Door lock
OwnerHugh M. MISKEL, Taajwar D’VAN HOWARD +2inventors
InventorsHugh M. MISKEL, Taajwar D’VAN HOWARD, Kurt Russell RAMPTON, Dillan Scott SHAFFER
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Abstract
A door lock for a door having a door panel and a door knob coupled to the door panel. The door lock is configured to engage with the door knob to block the door panel from moving to an opened position. A method includes installing the door lock on the door knob.
Claims20
A door lock for a double door having a first door panel, a second door panel, a first door knob or handle coupled to the first door panel, and a second door knob or handle coupled to the second door panel, the first and second door knobs spaced a first distance apart from one another when the door panels are in a closed position and spaced a second distance apart from one another when the door panels are in an opened position, the second distance being greater than the first distance, the door lock comprising:
- a first knob anchor configured to engage the first door knob when the first door panel is in the closed position,
- a second knob anchor configured to engage the second door knob when the second door panel is in the closed position, and
- a lock hub configured to engage with the first knob anchor and the second knob anchor when the first and second door panels are in the closed position to block separation of the first and second knob anchors so that the first and second door panels are retained in the closed position,
- wherein the lock hub is formed to include a plurality of slots spaced horizontally from one another between a first end of the lock hub and an opposite second end of the lock hub, and a respective portion of the first a second door knob anchors is configured to be inserted in a respective one of the slots in a vertical direction to attach the first and second knob anchors to the lock hub.
A door lock kit comprising
- a door catch configured to mount to a wall or a doorframe bordering a doorway, and
- a door lock configured to engage with the door catch and a door knob included in a door, the door lock including:
- a first knob anchor,
- a second knob anchor, and
- a lock hub having a first end coupled with the first knob anchor and a second end coupled with the second knob anchor,
- wherein the first knob anchor configured to engage the door knob of the door while the door is in a closed position, and the second knob anchor is configured to engage the door catch when the door panel is in the closed position to retain the door in the closed position.
A method of securing a door way, comprising:
- positioning a first door and a second door in a closed position in which a first door knob of the first door and a second door knob of the second door are arranged adjacent to one another and the first and second doors close the doorway,
- installing a door lock onto the first door knob and the second door knob to block the first door and the second door from moving away from one another, the door lock including a first knob anchor, a second knob anchor, and a lock hub formed to include a plurality of slots configured to receive a portion of the first and second knob anchors,
- inserting an attachment post included in each knob anchor into a respective slot included in the plurality of slots formed in the lock hub, and
- adjusting a lateral distance between the attachment post of the first knob anchor and the second knob anchor relative to the lock hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.