Abstract: A bracket device for holding a bottom window sash in a pivoted position in relation to a top window sash. The bracket device includes a pair of arms. Each of the arms is elongate. The arms have a first end and a second end. A first pair of elongate members is fixedly coupled to and extends away from one of the second ends of the arms. Each of the elongate members is oriented generally perpendicular to the arms. Each of the first ends of the arms is coupled together. The arms form an acute angle. A post is fixedly coupled to a juncture of the first ends of the arms. The post extends in a direction generally opposite of the first pair of elongate members.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for holding a door. The apparatus includes a door mounting plate configured to be mounted on the door. The door mounting plate is arranged to extend perpendicularly from the door and includes a door binding portion. The apparatus further includes a rigid body member arranged to be coupled to a floor and to extend perpendicularly from the floor wherein the body member is substantially immovable by a force exerted by the door. The apparatus additionally includes a locking member coupled to the body member. The locking member is disposed substantially perpendicular to the body member and has a locking member binding end configured to engage with the door binding portion.

Abstract: A solid tooth whitening composition in the form a table, gum, candy, or the like, is formed by combining carbamide peroxide with a non-hygroscopic sweetener base that comprises the hydrogenation product of isomaltulose. The composition may be stored for several weeks without detectable decomposition the carbamide peroxide to urea.

Abstract: A doorstop for use with swingable doors to prevent unauthorized entry into an area which includes a brace member pivotally connected to a base. The brace has an end for engaging the floor when the doorstop is in use. An angular orientation of the brace relative to the base is controlled by a lock bar having a T-shaped head connected by a shank to an enlarged inner end which is seated in non-rotational relationship to the base after being inserted in a first orientation through aligned slots in the base and brace member and then rotated to seat within the base.

Abstract: This security bar for positioning between a door and the floor has telescopic sections which permit the door to be opened a small distance, corresponding to the degree of telescoping which is permitted, so as to permit a clear gap between the door and its frame, if desired. The sections telescope by virtue of a bolt positioned through holes in one of the sections and a slot in the other section, the length of the slot determining the maximum possible telescoping. A pin can be positioned through additional holes in the first section and through the slot, to restrict the degree of telescoping which is permitted, from the maximum telescoping down to essentially no telescoping at all. The overall length of the bar preferably is adjustable as well.

Abstract: A door security system is described for securing an interior door against forced entry. A panel is placed in overlying relation to the door and slidably engaged with a lower end thereof. The panel includes upper brace support members. Telescopically extending jamb engaging members are provided at the floor and lower brace support members are provided in spaced relation thereto. Rigid braces are provided between the upper and lower brace supports so as to secure the door without reliance on either the door hardware or frictional engagement with the floor.

Abstract: A portable door lock assembly for locking a door in a partially open attitude has an elongated base member with a length greater than the width of a standard door frame. First and second hollow members are secured to opposite ends of the base member. A pair of central hollow members are secured to the base member between the first and second hollow members. An elongated cup mount member is provided. The cup mount member has a cup for receiving the bottom of a door pivotally secured to one end. Its other end has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the first, second and central hollow members so the first, second and central hollow members can telescopingly receive the cup mount member. The cup mount member is telescopingly secured in the particular hollow member depending on the type of entryway and which side of the door is hinged to the frame. At no time during use does the door lock have to be bolted, screwed or otherwise fastened to the wall, door, or frame.

Abstract: A security indicator has a two part telescopic locking bar attached to the handle of a door at one end and to the door or door jamb at the other end through an end piece. The device includes a cup or tube which encases the door handle, preventing use of the handle. The length of the bar is fixed by aligning apertures in each part of the telescopic locking bar to form a continuous aperture, inserting a frangible pin through the continuous aperture and locking the frangible pin in place with a padlock received by a hole in the frangible pin. The pin has a narrow portion which can be broken by relatively little human force. The device requires someone who does not have the key to the padlock on the frangible pin to break the frangible pin to enter a door fixed with the device. A broken pin alerts the occupant that an entry has occurred during his/her absence. A sleeve normally protects the narrow portion but slides easily away to expose the narrow portion when entry is desired.

Abstract: A device for locking a brake pedal in depressed condition, comprising a first tube, and a second tube concentric and slidable in said first tube; said first tube having brake pedal engaging means; said second tube having steering wheel engaging means; said device having spring actuated button means for extending and locking said tubes together in selected positions.

Abstract: A security lock for a sliding door or window assembly is provided. The lock comprises two pivotally connected overlapping bars having a releasable slider mechanism associated with the pivot point. The lock is adapted to sit in or above the track along which the sliding door or window moves.

Abstract: A door stop includes a mounting bracket for mounting to a swingable door, a base which is connectible to the mounting bracket, and a leg pivotally connected to the base and having an end for engaging a floor in an operative condition of the door stop. In one embodiment, the mounting bracket is detachably mountable to doors of different thicknesses and the base is detachable from the mounting bracket so that the door stop can be disassembled when not in use, and the base can be used with alternative mounting brackets. The base is preferably vertically adjustable relative to the mounting bracket and the leg can be releasably locked in a range of different angular positions. The door stop may optionally not include a mounting bracket with the base being attached directly to the door.

Abstract: A portable door stop comprising a pair of door engaging elements connected to one another by parallel links. A spring extends between the elements to draw them together against opposite faces of a door. A floor or ground engaging element is pivotally mounted to one of the elements so that when it is in place, movement of the door causes the elements to more tightly engage the door. The portable door stop may be used for doors which close in either direction.

Abstract: A remote controlled door brace for an entrance door with a doorknob in a building. The brace comprises a floor anchor mounted into the floor of the building, which is spaced away from the entrance door. A hanger engages with the doorknob on the interior side of the entrance door. A bar projects downwardly from the hanger. A motor is provided, while a structure is for securing the motor to a bottom end of the bar. An adjustable support extends between the motor and the interior side of the entrance door, so as to keep the motor at the proper angle away from the entrance door. A movable rod assembly extends from the motor to the floor anchor. A facility is for activating the motor on the exterior side of the entrance door, so as to operate the movable rod assembly to bear against the floor anchor and buttress the entrance door, to prevent an unauthorized person from jimmying open the entrance door and entering the building.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a security device for removable attachment to the bottom edge portion of a door to securely lock the door in a desired position. The device has a J-shaped bracket which confronts both sides of the door and extends underneath the door. An over-center linkage connected to a plunger and controlled by a handle provides a downward clamping effect engaging the floor surface. The plunger has an adjustable foot to accommodate various spacings between the door and floor surface. A supplemental sleeve on the plunger and a support post extending outwardly from the J-shaped bracket provides improved strength to the device.

Abstract: The present invention is for a portable two piece door stop which can be readily assembled and disassembled. The doorstop is made of a first wedge member having a longitudinal slot formed therein which receives an engagement head of the second back support member. The back support member is comprised of said engagement head formed at one end and at the opposite end a first and a second spur to prevent the assembled doorstop from sliding backwards should an abutting door attempt to be opened.

Abstract: A door stabilizer clip for use to hold a vehicle door in a spaced relationship from the vehicle body frame comprising a clamp body and a locking lever pivotally connected by a pivot pin. The clamp body has a C-shaped configuration with a cantilever extending thereof. The cantilever extension provides for opposing lips to define a channel for securing a door window frame and the C-shaped body defines a cavity for securing a vehicle frame. The opposing lips maintain the door window frame and the vehicle frame in a predetermined space relationship. The locker lever rotates about the pivot pin and C-shaped body to selectively lock and release the door stabilizer clip with respect to the vehicle frame.

Abstract: A receptacle for propping the cylinder of a cylinder-and-plunger strut in extended position of the strut includes two side-by-side cylindrical chambers, one being of a size to embrace the jack plunger rod but not the jack cylinder and the other chamber being of a size to slide over the jack cylinder, which chambers are interconnected by a slot sufficiently narrower than the jack plunger rod to enable the receptacle to move into a position embracing the jack plunger rod by snap action, and the larger chamber being of a size to slide lengthwise over the cylinder and having in it a lengthwise slot sufficiently narrow so as not to be able to pass the cylinder through it but sufficiently wide to pass the plunger rod through it.

Abstract: A system is configured to hold a pivotable hatch of a vehicle in a partially open position and to close a switch indicating that the pivotable hatch is open. The system includes a one piece latch extender including a base configured to engage a locking mechanism of the vehicle and coupling member formed on the latch extender. The coupling member is configured to apply a spring force to a hasp on the hatch of the vehicle to couple the latch extender to the hasp and to position the base a predetermined distance from the hasp so that the pivotable hatch remains in a partially open position upon engagement of the base with the locking mechanism. The system also includes an auxiliary post configured to be attached to a post coupled to the hatch of the vehicle to engage and close the switch when the pivotable hatch is in the partially open position.

Abstract: A door stopper device comprising a central post having an upper component and a lower component formed of a rigid material, the lower extent of the upper component being linear and of a reduced diameter and the upper extent of the lower component being linear and of an enlarged diameter to receive the lower extent of the upper component; a U-shaped fork formed in the upper extent of the upper component, the fork being positioned vertically with respect to the door to be maintained closed with the adjacent component formed at an obtuse angle with respect thereto; a vertical foot formed at the lower end of the lower component; and spring-urged locking components coupling the area of overlap between upper and lower components.

Abstract: A portable door stop comprising a pair of door engaging elements connected to one another by parallel links. A spring extends between the elements to draw them together against opposite faces of a door. A floor or ground engaging element is pivotally mounted to one of the elements so that when it is in place, movement of the door causes the elements to more tightly engage the door. The portable door stop may be used for doors which close in either direction.

Abstract: An adjustable and compactable door blocking device for preventing unauthorized entry through a door. In a preferred embodiment, the door blocking device comprises three adjustable members which form a triangular brace for counterpoising forces between the face of the door, the floor and the door bottom when in use, and which can be adjusted to a compact position for travel and storage, a latch means for installation of the device and application of optimal bracing force, and a pressure measuring tube for measuring blocking force and determining proper installation of the device.

Abstract: A new and improved rolling gate stopping and locking system comprising a steel pole having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate extent therebetween. The steel pole has an aperture drilled therethrough upwardly of the first end. The steel pole is positionable within an aperture drilled through a stationary portion of a rolling gate. Included in the system is a rubber head having a flat upper surface and a contoured lower surface. The rubber head is secured to the second end of the steel pole. The second end of the steel pole extends upwardly through the contoured lower surface. The contoured lower surface corresponds with the stationary portion of the rolling gate to prevent the rolling gate from advancing thereby opening the rolling gate. A padlock is securable to the aperture drilled through the steel pole. The padlock serves to lock the steel pole to the rolling gate.

Abstract: A motorized lock actuator is provided for moving a locking bar in a mortise lock. The lock actuator includes a pivot hub having a pivot axis and a shaft-receiving aperture, a spring mounted on the pivot hub, a motor, and a rotatable drive shaft inserted into the shaft-receiving aperture formed in the pivot hub. The motor rotates the drive shaft and thus the pivot hub to urge the spring into engagement with the locking bar so that the locking bar is moved either to its locked or unlocked position. A slip-clutch mechanism is provided in the pivot hub to establish a driving connection between the drive shaft and the pivot hub.

Abstract: A door security device comprising a floor plate and a removably interlocking member, with the floor plate having a slot for receiving a leg projection, extending at a right angle, from the removably interlocking member. The floor plate is fastened securely to the floor, in close proximity, and in the path of swing of an inwardly swinging door, so that the disposed removably interlocking member will block the door from opening at all or past a predetermined point. With a first preferred embodiment having a floor plate formed with a plurality of openings for receiving screws for securely fastening it to the floor, and a removably interlocking member having two leg projections extending at right angles, in the same direction, and parallel to each other, either of which to be engaged with the slot in the floor plate, while the other facilitates handling of the removably interlocking member.

Abstract: A portable and separable door blocking device functioning as a positive locking unit for a door to prevent its opening from the outside. The device includes an over-center locking unit with levers having members to block and lock a door by exerting forces in opposite directions. One lever includes a section positionable under a door and an upright section to abut with the side of the door. The second lever has at least one, reversible, downwardly and angularly disposed floor contacting member. When the unit is in locked, over-center position, the angularly disposed member prevents door movement and attempts to open the door will increase the holding force. The floor contacting member is adjustable to accomodate different floor-to-door gaps. A quick release is provided for emergency situations.

Abstract: An adjustable window lock comprising first and second tubes, one sliding within the second. Mounting plates are provided to attach the lock to the lower window and the upper frame. A spring loaded push button in the inner tube extends through one of a plurality of holes in the outer tube to lock the window partially open. For full opening in an emergency, the top of the lock can be easily released and the lock laid to one side. The lock can be used on sliding doors.

Abstract: A door locking device has a shaft portion, a non-skid end portion adjustably connected to a lower end of the shaft portion, a door handle engaging bracket affixed to an end of the shaft portion opposite the end portion, and an alarm device mounted to the shaft portion so as to be responsive to shocks affecting the door handle. The alarm device has an audio output. The shaft portion includes an arcuate shape extending outwardly from the bracket, a straight section extending from the arcuate shape, and an angled section extending vertically downwardly from the straight section. The end portion is threadedly received by the angled section. The bracket has a generally U-shaped configuration with a prong formed interior of the U-shaped configuration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable security door stop for dependably holding a door in a closed position again any unauthorized entry which may be quickly and conveniently installed on the inside of the door. The invention provides a door handle engaging yoke which is virtually impossible to dislodge from the door; has a convertible floor engaging member having a plurality of cleats for use of carpet but which are also adaptable to provide a mounting system for an auxiliary resilient block or pad adapted for use on relatively hard floor surfaces; and including an audio-alarm unit closely associated with the yoke which is triggered by even the inward movement of the door against the stop.

Abstract: A portable door secure system which consists of an elongate shank with a foot component coupled to a lower end of the shank for engaging a floor in front of a door and a yoke component coupled to an upper end of the shank for engaging an underside of a door knob on the door. The shank can be positioned at an angle between the door knob and the floor, to jam the door closed to prevent the door from being opened inwardly toward the side on which the device resides. The device disassembles into a very small compact light weight set of components so that it may easily be carried by a user typically a hotel or motel patron.

Abstract: A base lock includes pivotal first and second legs that respectively are mounted to first and second pivot blocks. The first and second pivot blocks include respective third and fourth legs that are arranged for engagement between one another, with the first and second pivot blocks mounted between a sliding door frame and a sliding door.

Abstract: An improved door security device is for a door having a doorknob which consists of an elongated leg brace. A base is located on a lower end of the leg brace for frictional engagement upon a floor. A structure is located on an upper end of the leg brace for engaging the doorknob on the door, so as to prevent an unauthorized opening of the door.

Abstract: A device for holding a vehicle's lid, e.g., an automobile's trunk lid, in a partly-open position to enable an oversized article to be placed inside the vehicle's compartment which would normally be closed by the lid. The holder generally includes an upper lid clamp assembly, a lower body clamp assembly, and a linkage member. The upper lid clamp assembly includes means for pivotally and adjustably attaching the linkage member thereto. The lower body clamp assembly includes means for pivotally and preferably releasably attaching the linkage member thereto.

Abstract: A door looking device has an adjustable length shaft portion of an arcuate shape, a non-skid end portion mounted on a lower end of the shaft portion, and a door handle engaging bracket affixed to an end of the shaft portion opposite the end portion. The bracket has a generally U-shaped configuration. The shaft has an adjustable slide member formed therein. The slide member is affixed to the end portion and is movable so as to move the end portion relative to the shaft portion. The non-skid shaft portion is a pivot pad rotatably connected to the shaft portion. The pivot pad is of generally trapezoidal cross-section. The bracket has a prong formed interior of the configuration and extending upwardly from the shaft portion. An alarm device is mounted on the shaft portion and is responsive to shocks affecting the door handle above a threshold value.

Abstract: A door stop for temporary installation at the base of a door, for preventing an intruder from pushing the door open. This novel door stop comprises a generally wedge-shaped device having first and second ends, with the first end of the wedge-shaped device having a narrow thickness dimension suitable for insertion under the door at a location remote from the door hinge. The second end of the wedge-shaped device has a substantially larger thickness dimension. A height adjustment device is operatively disposed on the second end of the wedge-shaped device, with this adjustment device enabling the effective height of the wedge-shaped device to be selectively increased by the user. In this way a substantial upward force can be applied under the door, thus to effectively anchor the wedge-shaped device to the underside of the door.

Abstract: Methods and devices for locking the door or flap of a typical pick-up truck shell closed from the interior of the shell employ a substantially rigid member which is selectively secured to moving parts of the existing latch mechanism to prohibit such moving parts from moving and, to, thereby, selectively prohibit the latch mechanism from unlatching or unlocking the door or flap of the shell. In order to lock the shell door or flap, the substantially rigid member is abutted against and secured to moving parts of the latch mechanism from the interior of the shell. In this manner, a person inside of the shell and pick-up bed may secure the flap or door in a closed position and prohibit the flap or door from being opened by prohibiting movement of the moving parts of the latch mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicle trunk compartment lid holder to retain the trunk lid in selective partially-opened positions. The trunk lid holder includes an L-shaped central bar member, a first clamp slidably and rotatably attached to the vertical leg of the central bar member, and a second clamp rotatably attached to the horizontal leg of the central bar member. The first clamp selectively engages the trunk lid and the second clamp selectively engages the body of the trunk compartment. First clamp can be selectively locked at various positions along the vertical leg of the central bar member.

Abstract: A door jam or guard for preventing forced entry through a door, the guard including an adjustable tubular brace having an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member telescopically engaged with the upper tubular member, a base pad mounted on the lower end of the tubular brace, a yoke mounted on the upper end of the tubular brace for engaging the door knob on the door, and a lever actuated extension in the upper tubular member for moving the yoke outwardly of the tubular member to seat the yoke against the handle.

Abstract: A security device for preventing removal of a sliding sash from a window, and including an elongated member having a tapered end or wedge at one end thereof for insertion into the gap between the top of the sash and the window frame, and a supporting assembly for maintaining the tapered end or wedge in the gap. In lieu of the supporting assembly, the elongated member may be adjustable in length for bracing the end opposite the wedge or taper against the window frame.

Abstract: A security bar for preventing uninvited opening of a building door comprising an elongated tubular pole which may be formed from telescoping segments and which has a footpad secured to the lower end thereof and a specially designed head member affixed to the opposite end, the head member having an angled face such that when the plane of that face abuts the planar surface of a door, the pole will be at a predetermined angle to the horizontal. The head also includes an arcuate recess formed inwardly from its top surface for cooperating with a door knob of the lockset used with the door. When the head member straddles the door knob with the angled face thereof resting against the door surface, the pole extends at an angle to the floor acting as a brace to prevent the door from being opened against the device.

Abstract: A door security device which includes a pair of pivotably connected members with one of the members being provided with a plurality of angularly extending tapered prongs engagable with a carpet or other penetratable floor covering, and the other member including a surface which abuts the door to resist movement of the door. During transportation, the two pivotably connected members can be rotated towards each other and the tapered prongs covered to reduce the risk of injury to individuals handling the device, or damage to garments or other items which may be stored or transported with the device.

Abstract: A wedge-shaped device for use as an alarm for detecting the unauthorized opening of a hinged, inwardly-opening door may be easily installed at the base of the door to resist forced opening of the door while simultaneously sounding a highly audible alarm signal indicative of an attempt to break in. The device uses a top chassis mounted on a bottom chassis to initiate the alarm whenever the top chassis is forced downwardly onto the bottom chassis, and the alarm will continue to sound until the device is reset. The device maintains its wedge shape even after the top chassis is forced down onto the bottom chassis, thereby effectively preventing the door from opening inwardly until the device is removed from its position at the base of the door.

Abstract: The security device comprises a length of cable (1) for spanning a door opening and two fixing means (2,3;4,5) secured to parts (7,8;11) defining that opening, the cable being securable at each end to the fixing means and being constructed and arranged in such a manner that the door can be moved into an ajar position, in which it engages the cable, but no further even when the door is opened with extreme force.

Abstract: A device for securing a closed inward swinging door from the interior, consisting of a vertical shaft of which one end is secured near the door handle and the opposite end has a pad which rests on the floor. Embedded into or located in this pad may be a one or more spikes or protrusions which upon an attempt to open the inward-swinging door from the exterior push down into the floor thus prohibiting its opening.

Abstract: The combination of lock assisting devices forming the home security protection kit of the present invention was determined as a result of extensive effort to determine the appropriate product mix to help secure an apartment, condominium, or small home, based upon visiting many apartments, condominium developments, and neighborhoods where small homes are located. These visits resulted in taking inventory of the number of hinged doors, sliding glass doors, ground level windows, and other design features that were in need of some type of auxiliary security device. Based upon this research, it was determined that a product mix of four metal window clamps, four window pins for wood sash windows, one patio door clamp for a sliding glass door, four anti-liftout plates of two different thicknesses for sliding glass doors, and two door braces satisfied the requirements of securing a condominium, apartment, or small home. Therefore, the contents of the kit of the present invention will secure a majority of dwellings.

Abstract: A security stop for a door or the like is provided which will prevent the door from opening inward by unauthorized persons. The device can be easily set between the door and the threshold and can be easily removed and stored for transportation purposes. The device comprises a wedge-shaped member which is forced underneath the door and includes an inverted V-shaped frame which acts as a brace to assist in holding the wedge-shaped member.

Abstract: A brace for wooden casket cap. A channel slot is routed in the top edge of the body of the casket. A plastic channel is inserted in the slot. The channel is secured in the slot by transverse fore and aft nails. A brace is pivoted to the cap and slidable in the channel. A hook on the end of the brace is captured by the aft nail to hold the brace and cap in the open position.

Abstract: A wedge-shaped housing mounts a reciprocating elongate switch medially positioned and resiliently biased through an upper face of the wedge. Upon depression of the wedge by a door opening, a circuit is completed to actuate an included alarm. A variety of friction surfaces can be removably secured to an underlying surface of the housing.

Abstract: An inclined security brace for a door extends from the door knob to the floor and has telescoping parts that are extended and retracted by an electric motor. A horizontal arm keeps the brace in an inclined position when the brace is retracted. The motor is activated by radio controls having a circuit that controls the direction of retraction or extension. When the extension operation causes the brace to engage the floor an over load of the electronic motor occur and this over load is sensed by the circuit to stop the motor. When the retraction operation results in the telescoping parts reaching a mechanical stop the over load is again sensed by the circuit to stop the motor. Preferably the same transmitted signal is used for retraction and extension and a flip-flop in the circuit automatically alternates extension and retraction. The brace prevents entry to a room by pass keys.

Abstract: A locking device for double sliding doors or windows consisting of at least two separable and superposed plates to be located between the adjacent vertical jambs of the exterior and interior doors. The plates have a shank and two oppositely directed tongues at each end of the shank. The plates are thin enough to be separately introduced edgewise between the adjacent jambs and rotated flatwise one over the other. The space between the tongues is determined to abut against the adjacent jambs. All the plates are fastened together to prevent them from being rotated edgewise and removed from between the jambs.

Abstract: A door safety brace has an upper rod member and a lower rod member pivotally connected by an over-center self-locking hinge which holds the brace in a rigid, substantially rectilinear position when the over-center hinge is in locked position. The upper end of the brace has a curved yoke attached thereto for securing under the handle of a door to be braced and the lower end of the brace has a rubber cup for frictionally engaging the floor. The over-counter locking hinge is formed by fabricating end faces of each hinge member at an angle between 1/2.degree. and 21/2.degree. from a perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each rod member, thus providing an over-center locking hinge angled at a total angle of between 1.degree. and 5.degree. over-center when the brace is in locked position.