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July 27, 2007
If The Doorknob's A-missin', Don't Come A-knockin'
Who needs ties, notes, turned over potted plants, and other signals of privacy? Why not get a doorknob that recesses flush to the door? The Doorknob Condition designed by Arnaud Lapierre allows the person inside to retract the knob on the outside simple by pulling it in. So if the doorknob's a-missin', don't come a-knockin'.
More pictures after the jump.
via Yanko Design
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Comments
That. Is awesome!
Posted by: John Arnor G. Lom at July 27, 2007 12:36 PM
So what happens when the person on the outside accidently pushes it in?? Kinda screwed then...
Posted by: anomymoud at July 28, 2007 10:10 PM
That is brilliant. I wonder if it could also be used for home security in some way.
Posted by: DanB at July 30, 2007 12:59 AM
what if the person outside is the person who lives there and pushes it in, you would then need an external release which would mean anyone could get in what a complete waste of time and energy that is
Posted by: mark at July 30, 2007 1:16 AM
Surely you could just get a massive magnet and pull the knob back from the outside.. or is there some nifty locking mechanism there too? I like the idea... but it is asking for lots of pranks... imagine every household in the country had this.. how many kids would get a kick out of pushing them all in during working hours... (I know I would! ha..)
Posted by: toby at July 30, 2007 1:40 AM
One more expensive thing to get broken at my house =) It is an awesome idea though, I hope it's pretty heavy-duty when it gets made.
Posted by: Chris Coyier at July 30, 2007 7:52 AM
You could just add a trigger release type mechanism to the inside so that the exterior handle can only be retracted when the trigger is pulled in ie. when retracted from the inside. Rather cool.
Posted by: TYP at July 30, 2007 9:59 AM
Worries unfounded: who said it was possible to push the knob in from the outside simply because it can be pulled in from the inside?
Posted by: Daniel at July 30, 2007 10:58 AM
Surely it would require somebody to turn the knob to pull the knob in.
Posted by: Zoingy at July 30, 2007 12:33 PM
Deadbolt anyone?
Posted by: Jeremy at July 30, 2007 3:04 PM
couldnt some one take a magnet and pull out the door knob and then come in?
Posted by: someone at July 30, 2007 3:12 PM
Notice the slot beneath the doornob, it bust be there for unlocking purposes
Posted by: Blank... at July 30, 2007 3:52 PM
a big magnet?! that's so retarded. i feel like no one is thinking this through very thoroughly. just because they didn't give a big description, doesn't mean that it won't have safety features and locks.
Posted by: magnet hater at July 30, 2007 4:20 PM
Have you watched action movies where they shoot at the door knobs and the door suddenly opens?? lol..
Posted by: it2051229 at July 30, 2007 8:06 PM
omfg, what a collection of retards posting stupid comments here. Seriously: cool idea, love it.
Posted by: Mikael at July 31, 2007 4:25 AM
Why do I have a feeling that some of these comment posters have barely mastered the use of a conventional door knob?
Posted by: Deeb da at July 31, 2007 2:09 PM
actually i think they are for use in hotels, so as to avoid hanging the DO NOT DISTURB sign
housekeeping sees a knob they enter, if not they ignore that room
the keycard(slot blow the knob) would likely release the knob in the event of an accidental deknobbing
Posted by: strkrvngmd at August 1, 2007 1:53 PM
thers probably a button on the inside that releases a catch to let someone pull it in from the inside, and it cant be moved unless the catch is pushed, therefore removing the possibility of it being pushed in from the outside....
idiots. think outside the box.
the designer was clever enough to think up that design; do you think he'd be too stupid to eliminate flaws in the second and third draft before actually getting it made???
Posted by: Olli at August 1, 2007 3:30 PM
come on guys... it even says in the design specification!!
"allows the person inside to retract the knob"
Posted by: Olli at August 1, 2007 3:31 PM
It would seem more plausible that the knob could be pushed in from the outside for locking purposes.
The door could then be unlocked using a key (most likely a key card as was pointed out by Deeb da).
This would reduce the number of moving parts and does not require one to create extravagant mechanisms so that the door knob can only be retracted from the inside
Posted by: Jay at August 1, 2007 7:05 PM
EDIT: Sorry the key card was expressively introduced by strkrvngmd not Deeb da, my mistake.
Posted by: Jay at August 1, 2007 7:08 PM
I think the slot is simply used to unlock the door when the knob is out.
Think about it, it`s for hotel use, so even if the knob is out, the dor is still locked!
The maid will still need to unlock the door with a card, otherwise any guest could simply get it.
This gadget is pretty cool, but it is only a novelty: it does not improve anything, but I see a good marketing opportunity for hotels who wish to be at the top of technology.
Posted by: Nathan at August 2, 2007 5:14 AM
Does that mean that when you go out you have to carry the knob in your pants ?
Posted by: buzz at August 2, 2007 8:04 AM
@buzz: I'm not quite sure how to respond to that... :P DO remember to not take your knob out in public, though...
Posted by: John Arnor G. Lom at August 2, 2007 12:01 PM
wow, so many dumb people here.
There would HAVE to be a mechanism to STOP from pushing it in from the outside, perhaps a switch on the inside to allow you to move the knob in or out. This would be inaccessible from the outside, and thus just as secure as before. I'm not sure that the application however is Security, more of an interesting visual note akin to the "sock on the door handle"
Posted by: ejes at August 3, 2007 6:20 PM
Thank you, Deeb da. You had my thinking exactly.
Posted by: mcgrimus at August 7, 2007 7:46 AM