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US 9,284,763 B2Granted
Door stop
OwnerJeffrey Lawrence Karcherinventor
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Abstract
Various implementations of a hinge-mounted door stop are disclosed. In some implementations, the door stop is fashioned to be unobtrusive when installed on a door hinge assembly in order to reduce a possibility of being noticed in plain sight. Moreover, the door stop has a simple construction that allows quick and easy installation on a door hinge assembly relative to other configurations.
Claims8
A door system, comprising:
- a door;
- a hinge assembly, including:
- a door-side hinge plate secured to the door via a door-side screw, the door-side hinge plate including first knuckles and a door-side edge distal the first knuckles,
- a frame-side hinge plate configured to be secured to a door frame via a frame-side screw, the frame-side hinge plate including second knuckles and a frame-side edge distal the second knuckles, and
- a hinge pin inserted through the first knuckles and the second knuckles;
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- a flat, flexible sheet including:
- a side mounting portion including a frame-side terminal end wrapped around the frame-side edge of the frame-side hinge plate and secured to the frame-side hinge plate, configured to be adjacent the door frame, the side mounting portion defining a cutout through which the frame-side screw extends into the door frame, and
- a restrictor portion including a door-side terminal end wrapped around the door-side edge of the door-side hinge plate and secured between the door-side hinge plate and the door, the restrictor portion including a top finger extending from the side mounting portion and a bottom finger extending from the side mounting portion, the top finger and the bottom finger defining an elongate slat offering a range of different door-side screw positions for adjusting a range of angular rotation between the door-side hinge plate and the frame-side hinge plate.
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