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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James T. Johnson, Clarksville, IA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 5/02 ;
Abstract
An improved door stop for a sliding door to reduce damage to vehicle tires passing over the door stop includes a vertically oriented housing to be embedded in the floor in alignment with the sliding door. A top block supported by a spring is slidable within the housing. A door guide is mounted to the top surface of the top block and extends above it to engage the bottom of the sliding door when the sliding door is moved to a position above the door stop. The top block remains flush with..the top of the housing and the ground surface when the spring is at rest.