Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
292342000 | WEDGES | 21 |
20090039660 | MULTI-PURPOSE WEDGE FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS - A multi-purpose wedge, with a body having two generally opposed tapering surfaces that meet at a real or imaginary edge, a core made from a first fire resistant material, a coating of a second fire resistant material, and an optional layer of photoluminescent material disposed over at least a portion of the coating of second fire resistant material is provided. | 02-12-2009 |
20090195001 | Distance Piece - The invention provides a distance piece e.g. to replace a traditional wedge e.g. for fitting a window to an opening of a building. The distance piece has two parts ( | 08-06-2009 |
20150091313 | Safety Device for Lockable Receptacles - A safety device for doors of lockable receptacles and a method of use are disclosed herein. The disclosed safety device generally comprises a base member attachable to a lockable receptacle; an arm member having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the base member; and a wedge member forming a portion of the arm member. Upon opening the door of the lockable receptacle, the wedge member becomes positioned between the open door and the lockable receptacle, thereby preventing closure of the door on a user's body part positioned between the door and the lockable receptacle. | 04-02-2015 |
20150108774 | HINGED SURFACE CHOCK DEPLOYMENT AND STOWAGE ENABLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mechanism or apparatus enables stowing a hinged surface chock at a stowage position near a deployment position. Said stowage and deployment positions separated by a gap between a first hinged surface and a second hinged surface, where said hinged surfaces are attached by at least one hinge. The apparatus enables the transition of said chock through said gap when one of said hinged surfaces is sufficiently open. Said apparatus will enable stowing said chock by holding said chock at the side of the gap where said chock does not obstruct the closing path of either hinged surface and said apparatus will enable deploying said chock by holding said chock where, at least partially, said chock obstructs the closing path of at least one of said hinged surfaces. Said apparatus may further enable arranging said chock at a wider angle at the deployed position. | 04-23-2015 |
292343000 | Portable | 17 |
20080277949 | Safety Door Stop - A safety doorstop device comprising a first pair of recessed walls configured to be joined at one end so that an inner cut angle is formed between the pair of recessed walls; and a doorstop body configured to incorporate the first pair of recessed walls so that a gap formed between a hinged edge of an open door and a door jamb is supported by the doorstop body such that at least one recessed wall contacts at least one of the hinged edge of the open door, the inner edge of the door jamb, and the inner edge of the door frame. | 11-13-2008 |
20090302622 | DOOR STOP - A doorstop includes a flange connected to a floor contacting portion. The flange is deflectable under transverse pressure. During operation, a door-engaging end portion of the flange contacts a vertical face of a door. Upon deflection, the end portion drops below the vertical face to allow the door to close. In some embodiments, a doorstop includes a spring member and a flange. The spring member includes an arc-shaped portion having a rest curvature and a floor contacting end portion. The arc-shaped portion is deflectable to an arc with less curvature under transverse pressure and returns to the rest curvature upon removal of the transverse pressure. The flange includes a door-engaging end portion and a different attached portion. The attached portion is attached to the arc-shaped portion of the spring member such that the flange is substantively tangent to the arc-shaped portion of the spring member along the attached portion. | 12-10-2009 |
20100038921 | Doorstop - A doorstop can include a support area resting on a door hinge joint, a flared portion extending forward from the support area, and an engaging portion extending down from the support area. The flared portion can abut one or both of a first hinge leaf and a door, and one or both of a second hinge leaf and a doorjamb. The engaging portion can engage the hinge and tend to prevent the doorstop from being forced out of position as the door attempts to close. The doorstop can be balanced about the support area. | 02-18-2010 |
20100219648 | Door gap adjustment for a motor vehicle - A vehicle includes a vehicle body defining an opening, a door, and an adjustable wedge assembly. The door is mounted to the body for movement between an open position, wherein doors are disposed within the opening, and an open position, wherein the doors are at least partially outside of the opening. The adjustable wedge assembly includes a base portion fixed to one of the vehicle body and the door, and a wedge portion movable relative to the base portion between a plurality of positions including an outboard position, an inboard position and at least one intermediate position between the outboard position and the inboard position. A contact surface os disposed on one of the vehicle body and the door opposite the wedge portion. A spacer is removably attached to one of the wedge portion and the contact surface during assembly of the vehicle, wherein the wedge portion and the contact surface are positioned so that the spacer is interposed between and in engagement with the contact surface and the wedge when the door is moved from the open position to the closed position during assembly of the vehicle. A mechanism is provided to fix the position of the wedge portion relative to the base portion after the door moves from the open to the closed position during assembly of the vehicle. | 09-02-2010 |
20100289280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DOOR STOP - A door stop including a first section, and a second section. The first section includes a plurality of stairs. The first section is connected to the second section. The first section may be at a first angle with respect to the second section in a non-compressed state. The first section may be connected to the second section in a manner, so that when a force is applied to the second section, the first section and the second section pivot with respect to each other, so that in a first compressed state with the force applied, the first section and the second section are at a second angle with respect to each other which is substantially different from the first angle. The door stop may be inserted inside a gap between a bottom of a door and a top of a floor surface, while the force is applied. | 11-18-2010 |
20110062729 | Door wedge apparatus - A wedge apparatus includes a first wedge member and a second wedge member. A pivot pin is interconnected between a front end of the first wedge member and a front end of the second wedge member. A compressible spring is interconnected between the first wedge member and the second wedge member at a location distal from the pivot pin. The first wedge member can be substantially U-shaped and can include upwardly oriented first flange portions. Similarly, the second wedge member can be substantially U-shaped and can include downwardly oriented second flange portions. The U-shaped second wedge member is nested within the U-shaped first wedge member when the compressible spring is fully compressed between the first wedge member and the second wedge member. Preferably, a quantity of high friction material is bonded to the first wedge member bottom surface, and a second quantity of high friction material is bonded to the second wedge member top surface. | 03-17-2011 |
20110254293 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DOORSTOP TOOL - A tool includes a double wedge, a tongue, and a wedge. The double wedge has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front, a rear, a right side, and a left side. The tongue extends from the front of the double wedge and the wedge extends from the rear of the double wedge. Either the tongue or the wedge can be inserted between a door and another surface to hold the door open. | 10-20-2011 |
20120043770 | Safety door stopper - A safety door stopper includes a V-shaped body and a fixed hook ,wherein the fixed hook is provided on a top edge of the V-shaped body, and two supporting plates are fixed within the V-shaped body to reinforce a supporting strength of the V-shaped body. A movable hook is connected to the fixed hook via a hinge shaft. By hanging the safety door stopper on a hinge between a door and a doorframe via the fixed hook, two plates of the V-shaped body are supporting in a gap between the door and the doorframe, so as to prevent sudden close of the door. | 02-23-2012 |
20120169074 | ADJUSTABLE SLIDING DOOR, WINDOW, OR PANEL LOCK - An adjustable lock for a sliding member such as a sliding door, sliding panel, or sliding window is provided by a tubular mechanism adapted to be placed into a position wedging the tubular mechanism between the frame and the sliding member, with the tubular mechanism including an inner tubular member selectively threadably extendable from within an outer tubular member attached to the frame to a locked position locking the outer and inner tubular members together, with a free end of the inner tubular member is proximate an edge portion of the associated sliding member, whereby the locked together outer and inner tubes are rotatable in one direction for extending and forcing a free end of the inner tubular member into intimate contact with the edge portion of the sliding member, thereby wedging the sliding member into a locked position preventing movement thereof. | 07-05-2012 |
20140084605 | Removable Door Stop - A door stop for mounting on a door, said door stop having two or more body segments. A first body segment of the door stop is connected to a second body segment of the door stop via a connector. In one mode of operation, when the door stop is mounted on a door, the first body segment protrudes beyond a surface of the door, preventing closure of the door. The door stop may be removably mounted to the top or side of a door. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084606 | Flexible Door Stop - A door stop for mounting on a door, said door stop having one or more body segments. A first body segment of the door stop is connected to a second body segment of the door stop via an elastic connecting member. The first body segment positioned to face a door frame, is configured such that it may be extended downward in relation to the rest of the door stop, thereby allowing the door to close. A handle attached to the first body segment provides users with a means to extend said first body segment downward. The second body segment, configured to be mounted on a door such that such segment faces a wall, serves to protect the door and wall in instances when the door may be opened too widely. The door stop may be removably or fixedly mounted to a door. | 03-27-2014 |
20140312635 | NON-PERMANENT CHILD RESISTANT CABINET RESTRAINT - Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting the gain in a receiver front end. The gain is adjusted in order to make an error margin for each incoming signal essentially equal. Signals are initially received together. The signals are split in order to allow for independent adjustments to the gain of each signal. The signals are then gain adjusted. After gain adjustments are made, the signals are recombined. | 10-23-2014 |
20150008686 | Adjustable Vehicle Window Support Device - Provided is a vehicle window support device comprising an elongated ladder strap and a locking wedge for attachment to a vehicle window to support the window in a desired position. The ladder strap has a top face and a rear face and at least one transverse ridge on its top face that engages with the locking wedge. The rear face of the ladder strap is capable of adhering to a vehicle window. The locking wedge has an upper end and a tapering lower end that enables the locking wedge to fit between a door sill and a vehicle window. The locking wedge further comprises a channel therethrough for accepting the ladder strap therein, wherein the channel allows the strap to lockably slide within the wedge while a ratcheting means within the wedge maintains the elongated strap in a desired position relative to the wedge. | 01-08-2015 |
20150054296 | PORTABLE ACCESS PREVENTION DEVICE - A portable access prevention device for use in preventing entry to rooms with inwardly swinging doors. The device leverages the force used to open a door back against the door. The stronger the force applied against the device, the greater the device increases its resistance. The device does not require complicated electronics or mechanical assemblies, nor does it need tools for installation. The device is lightweight and can be positioned in seconds. | 02-26-2015 |
20160130848 | Gliding Doorstop - A gliding doorstop having a substantially sinusoidal cross sectional shape, with a central trough configured to accept the bottom of a door and two curved ends configured to slide along a floor. The gliding doorstop is configured to retain the door in a set position against routine amounts of environmental forces, but be slideable such that the door can be manually moved by a user into a new set position without removing the gliding doorstop from underneath the door. | 05-12-2016 |
20160160542 | DOOR PANEL LIMITING METHOD AND PLANAR DOOR STOPPER - Disclosed is a planar door stopper installed to a floor with respect to a moving path of a door panel, such that when the door panel is opened, the bottom of the door panel is attracted by the planar door stopper, and the planar door stopper is turned and moved upward and framed around the corners and the periphery of the door panel or extended cross an outer side of the bottom of the door panel, so as to limit the door panel at an opening position and overcome the drawbacks of a conventional door stopper which hinders walkway and causes inconvenient to construction. | 06-09-2016 |
20170234044 | Security Door Stop | 08-17-2017 |