Frictional and gravitational door security device
OwnerSean Michael Nalepkainventor
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Abstract
A door security brake that applies a combination of frictional and gravitational force sufficient to secure a door against intrusive force, yet is easily transported in and out of its door securing position. Frictional force is provided by interchangeable frictional pads that face the floor adjacent to a door. Gravitational force is provided by a reservoir which can be filled with a variety of weight materials. Methods for transporting, employing, and storing a door security brake.
Claims42
A door security brake comprising weight containing means, frictional means to engage weight containing means to a floor, and abutment means for abutting against a door surface.
A door security brake comprising a reservoir defined by an elongated top wall located over an elongated bottom wall, both being joined to first and second opposing side walls and to first and second opposing end walls, wherein said elongated bottom wall includes frictional means for engaging the weight of said door security brake with a substrate, and wherein said first opposing end wall includes transport means selected from the group including wheels and a slidable surface, and said second opposing end wall further includes a handle.
A method for securing a door against intrusive force directed toward a secured area, including the steps of filling a door security brake with a weight material, equipping at least one wall of said door security brake with a frictional pad appropriate to the substrate adjacent to a door, transporting said door security brake to a site adjacent to a door, and positioning said security door stop so that one wall of said door security brake contacts the inner surface of a door and said at least one wall equipped with a frictional pad is in contact with the substrate.
A method for securing a door against intrusive force directed away from a secured area, including the steps of filling a door security brake with a weight material, equipping at least one wall of said door security brake with a frictional pad appropriate to the substrate adjacent to a door, transporting said door security brake to a site adjacent to a door, and positioning said security door stop so that one wall of said door security brake contacts the inner surface of a door and said at least one wall equipped with a frictional pad is in contact with the substrate, and attaching a chain anchored to a bracket in said door to a hook on said door security brake.
A method of lightening a door security brake for travel or storage including the step of emptying weight material from the reservoir of said door security brake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.