Portable pick-proof deadbolt attachment
OwnerMelinda A. Mooreinventor
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Abstract
A portable deadbolt lock security device is configured to prevent the handle of the deadbolt lock from being turned. The device includes a flexible strap having a first end, a second end, and a medial portion. An opening is located in the first end of the strap. A fastener is provided for mutually engaging the second end of the strap with the medial portion. In use, the handle of the deadbolt lock is turned to its locked position and inserted into the opening in the first end of the strap. Subsequently, the second end of the strap is encircled about the stem of a doorknob, pulled taut, and brought into mutual engagement with the medial portion of the strap.
Claims8
A portable deadbolt lock security device, comprising:
- a flexible strap having a first end, a second end, and a medial portion, said strap having an opening through said first end, said opening dimensioned to tightly receive a handle of a deadbolt lock;
- and
- a hook and loop fastener comprised of a hook member and a loop member, wherein a first member of said hook and loop fastener is attached to said second end of said strap and a second member of said hook and loop fastener deployed on said medial portion of said strap on the same side of said strap as said first member, said first member and said second member of said hook and loop fastener being mutually engageable to secure said second end to said medial portion of said strap;
- whereby,
- the lock security device retains the handle of the deadbolt lock in a locked position when the handle of the deadbolt lock is turned to its locked position and the strap of the device is installed by inserting the handle through the opening of the first end of the strap, looping the strap about a stem of a doorknob and pulling it taut and securing the second end of the strap to the medial portion of the strap to form a closed loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.