Door stop for sliding doors
AssigneeGlenn Bartholomew
InventorGlenn W. Bartholomew
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Abstract
A door stop for a sliding door includes rounded channel with a ball sliding into the rounded channel to hold a sliding door in place. The device of the present invention is smaller than conventional devices and, thus, minimize the hazard to horses getting lacerations from the larger sized conventional door holders. The device of the present invention is provided as a two-piece kit, the first piece fitting on the siding door and the second piece fitting on a wall, such that the first and second pieces fit together when the sliding door is closed, holding and/or stopping the door in place.
Claims10
A door stop for a sliding door, comprising:
- a ball member including a ball attached on one end of an angle member having at least one countersunk hole;
- and
- a channel member including a plate having at least one hole and a channel attached having a first end and a second end, the first end has a straight edge and the second end has an angled edge,
- wherein the ball of the ball member slides into the channel of the channel member when the sliding door is closed, holding or stopping a door in place.
A method for keeping a sliding door closed, the method comprising:
- attaching a ball member, having a ball attached on one end thereof, to a sliding door;
- attaching a channel member, having a channel formed on one side thereof, to a wall adjacent to the sliding door;
- and
- closing the sliding door to cause the ball of the ball member to slide into the channel of the channel member to keep the sliding door closed, holding or stopping a door in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.