Door sign
OwnerLarry J. Thibodeaux, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A door sign includes spaced front and rear panels with a side panel perpendicularly disposed therebetween. Both the front and rear panels each include an angularly extending slot for accommodating a door knob shaft. The side panel includes an elongated opening for receiving the door knob latch and possibly a dead bolt latch if the door is so equipped. The sign is positioned such that the door knob shafts are within the angular slots and the door knob latch is protruding through the side panel opening. If the door is closed and locked, the sign cannot be removed without unlocking and opening the door thereby preventing tampering or removal by unauthorized passers by.
Claims3
A door sign in combination with a door having a front surface and a rear surface, both said door front surface and rear surface each having a door knob and door knob shaft, said door further having an inner edge with a door latch thereon, said door sign comprising:
- a front panel having an obliquely extending slot thereon wherein said slot on said front panel extends from an intermediate portion of said front panel to an outer edge thereof and terminates at an opening at a position adjacent a lower edge, said slot receiving said door knob shaft on the front surface of said door such that said door knob shaft engages an upper end of said slot;
- a rear panel spaced from said front panel, said rear panel having an obliquely extending slot thereon wherein said slot on said rear panel extends from an intermediate portion of said rear panel to an outer edge thereof and terminates at an opening at a position adjacent a lower edge, said slot receiving the door knob shaft on the rear surface of said door such that said door knob shaft engages an upper end of said slot;
- a side panel interconnecting said front and rear panels, said side panel including an elongated opening thereon, said opening receiving said door latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.