Door brace

• Main Author: JOST; EDUARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.07.1977
• Subjects: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS ORWINDOWS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; KEYS; LOCKS; SAFES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A device for bracing a door against being forced open from the outside is an extensible rod having a floor-gripping member on one end and a door handle-gripping pair of jaws on the opposite end. The pair of jaws are pivotally mounted and shaped so that opposing edges of the jaws are wedged into clam...