Doorknob attachment

• US 5,725,264 A
• Filed: 10/25/1996
• Issued: 03/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Louis B. Villarreal
• Original Assignee: Louis B. Villarreal
• Inventors: Villarreal, Louis B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lindsey, Rodney M.
• Application Number:
  US08/736,805
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 292/347, 292/DIG. 2, 292/336.3, 292/350, 16/114 R, 74/557, 74/544
• US Class Current: 292/347
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 1/0053 Handles or handle attachments facilitating operation, e.g. by children or burdened persons foot-operation E05B53/001
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/82 Knobs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/858 Screw

Abstract

A device for attaching to a doorknob and a method for attaching the device to the doorknob, the device comprising a body having two arms and an elongated handle member with a removed end and a near end, a pin extending from the body between the two arms, and fastener means for engaging the surface of the doorknob after the pin has been inserted therein for holding the body to the doorknob.

Claims

1. A device for attaching to a doorknob, the device comprising:

a rigid body, said body having two arms and an elongated handle member, the elongated handle member having a removed end and a near end, the near end joining the two arms, the two arms forming a semicircular face portion and each arm having a hole near a removed end thereof, wherein the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle member breaks the semicircular face portion midway between the removed ends of the two arms;

a pin having a longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle member adjacent the handle member extending from the body at a point where the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle member intersects the semicircular face portion of the body; and

fasteners insertable through the holes of the arms for engaging the surface of the doorknob after the pin has been inserted therein and for holding the body to the doorknob.

2. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said pin has a pointed, removed end.

3. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body is comprised of steel.

4. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the holes in the arms of said body are threaded and said fasteners include set screws for threading into the arms of said body and into the doorknob.

5. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fasteners are pop rivets.

6. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body is comprised of plastic.

7. The device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the holes in the arms of said body are threaded and said fasteners include set screws for threading into the arms of said body and into the doorknob.

8. The device as set forth in claim 2, wherein said fasteners are pop rivets.

9. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body is comprised of wood.

10. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body is comprised of aluminum.

11. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body is comprised of brass.