Adventure door

• US 8,607,503 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Calvin L. Ivie
• Original Assignee: Calvin L. Ivie
• Inventors: Ivie, Calvin L.
• Primary Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US13/427,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20130247467A1
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 49/70, 49/50, 49/55, 49/57, 49/61, 49/63, 49/67, 405/41, 405/50, 405/40, 404/52
• US Class Current: 49/67
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/002 Safety guards or gates
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/28 Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners edge protecting devices for door leaves E06B3/88; special glazing; emergency glazing; double glazing E06B3/66
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/04 of wing type, e.g. revolving or sliding trap doors; louvre doors or windows E06B7/08

Abstract

A half-sized adventure door suitable for entry ways to rooms occupied by children is described. The half-door provides a substitute to the costly modification of existing doors in childcare centers and pre-schools while being in compliance with laws and regulations. The half-door decreases costs and risk of damage to existing structure as compared to other ways of implementing a half-door, and doing so while nurturing the imagination of children with a theme. The half-door is constructed to be attached to any standard interior house doorjamb using self-adhesive tape such that no tools are required and damage to existing structure can be mitigated. When the half-door is opened, lights will flash and music will sound. The music and light colors can be coordinated to match the various themes available.

Claims

1. A half-door assembly for installation on an existing doorjamb without requiring removal or replacement of an existing door attached to the existing doorjamb, the half-door assembly comprising:

a jamb including;

a self-adhesive material disposed on a first side of the jamb, the self-adhesive being used to attach the half-door assembly to the existing doorjamb without tools; and

a set of hinges disposed on a second side of the jamb opposing the first side of the jamb;

a privacy half-door panel attached to the set of hinges on a hinge side of the privacy half-door panel, the privacy half-door panel having a height that is less than a height of a location of a doorknob on the existing door; and

an adjustable width extender attached to a closing side of the privacy half-door panel opposing the hinge side of the privacy half-door panel, the adjustable width extender being free of any door latching mechanism, preventing a closing side of the half-door assembly from being latched to the existing door jamb and allowing the privacy half-door panel to freely open and close in an unlatched state.

2. The half-door assembly of claim 1, wherein the privacy half-door panel further includes:

a push-button switch on the hinge side of the privacy half-door panel; and

a sound and light module coupled to a speaker and lights on a facing of the privacy half-door panel, wherein the sound and light module activates the speaker and the lights upon opening of the half-door panel detected by the push-button switch.

3. The half-door assembly of claim 2, wherein the privacy half-door panel further includes a master on-off switch to disable the sound and light module.

4. The half-door assembly of claim 2, wherein the privacy half-door panel further includes a theme formed on the facing of the half-door panel.

5. The half-door assembly of claim 1, wherein the privacy half-door panel is made of plastic.

6. The half-door assembly of claim 1, wherein the set of hinges are self-closing hinges.

7. The half-door assembly of claim 1, wherein a base of the privacy half-door panel is positioned higher than a base of the jamb to provide a clearance gap at the base of the privacy half-door panel.