Burglary prevention device and associated use thereof
OwnerHuey Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A burglary prevention device is used with an existing door having an existing door knob lock and includes a door knob cover including a base suitably sized and shaped to fit over the existing door knob lock, a fastener attached to the base and extending outwardly therefrom, and a flexible chain connected to the fastener and engaged with a bottom edge of the existing door. In this manner, the chain is located exterior of the base. Advantageously, the door knob cover is capable of fitting over the existing door knob lock in such a manner that access is prohibited to the existing door knob lock.
Claims10
A burglary prevention device for use with an existing door having an existing door knob lock, said burglary prevention device comprising:
- a door knob cover including a base;
- a fastener attached to said base and extending outwardly therefrom;
- and
- a chain connected to said fastener and capable of being engaged with a bottom edge of the existing door;
- wherein said door knob cover is capable of fitting over the existing door knob lock in such a manner that access is prohibited to the existing door knob lock;
- wherein said base comprises
- a closed proximal end,
- an open distal end, and
- an outer surface extending from said closed proximal end to said open distal end;
- wherein said chain has a hook attached to a distal end thereof;
- wherein said base has a cylindrical shape and comprises first and second curvilinear slotted openings formed along said outer surface;
- wherein said first and second slotted openings are located between said closed proximal end and said open distal end;
- wherein said first and second slotted openings extend along first and second mutually exclusive paths defined along diametrically opposed portions of said outer surface;
- wherein said fastener is passed through said first and second slotted openings and has opposed ends connected together at a location exterior of said base thereby forming a generally ring shape.
A burglary prevention device for use with an existing door having an existing door knob lock, said burglary prevention device comprising:
- a door knob cover including a base suitably sized and shaped to fit over the existing door knob lock;
- a fastener attached to said base and extending outwardly therefrom;
- and
- a flexible chain connected to said fastener and capable of being engaged with a bottom edge of the existing door;
- wherein said door knob cover is capable of fitting over the existing door knob lock in such a manner that access is prohibited to the existing door knob lock;
- wherein said chain is located exterior of said base;
- wherein said base comprises
- a closed proximal end,
- an open distal end, and
- an outer surface extending from said closed proximal end to said open distal end;
- wherein said chain has a hook attached to a distal end thereof;
- wherein said base has a cylindrical shape and comprises first and second curvilinear slotted openings formed along said outer surface;
- wherein said first and second slotted openings are located between said closed proximal end and said open distal end;
- wherein said first and second slotted openings extend along first and second mutually exclusive paths defined along diametrically opposed portions of said outer surface;
- wherein said fastener is passed through said first and second slotted openings and has opposed ends connected together at a location exterior of said base thereby forming a generally ring shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.