US 12,264,517 B2
Doorjamb safety system and method
Ronald William Hermann, Roseville, CA (US)
Assigned to Aexion Inc., Roseville, CA (US)
Filed by Aexion Inc., Roseville, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/345,033.
Application 18/345,033 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,192, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,739,574.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349208 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E05C 17/00 (2006.01); E05C 17/54 (2006.01); E05F 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 17/025 (2013.01) [E05C 17/54 (2013.01); E05F 5/04 (2013.01); E05F 2005/046 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A doorjamb safety system comprising:
a handle unit comprising a handle housing defining a handle hollow interior, and a shaft-receiving member located inside the handle hollow interior;
a chock unit comprising a shaft and a chock located at a first end of the shaft, a second end of the shaft being attached to the shaft-receiving member allowing for the chock to rotate with the handle when the handle is rotated; and
a wedge unit comprising a wedge end located at one end of a body portion, the body portion being slidably associated with the handle unit, the wedge end being configured to contact any one of or any combination of a door and a door frame;
wherein the chock is configured to contact any one of or any combination of the door and the door frame on a side opposite to that of the wedge end.