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A wall insert is provided for placement in a wall adjacent a swinging door. The insert includes a face plate and a receptacle for receiving the doorknob when the door is fully opened. The method employed allows the door to open wider than usual, while preventing damage in the event the door is opene

A wall insert is provided for placement in a wall adjacent a swinging door. The insert includes a face plate and a receptacle for receiving the doorknob when the door is fully opened. The method employed allows the door to open wider than usual, while preventing damage in the event the door is opened rapidly and allowed to strike the wall. The insert may be molded from plastic and includes a face plate and cylindrically shaped receptacle affixed thereto.

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A wall insert in combination with a door having a protruding knob, said wall insert for allowing said door knob to enter a recessed opening in a wall, said wall insert comprising: a face plate, a receptacle, a rear receptacle wall, said rear receptacle wall attached to said receptacle, said receptac

A wall insert in combination with a door having a protruding knob, said wall insert for allowing said door knob to enter a recessed opening in a wall, said wall insert comprising: a face plate, a receptacle, a rear receptacle wall, said rear receptacle wall attached to said receptacle, said receptacle attached to said face plate, said face plate defining an opening to allow passage through said face plate into said receptacle, said opening and said receptacle sized greater in width than the width of said door knob to allow said door knob to freely pass through said receptacle without contact therewith, said face plate for mounting on the surface of said wall, said receptacle extending interiorly of said wall farther than the distance said door knob protrudes from said door, whereby said door knob will not contact said rear receptacle wall.