Door securing device

• US 5,738,389 A
• Filed: 03/25/1996
• Issued: 04/14/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Marks Family Partnership, LLC
• Original Assignee: Marks Family Partnership LLC of Louisiana
• Inventors: Marks, Chester J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lindsey, Rodney M.
• Application Number:
  US08/621,319
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 292/63, 292/67, 292/300, 292/68, 292/69, 292/64, 292/65, 292/62
• US Class Current: 292/63
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 17/166 Security devices
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 5/04 performing both movements simultaneously, e.g. screwing into a keeper
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/0886 Sliding and swinging
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/0891 Rigid

Abstract

A door securing device has a body adapted for mounting on the door frame with a generally rectangular plate adjacent the body opposite the frame. The plate is attached to an arbor that slides axially perpendicularly to the inside wall. It is controlled by a groove and lug camming arrangement and can be rotated a selected amount to allow limited axial movement in selected rotational positions. The plate is shaped to clear the door when in a stowed position against the body. Pulled out, or actuated, the plate can rotate to place a plate extension in position to secure the door when slightly opened. The plate is moved back to stowing position by reversing the procedure engages the door in the closed position. A latch and latch release trigger is provided to release the arbor, and the plate, to extend to the actuated position.

Claims

1. A door locking device for attachment to a door frame to limit opening of an associated door toward an access side of said door frame, comprising:

a) a body with a base plane arranged for attachment to said door frame on said access side, having a bore extending generally perpendicular to said plane and a cam lug extending radially into said bore;

b) an arbor adapted to slideably fit said bore for axial and rotary movement therein, surfaces on said arbor defining a cam groove adapted to cooperate with said cam lug and to permit said arbor to move, from a stowed or first position, a first increment of axial distance to a second position, continuing peripherally around said arbor via a peripheral groove to allow said arbor to rotate to a third position, and proceed axially a second increment of axial distance to allow said arbor to extend to a fourth position relative to said body; and

c) a barrier plate rotationally and axially attached to an end of said arbor on said access side for movement therewith and shaped relative to said arbor such that when said arbor is in said first position said plate lies near said body generally parallel to said plane, and when said arbor is rotated to said third arbor position said barrier plate extends beyond said plane a preselected amount to limit the opening of said door, said plate movable when said arbor is in said fourth arbor position to allow limited opening of said door.

2. The locking device of claim 1 wherein said peripheral groove has a peripheral extension to allow said arbor to rotate a preselected amount when in said stowed position to allow said plate to hold said door generally closed.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said body is provided with a striker plate with an opening for a bolt.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said body is provided with a detachable striker plate to extend along said frame.

5. A door securing device for mounting on structure defining a door opening, with a hinge mounted door situated thereon, for actuation to limit the opening of the door to a preselected mount, the device comprising:

a) a mounting body for attachment to said structure, having a base plane, and a door side generally perpendicular to said base plane, with a bore of non-circular transverse shape extending generally perpendicularly to said base plane as a spiral a preselected axial distance;

b) an elongated arbor with a non-circular transverse shape to mate with said non-circular bore for limited axial movement therein to compel rotation of said arbor when said arbor moves axially relative to said body;

c) a barrier plate transversely and rigidly attached to said arbor for axial and rotational sympathetic movement therewith, said plate having a periphery unevenly distributed radially from said arbor to provide a short side extending generally to said door side and a longer side extending beyond said door side when rotated to be adjacent said door side, said plate rotationally positioned on said arbor such that said short side is juxtaposed with said door side when said arbor has minimal extension from said body and said long side is juxtaposed with said door side when said plate is at a maximum distance from said body;

whereby said body can be mounted on said structure such that said plate will clear said door to move to an open position when said plate is pushed to a position near said body and said plate will rotate to limit the opening of said door when said plate is moved away from said body.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein a spring is situated in said bore to urge said plate to move away from said body.

7. The device of claim 5 wherein said bore is made non-circular by the extension of a cam radially into a cylindrical cross section and said arbor is made non-circular by the inclusion of a groove in the outer surface distributed as a helix to mate with said cam and said cylindrical cross section.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein a movable latch pin is arranged to extend from said body into a mating recess in said arbor to latch said arbor axially to said body when said plate is adjacent said body with manually actuatable trigger means situated on said body to pull said pin from said mating recess.

9. A door securing device for mounting on structure defining a door opening for actuation to limit the opening of an associated door to a preselected amount, the device comprising:

a) a mounting body with a base plane for attachment to said structure, and a door side of said body extending generally perpendicular to said base plane;

b) an elongated arbor with an axis and a non-circular transverse shape distributed as a spiral along said axis;

c) a bore in said body, extending generally perpendicularly to said base plane, shaped for a preselected axial distance to mate with and slideably accept said arbor;

d) a barrier plate transversely attached to said arbor for sympathetic movement therewith, said plate having a periphery unevenly distributed radially from said arbor such that part of its periphery extends generally to said door side when juxtaposed therewith and part of its periphery extends beyond said door side when juxtaposed therewith;

whereby said body can be mounted on said structure such that said plate will clear an opening door when said shaft is pushed to a position near said body and said plate will interfere with the opening of said door when said plate is moved to a position farther from said body.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein spring biased latch means is situated in said body to engage said arbor when said plate is positioned to clear said door, with a trigger lever mounted on said body to release said latch means to allow said arbor to move axially relative to said body.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein spring means is situated to act between said body and said arbor to urge said plate to move away from said body.

12. The device of claim 9 wherein said barrier plate is rotationally attached to said arbor by friction, whereby said barrier plate can be forcefully rotated relative to said arbor.

13. The device of claim 9 wherein a knob is axially secured to said barrier plate opposite said arbor for rotation relative to said barrier plate, whereby the device can be deactivated by a simple thrust against said knob.