Door latch security devices and related methods
AssigneeDiamond Heads, LLC
InventorKeith A. Brinton
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Abstract
Door latch security devices for maintaining doors closed may comprise latch engagement arms configured to obstruct a swinging arm of a door latch from disengaging from a fixed bar of the door latch. A support member may be connected to the latch engagement arms. The support member may be configured to contact the swinging arm of a door latch to support the door latch security device on the door latch. A channel may be defined between the latch engagement arms. The channel may be sized to at least partially receive a swinging arm and a fixed bar of a door latch within the channel.
Claims20
A door latch security device for maintaining a door closed, comprising:
- latch engagement arms configured to obstruct a swinging arm of a door latch from disengaging from a fixed bar of the door latch;
- a support member connected to the latch engagement arms, the support member configured to contact the swinging arm of a door latch to support the door latch security device on the door latch;
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- a channel defined between the latch engagement arms, the channel being sized to at least partially receive a swinging arm and a fixed bar of a door latch within the channel.
A method of making a door latch security device for maintaining a door closed, comprising:
- forming a channel between latch engagement arms, the channel being sized to at least partially insert a swinging arm and a fixed bar of a door latch within the channel;
- configuring the latch engagement arms to obstruct a swinging arm of a door latch from disengaging from a fixed bar of the door latch;
- and
- configuring a support member connected to the latch engagement arms to contact the swinging arm of a door latch to support the door latch security device on the door latch.
A method of using a door latch security device to maintain a door closed, comprising:
- at least partially inserting a swinging arm and a fixed bar of a door latch into a channel defined between latch engagement arms to obstruct the swinging arm from disengaging from the fixed bar;
- and
- supporting a support member connected to the engagement arms on the door latch to support the door latch security device on the door latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.