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Door stop apparatus

  • US 6,292,978 B1
  • Filed: 01/14/1999
  • Issued: 09/25/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A door stop apparatus for holding a door open relative to a frame, the apparatus comprising;

  • a horizontally extending planar member mounted to the door, and having a top face, a bottom face, and a slot formed longitudinally therethrough from the top face to the bottom face, the slot having a first one way ramp portion projecting outward from the top face located near one end of the slot and a second one way ramp portion projecting outward from the bottom face;

    a link member, pivotally mounted to the frame;

    a follower mounted to the link member and longitudinally and vertically slidably mounted in the slot;

    wherein each of the one way ramp portions has a first end and a second end, each ramp portion including a first surface extending from its first end at a first angle to the planar member, the first surface defining an edge at the second end forming a second angle with the planar member, wherein the second angle is steeper than the first angle, such that the follower is stopped from sliding further upon abutting the edge.

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