Hide the Doorknob for Maximum Security
July 30, 2007 by Lauren
Traditional door mechanisms not your thing? Perhaps you just aren't feeling laser/fingerprint/retina/face scanners as your means to security. Or maybe, you don't even approve of a standard locking system. If you're thinking you want to go back to basics, then you ought to like this new doorknob design.
It isn't just about security, though. This newer concept is the same idea of old methods that were utilized just to get some privacy. If you wanted to keep someone out, just throw up the old 'do not disturb' sign, or perhaps toss a hat onto the doorknob. Go straight to the source and get their attention at the knob, which they have to see and use to get in in the first place, right?
The Doorknob Condition uses a pulley system, essentially. Once you're inside your humble abode, you can pull the doorknob from your side of the frame and the outside knob is caused to recess into the door itself. This hides the knob from the outside and makes the panel flush. Similarly, you would push on the extended knob (from the inside) if you wanted to 'unlock' the door and present visitors with a knob. As far as getting in from the outside, I'm assuming one would use the small slot pictured below the knob [or lack thereof]. I can't, however, speak for how you'd use it, or whether it is any safer than a standard lock and key system.
Security [or privacy] wise, it's not too shabby. Not only can they not get into your house, they can't even try to turn the knob. Of course, there's always the possibility of straight having your door kicked in. Regrettably, the Doorknob Condition does not protect against such threats at this time. As I said before, I don't know if it's any better or not. I do know that it has to be better than an alarm placed over the doorknob that screams a 105 decibel screech, should anyone even touch it.
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