Universal barricade for entry doors
OwnerJon C. Brunke, Ronald L. Cravensinventors
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Abstract
A portable entry door barricade is provided to temporarily hold a door shut against a corresponding doorframe. The entry door barricade comprises in general, an elongate bar and a channel lock. The elongate bar has a major length that extends a length at least as long as a span between opposing jams of the doorframe. The channel lock extends from the elongate bar in a direction perpendicular to the major length such that when the elongate bar is positioned relative to the doorframe and the door is closed against the doorframe, the channel lock extends to the side of the door opposite the elongate bar.
Claims20
An entry door barricade to temporarily hold a door shut against a corresponding doorframe, the entry door barricade comprising:
- an elongate bar having a major length;
- and
- a channel lock having an extension member and a bar grasping member that extends from the extension member;
- wherein, when the entry door barricade is used to temporarily hold the door shut against the corresponding doorframe:
- the elongate bar is positioned between an inside surface of the door and the bar grasping member of the channel lock;
- the channel lock engages at least one of the doorframe and the door;
- and
- the extension member of the channel lock extends under the door.
An entry door barricade to temporarily hold a pair of doors shut against a corresponding doorframe, the entry door barricade comprising:
- an elongate bar having a major length;
- and
- a channel lock having an extension member that spans between a door grasping member and a bar grasping member;
- wherein:
- the elongate bar and channel lock are further configured such that when positioned relative to a first door and a second door in a double door entryway and both the first door and the second door are closed against the doorframe:
- the extension member of the channel lock extends under both the first and second doors;
- the door grasping member of the channel lock contacts an outside surface of each of the first and second doors;
- and
- the elongate bar is positioned between an inside surface of each of the first and second doors, and the bar grasping member of the channel lock.
An entry door barricade to temporarily hold a pair of doors shut against a doorframe, the entry door barricade comprising:
- an elongate bar having a major length;
- a first channel lock having an extension member that spans between a door grasping member and bar grasping member;
- and
- a second channel lock having an extension member that spans between a door grasping member and bar grasping member;
- wherein:
- the elongate bar, the first channel lock and the second channel lock are configured such that when positioned relative to a first door and a second door in a double door entryway and both the first door and the second door are closed against the doorframe:
- the extension member of the first channel lock extends under the first door;
- the extension member of the second channel lock extends under the second door;
- the door grasping member of the first channel lock contacts an outside surface of the first door;
- the door grasping member of the second channel lock contacts an outside surface of the second door;
- and
- the elongate bar is positioned between an inside surface of each of the first and second doors on a first side of the elongate bar, and the bar grasping member of the first channel lock and the bar grasping member of the second channel lock on a second side of the elongate bar opposite the first side of the elongate bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.