Abstract: A deck lid bumper having a stud with a head and a shaft, the head adapted to bump against the deck upon closure of the deck against the bumper, the receptacle adapted to receive the shaft of the stud, the receptacle having means to secure the receptacle in a frame. A frictional surface is provided between the shaft of the stud and the receptacle sufficient to support the stud in a desired position within the receptacle and a lock is provided to lock the shaft portion of the stud into the receptacle by rotating the head of the stud with respect to the receptacle.

Abstract: A deck lid bumper having a stud with a head and a shaft, the head adapted to bump against the deck upon closure of the deck against the bumper, the receptacle adapted to receive the shaft of the stud, the receptacle having means to secure the receptacle in a frame. A frictional surface is provided between the shaft of the stud and the receptacle sufficient to support the stud in a desired position within the receptacle and a lock is provided to lock the shaft portion of the stud into the receptacle by rotating the head of the stud with respect to the receptacle.

Abstract: A door stop having a retaining member having a shell defining a cavity, and a ledge extending outwardly from a lower portion of the shell, and an elastomeric bumper received in the shell cavity and having an exposed front surface, with the ratio of the length of the exposed bumper front surface to the thickness of the ledge is greater than about 8.0.

Abstract: A door stopper that is mounted directly to a door knob or a door handle of a door is disclosed. The door stopper is preferably made as a single piece from an elastomeric material so that it can easily slip over and substantially conform to the shape of various types of door knobs and door handles. The door stopper comprises a sleeve that fits over the door knob and a cushion extending outwardly from the door knob to cushion the impact of the door knob against a wall or other surface. Alternatively, a pair of inwardly tapered fingers may be used instead of a sleeve to secure the door stopper to a door handle.

Abstract: A furniture cushion for limiting the effects of impact of an item of furniture with a stationary object is disclosed. The cushion includes a cylindrical pad portion made of a highly elastic material, such as polyurethane, which is adhered to an attachment portion made from a relatively non-elastic polyethylene material. The cushion further includes tab portions for attachment of the cushion to the item of furniture. The disclosed cushion also includes material saving recesses in the attachment portion which are separated by dividers for limiting potentially detrimental flexing of the attachment portion.

Abstract: A door stop including a holder unit fixedly fastened to the floor to hold a magnet, and a strap fixedly fastened to the door to hold an iron plate for securing to the magnet of the holder unit by a magnetic force of attraction to hold the door in an open position, and a retainer loop coupled to the strap by a slip joint and adapted for hanging on a T-rod of the holder unit to stop the door from escaping out of the open position.

Abstract: A floor mounted doorstop employing an inner spacer having a first end and a second end, the first end disposed over the floor surface, an outer spacer having a first end and a second end, the first end disposed over the floor surface, and the outer spacer disposed around the inner spacer, a first rigid washer disposed over the second ends of said inner and outer spacers, a disk of a first height formed of a compressible material and having a first aperture formed therein disposed over the first rigid washer; a bushing of the first height disposed in the first aperture, a second rigid washer disposed over the disk, and fastening means for fastening the inner spacer, the outer spacer, the first rigid washer, the disk and the second rigid washer to the surface, the fastening means including means for compressing the outer spacer to a selected compression.

Abstract: A piston door stop comprising a hollow first shaft, a hollow second shaft which partially contains said first shaft, a spring, a base screw, and a rubber cap. The spring extends through the bore of both shafts. The first shaft, second shaft, spring, and the rubber cap are coaxial. The door stopper is screwed into a wall via the base screw such that a bottom surface of a head of the base screw is in contact with the surface of said wall. A swung door first hits the rubber cap which covers the second shaft. The force is then transmitted to the spring which is contained within the two shafts, such that the second shaft moves along the first shaft towards the wall, compressing the spring which is contained within both shafts; thus causing the spring to absorb all of the energy transmitted from the swung door.

Abstract: A check strap assembly particularly for use with a passenger door of a motor vehicle includes an arm having a first end interconnected to the body of the vehicle and a second end interconnected to the vehicle door. The check strap assembly further includes a locating mechanism disposed within the door and attached to a forward panel of the door. The arm extends through an aperture located in the forward panel of the door and is translatable relative to the locating mechanism and the door. A seal member is provided which is operative to seal the aperture and the panel of the door. The seal member is carried by the arm such that the seal member abuts the panel of the door when the door is in the closed position and is spaced from the panel of the door when the door is in the fully opened position. The seal operates to protect the cooperating components of the check strap assembly from dirt, moisture and other contaminants when the vehicle door is in its closed position.

Abstract: A doorknob cover is provided having a receiving chamber configured to removably and snugly receive a doorknob so that rotation of the doorknob cover results in rotation of the doorknob. The doorknob cover further includes an annular sidewall radially extending out from the receiving chamber. The sidewall functions both to assist in rotation of the doorknob and to act as a protective covering from impact against the side of the doorknob. The doorknob cover also includes a bumper pad. The bumper pad extends from one side of the annular sidewall and is made of a soft resiliently deformable material. The bumper pad has a sufficient thickness to prevent damage of a wall or doorknob when the doorknob is impacted against a wall.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a doorstop whose component parts readily permit the removal and interchange of component parts which are visible. The present invention provides a device which offers its user the ability to readily interchange those visible component parts such that they are compatible with the surrounding decor and which permit such interchange without requiring any special tools, equipment, know-how or technique.

Abstract: An improved doorstop comprising a block member. A structure is for securing in a removable manner the block member against a leaf of a hinge on a doorjamb, so as to stop a door from closing completely into the doorjamb and preventing fingers of a hand of a person getting caught and damaged between an edge of the door and the doorjamb.

Abstract: A device for releasably holding a door or window comprising two components. The first component (1) is attached to the door or window and the second component (7) is attached to the floor or wall. The two components are releasably engageable with each other. One of the components has a means (10) to cushion the opening force of a door or window, limited movement of an opened door or window, and cushion and direct the engagement of one component with the other. This device has the advantages of releasably holding a door or window and cushioning the door or window during engagement.

Abstract: A retainer provides for the prevention of lateral slippage or movement of a toilet seat or a toilet bowl rim. Typically, bowl rims are not uniformly level or even, and conventional bumpers, along with the play generally found in the seat hinges, allow a seat to slip laterally relative to the rim, and occasionally drop slightly as the bumper(s) is/are displaced to one edge of the bowl rim as the seat shifts. The present retainers each include inner and outer depending retainer portions, which serve to prevent lateral displacement of the seat in either direction relative to the rim. Thus, only a single retainer is required, although preferably two are installed on opposite sides of the seat bottom and toward the front of the seat for uniformity. The present retainers include a resilient intermediate portion, which allows the depending retainer portions and member from which they depend, to arcuately rock to accommodate uneven bowl rims. The device(s) may be mechanically or adhesively secured to the seat bottom.

Abstract: Improved doorstop composed of an elongated unitary strip of resilient material. The strip is bent to form a substantially closed geometric shape that includes at least one extended substantially flat side for attachment to a wall or baseboard. The second end of the strip lies over the extended flat side and engages same when the apparatus is flexed from contact with a door. The preferred form is trapezoidal in shape and has a resilient deformable pad disposed on the short parallel side. It is also preferred to include a stop at the distal end of the extended flat side to engage the other end when the apparatus is fully flexed.

Abstract: A stopper device for a linear guide device, the linear guide device comprising a guide rail having axial rolling member-rolling grooves at opposite side surfaces thereof, and a slider loosely fitted on the guide rail so as to move along the guide rail, the slider having rolling member-rolling grooves disposed in opposed relation to the rolling member-rolling grooves of the guide rail, respectively, the slider and the guide rail being movable relative to each other through the rolling of a number rolling members held between the opposed rolling member-rolling grooves.

Abstract: A drawer stop to prevent the unintentional removal of drawer assemblies by creating a frictional stop of the drawer at the front parting rail of the case good. The frictional engagement can be overcome to remove the drawer by sharply withdrawing the drawer. The drawer stop is attached to the female drawer guide on the bottom of the drawer assembly. The stop mechanism is manufactured from a low density polyethylene which has the compressive resiliency to allow the frictional engagement to be overcome. The stop may be secured to the bottom of the drawer by nails or hot melt glue or both.

Abstract: A self-aligning aircraft door stop pin assembly, which minimizes galling and compensates for misalignment problems. The assembly consists of a base pad containing a concave spherical recess, which is swaged onto the convex spherical head at one end of a threaded stop pin. The base pad is free to align, so as to make full face contact with the structural stop pad. The sperical interface between stop pin and base pad is provided with lubrication, on one or both parts.

Abstract: A cushioned stop member is provided for attachment to a sliding panel for limiting movement of that panel relative to opposed abutment surfaces on a similar panel; this allows a series of sliding panels to be used in self aligning manner. The stop member has a base part with a flat surface suitable for securement to a flat surface of the sliding panel and retaining elements projecting outwardly from the base part. These retaining elements hold a resilient cushioning member which is an interference fit on the retaining elements and which has opposed side surfaces which can engage on the opposed abutment surfaces of the other panel in a cushioned manner.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved door stop which is adapted to retain a door in an open position, the door stop having a base which can be secured to a suitable wall or floor surface, a stopping portion which functions in the manner of a normal door stop, and a retaining member having an abutment formed therein to retain the door between the abutment and the stopping portion, the retaining member being moveable into and out of a door retaining position. The device permits a door to be opened and securely retained in an open position; the structure permits easy replacement of parts which can be sized to fit different doors.

Abstract: A checking mechanism for a closure member and a frame, the closure member moveable in relation to the frame, the checking mechanism comprising a housing affixed to the closure member or the frame and having an opening therewith; a link member having a core and having two sides, the link member being fastened to either the frame or the closure member, the link member being moveable in relation to the housing and passing through the opening therewith; link engaging means secured with the housing proximate the opening at, at least one side of the link member, and retained in at least one compatible groove formed proximate at least one side of the link member for the positioning of the link member in relation to the housing, the grooves of the link member being formed by coating the core thereof with moldable material prior to assembly of the checking mechanism.

Abstract: A door stop for attachment to the top of a door frame. The stop is held at a permanent angle by ornamental bracing. The door stop may be used for either right or left hand doors, and is buffered so that the impact of a fast opening door will be damped.

Abstract: A door stop apparatus is arranged for securement to a door for cooperation with a door jamb, wherein a bracket mounting the slide portion of the organization includes an abutment leg orthogonally mounted to a slide bar and the slide bar further includes an abutment flange limiting projection of the abutment leg beyond the associated door relative to the support bracket. A modification of the invention includes a crossed tubular bracket structure utilizing a severed abutment leg within each tube section, and each abutment leg relative to an associated slide member is of a varying length to provide for adjustment of gap of an associated door relative to an associated door frame.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for preventing latching of a door panel, or other closure device, the apparatus including a body member for blocking action of a latch mechanism and an adhering member for releasably attaching the body member to a part of the latch mechanism.

Abstract: A door check mechanism for regulating pivotal movement of a vehicle door between a closed position and one or more open positions, which mechanism is sometimes incorporated in a hinge, includes an elongated track member having a track surface with at least one detent receptacle in that track surface; a detent roller engages the track surface in rolling pressure contact at least part of the time whenever the door moves between its open and closed positions. Either the roller or the track has a resilient elastomer core, preferably an elastomer material (e.g., a silicone polymer) that retains its elastic properties over a temperature range that extends much higher than any temperature usually endurable by humans; the core is covered by a hard, relatively non-elastic but flexible sheath. The engaging portions of the roller and track surfaces are preferably dissimilar materials, usually a metal and a resin.

Abstract: An automotive door hinge assembly is provided with a hold-open device with a leaf spring member carried on a first part of a hinge assembly, and a compound roller carried on a second part of the hinge assembly, wherein the compound roller engages the leaf spring member with the combination of a flexible and resilient first material portion and a hard, rigid second material portion of the roller assembly during its motion between the door open and door closed positions.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved door catch and in particular to one utilizing an integrally formed door catch to catch a door knob by pushing a door backward, the knob of the door will push the elastic door catch upward and when the knob has passed through the hook of the catch and the door catch will, because of its elastic force, return to its original position and hook the knob thus the door is held at a fixed place.

Abstract: A wedge member usable as a door stop on a carpeted floor. Special triangular cross-sectioned grooves are formed in the lower face of the wedge member to bend and trap carpet pile yarns, whereby the wedge member is prevented from sliding out from beneath the door lower edge.

Abstract: A door stop for mounting on a hinge pin of a hinged door is disclosed and comprises a body including at one end portion thereof at least two apertures for receiving the hinge pin. Two bumpers are secured with respect to said body, each bumper being spaced from the other bumper and the axis of each aperture to define one angle between one aperture axis and the bumpers and another angle between another aperture axis and the bumpers to provide for multiple mounting positions of the door stop on the hinge pin.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for marking the relative position of a mobile element with respect to a fixed element, the mobile element being able to occupy two extreme positions, close or remote, of the type comprising a lever articulated by one of its ends on the fixed element and a guide disposed on the mobile element and cooperating with the lever, the guide being in the vicinity of the articulation of the lever in the close extreme position and being in abutment against the other end of the lever in the remote extreme position. The guide includes rollers mounted for rotation on flexion bars in the mobile element, the rollers being disposed on either side of the lever, pressing it therebetween. At least one undulatory profile is formed on the lever which is capable of cooperating with one of the rollers, so as to immobilize the mobile element in a desired relative position, when the roller is located in one of the troughs of the profile.

Abstract: A door stop device for limiting the maximum extent to which a hinged or pivoted door secured on a door jamb cam be opened comprises a unitary strip of memory retaining material having a base portion for being secured against said door, and a stop portion extending at an obtuse angle therefrom and away from said door for contacting tacting said door jamb when said door is opened.

Abstract: A device which allows a choice of stopping positions for a swinging door mainly comprises a body having a cylindrical well together with a passage hole vertically formed through the body, an operation means includes a plunger normally supported by a spring, a friction body received under the plunger. Said plunger can be plunged repetitively between a suspension position where the friction body is suspended properly above the ground and a stop position where the friction body is pushed in association with the plunger to touch the ground to stop the door at a selected position through friction effected between the friction body and the ground.

Abstract: An automotive door hinge assembly is provided with a check spring assembly consisting of a leaf spring with an elastomeric block mechanically connected in series with the leaf spring and in which the check spring assembly is carried within the door plate and body plate of the hinge assembly.

Abstract: A door security device which is mounted in the floor or other flat surface in the arc of passage of a door which can be operated solely by one's foot. The door security device includes a housing with a flange plate which is mounted in the opening of the floor surface. A stop member is provided within the housing which assumes two alternate positions, a lowered position and a raised position. In the lowered position, the door is free to move through its arc of passage without obstruction by the door security device. By pressing down on the principal surface of the stop member, a latching mechanism is actuated which allows the stop member to be spring biased into the open position. In the open position the stop member obstructs the motion of the door through its arc of passage so that the door can be opened only a limited distance.

Abstract: A door stop having an elongate, one piece yieldable plastic body and a mounting screw extending from one end of the body. The body includes a base portion in which the mounting screw is firmly anchored and a shank extending from and having a reduced neck adjacent the base portion. The body yields longitudinally without buckling upon impact of a door against the stop to cushion the impact, and bends laterally at the reduced neck upon lateral contact of an object with the stop. The stop is devoid of separable parts or sharp edges which might injure persons, particularly children, who come into contact with the stop, and preferably utilizes as the mounting screw a screw eye about which the plastic body may be molded to firmly join the body and screw.

Abstract: A safety device for the bottom of a vertically-closing door, such as a sectional garage door. The device comprises an elongated member installed at the bottom of the door and parallel thereto, the member having a substantially horizontal bottom surface and an upper surface which slopes downwardly and outwardly from the door. The width of the member is sufficient to bridge over the neck of a human if inadvertently trapped beneath the door when closing. The safety device may be formed as part of the bottom of a door when manufactured, or may be a later addition to an existing door.

Abstract: A bumper assembly is provided employing a fastener device which is received in a slotted opening formed in a sheet or plate. The fastener device is constructed such that an elongated flange is inserted through the slotted opening, and the fastener may be rotated through one quarter turn at which point it reaches a stop position and is locked in position. Upon reversal of rotation of the fastener through one quarter turn the rotation reaches a stop position at which point the fastener is easily removed from the slotted opening.

Abstract: A recessed hinge wherein a socket is installed in the pivotable door of a piece of furniture and an arm is attached to a stationary wall of the piece of furniture. The socket contains a pintle which connects the socket to the arm, and the socket has an open side which is concealable by a closure pivotally connected to the arm by a pin which is parallel to the pintle. The closure overlies the open side of the socket in the closed position of the door, and it arrests the door when the latter reaches its fully open position. Two extensions of the closure extend into the socket and engage abutments in the socket when the door is closed. The closure can be made of an elastomeric material.

Abstract: A hold open device a hinged door which is connected to a door frame by a pivot arm. The arm includes a follower which rides in an upper channel of the door. The hold open device includes a detent positioned between a cam part and a shock absorber and stop which secures the arm follower when the door is in its open position.

Abstract: According to the invention a follower member is mounted on the door adjacent the door mounted roller and extends into the body mounted track further than the roller. A spring-like leaf is mounted in the track along at least a portion of the path of travel of the follower member along the track during the back and forth movement of the door. The leaf projects into the path of the follower member to interfere therewith so that the leaf is flexed and thereby impedes travel of the door along the track. A block of elastic material is mounted in a space between the track and the leaf to yieldably support the leaf against the flexure by the follower member during the back and forth movement of the door. The elasticity of the block of elastic material may vary along its length and determines the extent to which the movement of the door is impeded by the engagement of the follower member with the leaf.

Abstract: Like conventional bumpers, these transparent self-attaching bumpers for household and office use protect walls, cabinets, furniture, chinaware and other objects from damage due to impacts. By virtue of transparency and other optical properties, however, they avoid the conspicuous "spots" on the protected or guarded surfaces which conventional bumpers constitute. These bumpers are sufficiently low in optical distortion (ideally they have negligible magnification, displacement, and discontinuity), as well as in optical scattering and reflectance, to be extremely inconspicuous even when placed over distinctly patterned surfaces. These bumpers are made self-attaching either by a coating of adhesive--which is also transparent--or by forming the bumpers themselves to grip particular shaped surfaces to be protected or guarded.

Abstract: An improved doorstop is disclosed which has a resilient bumper that is independently engageable with a wall mounting bracket, and a cover shield for concealing the bracket from view. The bracket includes independent wall mounting means for affixation to a wall. The resilient bumper has bracket engageable portions that are engageable with the bracket without any additional or separate mechanical fastening elements therebetween. The cover shield is independently engageable with the bumper either before or after the affixation of the bumper to the bracket.

Abstract: A selectively removable or retractable doorstop for converting double-acting, double or single doors to a single-acting, single door, for permitting control over traffic into and out of public premises at desired times. The doorstop includes an intercept portion which can be selectively removably or retractably inserted into the path of a double-acting door thereby restricting it to opening in one direction only. Different embodiments of the doorstop are provided respectively for temporary or permanent mounting on or in a doorjamb, or on or in the stile of a temporarily fixed-in-place door, thus giving a selection of options for any specific situation.

Abstract: A support device pivotally supports a resilient body on the leading surface of either a door or a sliding door frame in a manner whereby the gravitational force on the body moves the body between a sliding door and the frame. The body is mounted on a rod which is accommodated in a mounting housing. The body is manually movable away from the door and the frame, so that the body is positioned by gravitational force in abutment with the leading surface of the door when the door is closed. This permits the door to be securely closed with its leading edge in abutment with the frame. The body is interposed by gravitational force between the leading edge of the door and the frame when the door is open thereby preventing the door from closing fully by preventing the leading edge of the door from abutting the frame and thus protecting hands from being crushed between the door and the frame.

Abstract: A support device pivotally supports a resilient body on the leading surface of either a door or sliding door frame in a manner whereby the gravitational force on the body moves the body between a sliding door and the frame. The body is mounted on a rod which is loosely accommodated in a mounting housing to prevent the transfer of the shock of impact of the door on the body to the housing. The body is manually movable away from the door and the frame, so that the body is positioned by gravitational force in abutment with the leading surface of the door when the door is closed. This permits the door to be securely closed with its leading edge in abutment with the frame. The body is interposed by gravitational force between the leading edge of the door and the frame when the door is open thereby preventing the door from closing fully by preventing the leading edge of the door from abutting the frame and thus protecting hands from being crushed between the door and the frame.

Abstract: A door stop and method which insures damping of the inertia of a swinging door without damage to either the door or the door stop, the door stop comprising a static member mounted to a wall or a door and a dynamic member having a hollow body which reciprocably receives guide structure of the static member, the dynamic member also comprising a bumper which upon engagement with the door or the wall causes reciprocation of the two members.

Abstract: Cabinet hinge having two hinge links pivotingly attached to a door-related member on the one hand and to a wall-related member on the other, in the manner of a quadruple knuckle joint, wherein in the space between the hinge links, a resiliently deformable damping means is disposed such that, upon a swinging of the hinge into the open position, it is deformed while resting against at least one of the hinge links shortly before reaching the designated end position.

Abstract: A door stop is disclosed including a rigid body member a stop which is not a significant obstacle to the feet of persons passing member is removably connected with the body member. The body member includes a planar horizontal bottom wall, a pair of generally parallel vertical side walls, and a vertical partition extending between and normal to the side walls spaced from one end edge of the bottom wall to define a recess for receiving the damping member. A cover member is removably connected with the body member and retains the damping member within the body member recess. In a preferred embodiment, the resilient damping member includes a groove and the partition includes a tongue portion which cooperates with the groove to removably connect the damping member with the door stop body member.

Abstract: A shock absorber system was designed to absorb the energy imparted to doors in a nuclear reactor ice condenser compartment as they swing rapidly to an open position. Each shock absorber which is installed on a wall adjacent each door is large and must absorb up to about 40,000 foot pounds of energy. The basic shock absorber component comprises foam enclosed in a synthetic fabric bag having a volume about twice the foam volume. A stainless steel knitted mesh bag of the same volume as the fabric bag, contains the fabric bag and its enclosed foam. To protect the foam and bags during construction activities at the reactor site and from the shearing action of the doors, a protective sheet metal cover is installed over the shock absorber ends and the surface to be contacted by the moving door.

Abstract: A support device pivotally supports a resilient body on the leading surface of a sliding door frame in a manner whereby the gravitational force on the body moves the body between a sliding door and the frame. The body is manually movable away from the door and the frame, so that the body is positioned by gravitational force in abutment with the leading surface of the door when the door is closed. This permits the door to be securely closed with its leading edge in abutment with the frame. The body is interposed by gravitational force between the leading edge of the door and the frame when the door is open thereby preventing the door from closing fully by preventing the leading edge of the door from abutting the frame and thus protecting hands from being crushed between the door and the frame.