Releasable door stop and strike plate assembly for a bidirectional swinging door

An emergency release type door stop assembly for use with a bidirectional swinging door of the type including a latch means engagable with cooperating means on a door frame or the like, said assembly upon operation thereof permitting selective opening of the door in a direction opposite to that normally employed, said stop assembly comprising in combination:

• a face plate adapted for attachment to a doorway frame, said face plate having an aperture therein;
• stop means depressibly mounted relative to said aperture for movement between a first position wherein said stop means extends from said face plate for movement limiting engagement with said door, and a second position wherein said stop means is disposed inwardly of said face plate to permit movement of said door in said opposite direction;
• said stop means including a main body element and a resilient bumper element having an abutment surface for engagement by said door, mounting means for affixing said bumper to said main body element, and comprising a threaded member carried by said bumper element and engagable with cooperating thread means on said main body element, means mounting said threaded member to said bumper element for relative rotation with respect thereto, while maintaining the relative longitudinal positional relationship of said threaded member with respect to said bumper element, such that upon rotation of said threaded member, both said threaded member and said bumper element will move longitudinally relative to said main body element whereby the position of said abutment surface can be selected and maintained to insure firm rattle-free contact of said door with said stop means upon engagement of said latch means.

An emergency release type of door stop assembly for use with a bidirectional swinging door of the type including latch means engageable with cooperating means on a door frame or the like, said stop assembly upon operation thereof permitting selective opening of the door in a direction opposite to that normally employed, said stop assembly comprising in combination:

• a face plate adapted for attachment to a doorway frame, said face plate having an aperture therein, stop means depressibly mounted relative to said aperture for movement between a first position wherein said stop means extends from said face plate for movement limiting engagement with said door, and a second position wherein said stop means is disposed inwardly of said face plate to permit movement of said door in said opposite direction, said stop means including a main body element and a resilient bumper element having an abutment surface for engagement with said door, mounting means for attaching said bumper element to said main body element, said mounting means including, a relatively smooth recess formed in said main body element, with a first portion of said bumper element slidably disposed in said recess for relative movement, and a second portion of said bumper element, including said abutment surface extending from said main body element, and a separate adjustment member engaged with said bumper element and said main body element, said adjustment member formed so that rotation thereof will produce movement of said bumper element with respect to said recess, to attain and maintain a desired position for said bumper element relative to said main body element such that the relative position of said abutment surface with respect to the cooperating means on the door frame may be adjusted and maintained upon repeated engagement of said abutment surface by said door, to insure that the door will be in firm, rattle-free contact with said stop means upon engagement of said latch means.