Door stop
OwnerMichael R. Millsapinventor
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Abstract
There is a door stop including a block having a top surface and a bottom surface. The block includes an engaging perimeter and a non-engaging perimeter opposite the engaging perimeter and is disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface. The block includes a protrusion extending therefrom at a boundary region between the engaging perimeter and the non-engaging perimeter. The door stop includes a plurality of magnets disposed in an array along an exterior of the engaging perimeter. The door stop includes a recessed portion disposed about the engaging perimeter and is configured to rest about a hinge of a door.
Claims20
A door stop, comprising:
- a) a block, including:
- a1) a top surface;
- a2) a bottom surface;
- a3) an engaging perimeter substantially orthogonal to each of the top surface and the bottom surface and disposed therebetween, the engaging perimeter including a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface adjacent to the first engaging surface and curved in a concave manner such that it engages with a cylinder of a hinge when in operation, a third engaging surface orthogonal to the first engaging surface and adjacent to the second engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface adjacent to and orthogonal to the third engaging surface and distal to the second engaging surface;
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- a4) a non-engaging perimeter opposite the engaging perimeter and disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface the non-engaging perimeter including a first non-engaging surface that is orthogonal to the fourth engaging surface and substantially parallel to the third engaging surface, thereby forming a protrusion;
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- b) a plurality of magnets disposed in an array along an exterior of the engaging perimeter, including a magnet disposed inside the first engaging surface and a magnet disposed inside the third engaging surface.
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A door stop, comprising:
- a) a block, including:
- a1) a top surface;
- a2) a bottom surface;
- a3) an engaging perimeter substantially orthogonal to each of the top surface and the bottom surface and disposed therebetween, the engaging perimeter including a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface adjacent to the first engaging surface and curved in a concave manner such that it engages with a cylinder of a hinge when in operation, a third engaging surface orthogonal to the first engaging surface and adjacent to the second engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface adjacent to and orthogonal to the third engaging surface and distal to the second engaging surface;
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- a4) a non-engaging perimeter opposite the engaging perimeter and disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface the non-engaging perimeter including a first non-engaging surface that is orthogonal to the fourth engaging surface and substantially parallel to the third engaging surface, thereby forming a protrusion and a second non-engaging surface orthogonal to the first non-engaging surface and adjacent to the first non-engaging surface opposite from the fourth engaging surface;
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- b) a plurality of magnets disposed in an array along an exterior of the engaging perimeter.
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A door stop, consisting of:
- a) a block, including:
- a1) a top surface;
- a2) a bottom surface;
- a3) an engaging perimeter substantially orthogonal to each of the top surface and the bottom surface and disposed therebetween, the engaging perimeter including a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface adjacent to the first engaging surface and curved in a concave manner such that it engages with a cylinder of a hinge when in operation, a third engaging surface orthogonal to the first engaging surface and adjacent to the second engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface adjacent to and orthogonal to the third engaging surface and distal to the second engaging surface;
- a5) a non-engaging perimeter opposite the engaging perimeter and disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface the non-engaging perimeter including a first non-engaging surface that is orthogonal to the fourth engaging surface and substantially parallel to the third engaging surface, thereby forming a protrusion;
- b) a plurality of magnets disposed in an array along an exterior of the engaging perimeter;
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- c) an engagement layer disposed over the plurality of magnets and configured to have a higher coefficient of friction than an outer surface of the block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.