US 12,129,695 B2
Door stop mechanism
Paul Steinhauser, Davison, MI (US)
Assigned to Connie Rose Hahne, Grand Blanc, MI (US); and Paul Steinhauser, Davison, MI (US)
Filed by Connie Rose Hahne, Grand Blanc, MI (US); and Paul Steinhauser, Davison, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,430.
Application 18/350,430 is a continuation of application No. 17/580,086, filed on Jan. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,702,872.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/139,506, filed on Jan. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349209 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05F 5/02 (2006.01); E05C 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 17/025 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door stop mechanism comprising:
a) a bracket housing configured to be mounted to a frame of an entry opening, the bracket housing including:
i) a swivel gap formed in the bracket housing;
ii) a bridge connecting opposing walls and forming a distance for the swivel gap;
iii) one or more mounting flanges;
b) a pivot pin through at least a portion of the bracket housing and located opposite the bridge; and
c) a swivel stop rotationally affixed to the bracket housing via the pivot pin and able to rotate about the pivot pin between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the swivel stop includes:
i) a chock surface which is configured to contact a door stile of a door when the swivel stop is in the extended position;
wherein in the retracted position, the swivel stop is configured to at least partially retract into the swivel gap of the bracket housing such that the chock surface is adjacent to the bridge and allow the door to be in a closed position;
wherein in the extended position, the swivel stop is rotated about the pivot pin such that the chock surface moves from being adjacent to the bridge to being generally opposite of the bridge; and
wherein in the extended position, the swivel stop is configured to be partially wedged between the frame and the door stile of the door to maintain the door in an open position.