Door security wedge
OwnerEinar Gilbertsoninventor
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Abstract
A security wedge for use in connection with retaining a door in a position to prevent opening including a wedge member that has a plurality of retainer projections positioned on a bottom surface thereof. The projections are insertable into carpeting after the wedge has been placed under the door with the door closed so the wedge is prevented from slipping and the door cannot be opened unless it is broken down. A rubber cap can be placed on the bottom of the wedge for use on hard surface floors.
Claims8
A wedge including a main body molded unitarily from a plastic and having an upper wall having an inclined upper surface extending along a longitudinal length from a lower end portion to a raised portion having a height at a base end, the height of said base end being selected to exceed a selected spacing between a door and floor covering over which the door moves and the lower end portion having a height less than the selected spacing, the wedge having a base wall at the base end, a pair of spaced side walls extending longitudinally from the lower end portion to the base end and forming a hollow interior with the base wall, at least one longitudinally extending brace wall positioned between the side walls to support the upper wall in the hollow interior, and a cross wall extending between and molded to the side walls, and brace wall, downwardly facing edges of the base wall, brace wall, and cross wall lying on a support plane;
- and a plurality of grip retainers extending downwardly from the downwardly facing edge of the base wall and a separate grip retainer extending from each of the edges of the side walls and the brace wall, said grip retainers being of a size to engage a floor covering surface to retain the wedge from moving in a longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.