner emi, sai thinner'fenel being loceiefi directly under said door near the outer corner thereof when the door is in e pro fle'ieimined 0 en nositiofi, whereby said step can be move into eiiliei on operative or an inoperative position Wiihoui coming in eontact with saicldoor.

in testimony whereof I hnve signed my name to this specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses. k

I WILLIAMLA BAW.

Witnesses;

ADRIAN J. HOMMELL, I 'RICHARD F. Psmsme Jr.

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