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Positionally Variable Foot-Operated Door Opener and Closer
A foot-operated door opening/closing/latching device is disclosed, including at least a single piece of material having a base member and an extension member; wherein the base member is configured to be attachable to a bottom surface of a door; wherein the extension member, which does not protrude below the bottom surface of the door, includes at least a first portion arcing upwardly, a second portion arcing downwardly, and a third portion arcing upwardly, configured to be engaged by a top, bottom or a side portion of a user's shoe such that when at least one of a downward, upward or sideward force is applied by said portion of said shoe, respectively, to the extension member, the door pulls open or closed; and the door opener/closer/latch is attachable to a door in such a manner that the door opener/closer/latch traverses one or more tracks or grooves formed in the base member.
Positionally Variable Foot-Operated Door Opener and Closer
A foot-operated door opening/closing/latching device is disclosed, including at least a single piece of material having a base member and an extension member; wherein the base member is configured to be attachable to a bottom surface of a door; wherein the extension member, which does not protrude below the bottom surface of the door, includes at least a first portion arcing upwardly, a second portion arcing downwardly, and a third portion arcing upwardly, configured to be engaged by a top, bottom or a side portion of a user's shoe such that when at least one of a downward, upward or sideward force is applied by said portion of said shoe, respectively, to the extension member, the door pulls open or closed; and the door opener/closer/latch is attachable to a door in such a manner that the door opener/closer/latch traverses one or more tracks or grooves formed in the base member.
Positionally Variable Foot-Operated Door Opener and Closer
BROWN VINCENT STEPHENSON (author)
2021-11-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E05B
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