Utility tool and method of opening a door

摘要

Disclosed is a tool for opening an inward-swinging door system having a door, a door latch, a door jamb, and a door stop. The tool includes a substantially rigid lock opening element having a proximal portion and a curved distal portion proportioned to fit between the door and the door jamb and between the latch and the door stop. The curved distal portion is configured to be used as a fulcrum to leverage the lock opening element against the door stop thereby causing actuation of the door latch.

主权项

1. A tool for displacing a door latch of a locked door comprising:
a semi-rigid member less than about 0.25 inches thick with a bottom proximal end forming a handle and a hook-shaped top distal portion, said hook-shaped distal portion composed of a convex arc dimensioned and configured to act as a fulcrum for a latch displacement portion of the tool that is contiguous across a blunt tip and having an interior concave curvature said interior concave curvature segmented into at least two discrete curves, the first segment having a concave curve adjacent to said blunt tip and shaped to substantially conform to the curvilinear face of said door latch.