SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF INTERIOR OF A DEADBOLT LOCK AND RELATED DOOR HANDLE |
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申请号 | US13718537 | 申请日 | 2012-12-18 | 公开(公告)号 | US20140165680A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2014-06-19 |
申请人 | Maxo Noel; | 发明人 | Maxo Noel; | ||||
摘要 | A system for the protection of an interior of a deadbolt lock and its associated door handle from intruders includes a deadbolt plate including an opening proportioned for enclosing and selectably engaging the door handle. The plate including a solid body element proportioned for engagement about an interior latch of the deadbolt lock and an enclosure proportioned to at least partially cover the solid body element and the latch when the solid element is positioned upon both the latch of the deadbolt lock and the plate is positioned on the door handle. An extension of the deadbolt plate is slidably positioned within an interior slot of the enclosure, and is proportioned to preclude movement of the deadbolt plate after it is positioned upon the latch of the deadbolt lock and door handle. | ||||||
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说明书全文 | 1. Area of Invention The invention relates to deadbolt locks and, more particularly systems for the protection of the interior of the deadbolt lock and associated door handle relative to the inside thereof. 2. Prior Art Deadbolt locks are widely employed to provide an additional level of security to a door and door handle which, often, is already provided with its own internal lock. As such, deadbolt locks are typically placed above, but sometimes below, the door handle to provide a positive interlock between the door and the door frame in addition to whatever local lock may be associated with the door handle. However, and notwithstanding the widespread use of deadbolt locks, intruders and potential intruders of various types have devised means and strategies for defeating deadbolt locks, all of which however require that the latch portion of the deadbolt lock be rotated in some fashion so that the deadbolt lock is then released. Thereafter, it is a simple matter to defeat the local lock provided with or internal to the door handle itself. The present invention provides a system operable from the inside of a room or dwelling provided with a deadbolt lock to render essentially impossible the rotation of the latch of the deadbolt lock. As such, an enhanced degree of security to persons within a room, dwelling, or the like is provided with the system taught by the present invention. To the knowledge of the inventor, there does not exist prior art which is applicable to the system set forth herein. A system for the protection of an interior of a deadbolt lock in a door and its associated door handle from intruders includes a deadbolt plate including an opening proportioned for enclosing and selectably engaging said door handle, said plate also having a solid body element proportioned for close engagement about an interior latch of said deadbolt lock. An enclosure is proportioned to at least partially cover the solid body element and the latch when said solid element is positioned upon both said latch of the deadbolt lock and the door handle. An extension of said deadbolt plate is slidably positioned within an interior channel of said enclosure, which is proportioned to preclude movement of said deadbolt plate after it is positioned upon said latch of said deadbolt lock and about said door handle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for the protection of a deadbolt system from burglary or the like. It is a further object to increase the security of deadbolt locks in general. The above and yet other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the hereinafter set forth Brief Description of the Drawings, Detailed Description of the Invention, and Claims appended herewith. With reference to With respect to As may be noted in Further security of the instant system is assured through the provision of an enclosure 32 (see The preferred geometry of enclosure 32 is one which comprises two elongate areas 46 and 48 and a single broader region 50 (see While there has been shown and described above the preferred embodiment of the instant invention it is to be appreciated that the invention may be embodied otherwise than is herein specifically shown and described and that, within said embodiment, certain changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the parts without departing from the underlying ideas or principles of this invention as set forth in the Claims appended herewith. |