Door Brace Patents (Class 254/39)
  • Patent number: 7310917
    Abstract: A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections of pre-set lengths allow the spreader board to be opened to various lengths to accommodate frames of different widths. The frame spreader boards fold up for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Inventor: Andrew Valdez
  • Patent number: 5131701
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Sure-Lock Securities, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven J. Stepniewski