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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
David Truong, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business and Technology Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
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.