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US 11,982,112 B1Granted
Door restraint
OwnerCharity Millerinventor
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Abstract
A door restraint includes a base pad mounted on a wall adjacent to a designated door at a position where the doorknob would impact the wall if the door were fully opened. Attachable to the base pad is a housing having a deployable, spring-biased strap received therein. A loop at a distal end of the strap is secured to the doorknob to restrain the door in a fully opened position.
Claims9
A door restraint comprising:
- a base component mounted on a wall, adjacent to a door at a position where an outer doorknob impacts the wall if the door were fully opened, said base component including a front surface having a plurality of keyways thereon;
- a housing having a front wall, a rear wall, and at least one peripheral edge;
- a plurality of rivets on the rear wall of said housing, said rivets positioned and configured to releasably slide within said keyways;
- a deployable strap received within said housing and wrapped around a spring-biased spool, said strap having a loop at a distal end for securing to a doorknob to maintain said door in an open position.
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