Doorknob cover
OwnerStanton G. Hawkesinventor
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Abstract
A doorknob cover is provided having a receiving chamber configured to removably and snugly receive a doorknob so that rotation of the doorknob cover results in rotation of the doorknob. The doorknob cover further includes an annular sidewall radially extending out from the receiving chamber. The sidewall functions both to assist in rotation of the doorknob and to act as a protective covering from impact against the side of the doorknob. The doorknob cover also includes a bumper pad. The bumper pad extends from one side of the annular sidewall and is made of a soft resiliently deformable material. The bumper pad has a sufficient thickness to prevent damage of a wall or doorknob when the doorknob is impacted against a wall.
Claims12
A doorstop system for use with a doorknob rotatably attached to a door, the door being hingedly mounted to a wall, the doorstop system comprising a doorknob cover having:
- (a) an annular side wall having a substantially smooth exterior surface extending from a first end to an opposing second end;
- (b) a cylindrical receiving chamber extending through the annular side wall between the first end and the second end thereof at a substantially constant diameter, the receiving chamber being configured to manually and removably receive the doorknob in a sufficiently snug engagement to enable rotation of the doorknob by rotation of the annular sidewall;
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- (c) a bumper pad mounted to the second end of the annular side wall so as to substantially cover the receiving chamber thereat, the bumper pad being formed of a soft, resiliently deformable material having a thickness sufficient to cushion the impact of the doorknob against the wall when the doorknob is received within the receiving chamber.
A doorstop system for use with a doorknob rotatably attached to a door, the door being hingedly mounted to a wall, the doorstop system comprising a foam rubber doorknob cover including:
- (a) a substantially smooth exterior surface having a substantially spherical configuration;
- (b) an interior surface defining a receiving chamber, the interior surface comprising a uniform cylindrical inner side surface extending from an opening in the exterior surface to an opposing end wall, the opening and the inner side surface each having a circular transverse cross section of substantially equal diameter, the receiving chamber being configured to snugly receive the doorknob so that rotation of the doorstop results in rotation of the doorknob;
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- (c) a bumper pad extending from the end wall within the receiving chamber to the exterior surface of the doorstop, the bumper pad being formed of a soft, resiliently deformable material having a thickness sufficient to cushion the impact of the doorknob against the wall when the doorknob is received within the receiving chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.