Anti-barricade door stop
AssigneeSafehinge Limited
InventorsMartin Izod, Jeremy Young
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a door jamb assembly comprising a door stop member movably mounted thereon, configured such that the door stop is selectively operable to move from an extended, door-engaging position into a retracted door-disengaging position, and where the door stop member is adapted to initially move directly away from the face of a door with which it is in contact during use. Associated methods, door assemblies and suchlike are also provided. The door jamb assembly of the present invention is of particular use in situations where a door may be barricaded.
Claims37
A door jamb assembly comprising a door stop member movably mounted thereon, configured such that the door stop member is selectively operable to move from an extended, door-engaging position into a retracted door-disengaging position;
- a locking mechanism selectively operable between a locking position, locking the door stop member in the extended door-engaging position, and an unlocking position, allowing the door stop member to move away from the extended door-engaging position;
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- an actuating mechanism configured to operate the locking mechanism between the locking position and the unlocking position;
- wherein the door stop member is configured so that, when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position, operation of the door will engage the door stop member to initially move away from the face of a door with which it is in contact during use, and into a recess provided in the door jamb assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.