Combination door lock and alarm

• US 4,439,758 A
• Filed: 11/02/1981
• Issued: 03/27/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard E. Cantley
• Original Assignee: Richard E. Cantley
• Inventors: Cantley, Richard E.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAFTON, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US06/317,457
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 340/545, 340/546, 70/DIG. 49, 70/DIG. 68
• US Class Current: 340/546
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 45/06 Electric alarm locks E05B45/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/184 a portable member cooperating with a fixed member or an opening on the wing or the frame, for locking the wing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 70/49 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 70/68 Oblique bolt
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/34 Portable

Abstract

A portable security device adapted to be removably mounted on a door frame adjacent the inside of an inwardly swinging door to prevent the opening of the door and actuate an alarm when forcible entry is attempted. A steel rod is embedded within a rigid housing and extends outwardly from an end wall of the housing. The rod is removably inserted into a complementary-shaped hole in the door frame. The housing has an angled wall extending downwardly toward the rod and forms an exterior angle of between 120° and 165° therebetween. The angled wall lies in abutting relationship with the inside surface of the door blocking the opening of the door. A battery-operated alarm is contained within the housing and has a control button that projects outwardly through a hole in the angled wall and engages the door for actuating an alarm switch. The angled wall may be covered with a sheet of resilient material with the switch button extending a short distance beyond the outer surface of the resilient sheet. The button is depressed to the level of the resilient sheet when the device is placed in position on the door frame. Inward movement of the door will compress the sheet and depress the button to actuate the alarm. The alarm will remain energized even if the door is re-closed since the button is prevented by the door from completely moving outwardly to deactuate the alarm.

Claims

1. An improved security device adapted to be mounted on a door frame adjacent the inside of an inwardly swinging door, and in which a hole has been formed in said frame, said device including:

(a) a housing having a surface adapted to be positioned closely adjacent the inside surface of the door to limit inward movement of the door when the device is mounted on the door frame;

(b) a rigid rod mounted on the housing and projecting outwardly therefrom, said rod being adapted to be inserted into the door frame hole to mount the security device on the door frame; and

(c) an alarm mounted within the housing having an actuator projecting outwardly beyond said surface of the housing and engageable with the inside door surface when the security device is mounted on the door frame with said actuator being movable between alarm ON and OFF positions, whereupon the said housing surface will abutting engage the inside surface of the door to limit inward movement of the door and in which inward movement of the door will move the actuator to the alarm ON position to acuate said alarm.

2. The device defined in claim 1 in which said housing surface forms an exterior angle with the axis of the rigid rod in the range of 120°

to 165°

.

3. The device defined in claim 2 in which the housing has a hollow, generally truncated configuration defined by a pair of spaced parallel side walls, a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and a top wall;

and in which said housing surface is formed on the top wall and extends downwardly from the rear wall toward the front wall.

4. The device defined in claim 3 in which an internal reinforcing wall is located within the hollow interior of the housing and extends along the bottom wall between the front and rear walls.

5. The device defined in claim 4 in which the rod is embedded in the reinforcing wall and projects outwardly beyond the front wall a predetermined distance.

6. The device defined in claim 3 in which the housing side, bottom, front and rear walls are formed as an integral one-piece member;

and in which the top wall is removably mounted on the one-piece member.

7. The device defined in claim 6 in which the rod is formed of a high-strength alloy steel and the housing is molded of a high-strength plastic material.

8. The device defined in claim 1 in which a sheet of resilient material is mounted on said housing surface;

in which the alarm actuator projects outwardly a predetermined distance beyond said surface through aligned holes formed in said surface and resilient sheet; and

in which the actuator is depressed toward the alarm ON position when the device is mounted on the door frame.

9. The device defined in claim 1 in which the alarm includes a battery, a sound-producing buzzer operable by said battery, and a switch operable by the actuator for operatively connecting and disconnecting the buzzer to the battery.

10. The device defined in claim 9 in which the housing has a hollow interior;

and in which the battery, buzzer and switch are mounted within the hollow interior of the housing.

11. The device defined in claim 1 in which gripping means is formed on the housing for grasping the housing to remove it from an installed position on a door frame.

12. The device defined in claim 1 in which the said housing surface forms an exterior angle with the axis of the rod of approximately 150°

.

13. In combination with an inwardly swinging door and adjacent door frame, an improved combination lock and alarm construction including:

(a) a housing having a surface adapted to abuttingly engage the inside surface of the door;

(b) rigid rod means mounted on the housing and projecting outwardly therefrom, said rod forming an exterior angle with the door-engaging surface of the housing in the general range of 120°

to 165°

;

(c) hole means formed in the door frame, said hole means having a size and configuration complementary to the size and configuration of the rod means for receiving the same, and said hole means projecting inwardly and away from the adjacent door at an angle with respect to the inside door surface, whereby the door-engaging surface of the housing lies in abutting relationship with the door surface when the door is closed and the rod means is inserted into the door frame hole means preventing opening of the door; and

(d) alarm means mounted within the housing having an actuator projecting outwardly beyond the door-engaging surface and engageable with the door surface with said actuator being movable between alarm ON and OFF positions, whereupon inward movement of the door will move the actuator to the alarm ON position to actuate said alarm.

14. The construction defined in claim 13 in which a sheet of resilient material is mounted on the door-engaging surface;

and in which the alarm actuator projects beyond the resilient sheet and is depressed to the level of said sheet when the rod means is inserted into the door frame hole.

15. The construction defined in claim 14 in which the actuator is prevented by the door from moving from ON to OFF position after being moved to said ON position upon inward movement of the door.