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A portable door propping apparatus includes a first arm, a second arm, and a coupling member. The first arm is pivotally coupled with the second arm. The portable door propping apparatus can be hung on a door hinge, to facilitate propping of the door in an opened position. Methods are also provided.

A portable door propping apparatus includes a first arm, a second arm, and a coupling member. The first arm is pivotally coupled with the second arm. The portable door propping apparatus can be hung on a door hinge, to facilitate propping of the door in an opened position. Methods are also provided.

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1. A portable door propping apparatus, comprising: a first arm comprising a first wing and a first hub, the first wing comprising a first planar face, and the first hub defining a first bore;a second arm comprising a second wing and a second hub, the second wing comprising a second planar face, and

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A portable door propping apparatus, comprising: a first arm comprising a first wing and a first hub, the first wing comprising a first planar face, and the first hub defining a first bore;a second arm comprising a second wing and a second hub, the second wing comprising a second planar face, and the second hub defining a second bore; anda coupling member comprising a hinge pin and a hook, the hinge pin defining a hinge axis and extending into each of the first bore and the second bore; whereinthe first arm is pivotable relative to the second arm about the hinge axis, between an opened position and a closed position;when the first arm is in the opened position, the hook is configured to hang on a door hinge with the first planar face of the first wing and the second planar face of the second wing abutting one another and with the first wing and the second wing cooperating to form a rigid blocking member for propping open a door; andwhen the first arm is in the closed position, the first wing and the second wing confront one another and together sandwich at least a portion of the hook. 2. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hinge pin and the hook are formed as a unitary structure. 3. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 2, wherein the coupling member comprises an elongated metal rod having a circular cross-section and defining a generally U-shape, the elongated metal rod defining each of the hinge pin and the hook. 4. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the hook comprises a first arcuate portion, a first longitudinally extending portion, a second arcuate portion, and a second longitudinally extending portion;the first arcuate portion connects the hinge pin and the first longitudinally extending portion; andthe second arcuate portion connects the first longitudinally extending portion and the second longitudinally extending portion. 5. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a stop pin, wherein: the hinge pin extends along the hinge axis between a first location and a second location;the coupling member defines a stop pin aperture adjacent to the first location and extending transverse to the hinge axis; andthe coupling member further comprises a boss disposed adjacent to the second location;a first portion of the stop pin is received within the stop pin aperture in an interference fit; andthe boss and the stop pin cooperate to longitudinally restrain the coupling member relative to the first arm and the second arm. 6. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 5, wherein a second portion of the stop pin extends outwardly from the stop pin aperture and is configured to selectively contact at least one of the first arm and the second arm, to facilitate centering of the hook relative to the first arm and the second arm, when the first arm is in the opened position relative to the second arm. 7. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the first bore is coaxially aligned with the second bore;the first hub comprises a plurality of first barrel members spaced from one another longitudinally along the hinge axis and each defining a respective portion of the first bore; andthe second hub comprises a plurality of second barrel members spaced from one another longitudinally along the hinge axis, interdigitated relative to respective ones of said first barrel members, and each defining a respective portion of the second bore. 8. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the first arm comprises plastic;the second arm comprises plastic; andthe coupling member comprises metal. 9. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a magnet attached to the first wing. 10. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the first wing defines a first notch;the second wing defines a second notch; andwhen the first arm is in the closed position relative to the second arm, the first notch and the second notch are aligned with and adjacent to one another, and are configured to facilitate grasping of the portable door propping apparatus by receiving a portion of a finger of an operator's hand;when the first arm is in the opened position relative to the second arm, the first notch and the second notch are configured to facilitate grasping of the portable door propping apparatus by each receiving a portion of different fingers of an operator's hand. 11. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 10, wherein: the first arm extends vertically from a first top edge to a first bottom edge and horizontally from a first side edge to a second side edge, each of the first top edge and the first bottom edge extends to each of the first side edge and the second side edge, the first hub defines at least a portion of the first side edge, and the first notch defines at least a portion of the second side edge; andthe second arm extends vertically from a second top edge to a second bottom edge and horizontally from a third side edge to a fourth side edge, each of the second top edge and the second bottom edge extends to each of the third side edge and the fourth side edge, the second hub defines at least a portion of the third side edge, and the second notch defines at least a portion of the fourth side edge. 12. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the first arm comprises plastic;the second arm comprises plastic; andthe coupling member comprises metal. 13. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 12, wherein: the first arm comprises fiberglass-reinforced plastic;the second arm comprises fiberglass-reinforced plastic; andthe coupling member comprises hardened steel. 14. The portable door propping apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the first arm is in the closed position relative to the second arm, the first arm cooperates with the second arm to define a wedge-shape. 15. A method of propping a door in an opened position relative to a door frame, the door being pivotally coupled to the door frame by at least one door hinge, the method comprising: pivoting a first arm of a portable door propping apparatus, from a closed position to an opened position, relative to a second arm of the portable door propping apparatus, about a hinge axis, wherein the first arm comprises a first wing and a first hub, the first wing comprises a first planar face, the first hub defines a first bore, the second arm comprises a second wing and a second hub, the second wing comprises a second planar face, the second hub defines a second bore, the hinge axis is defined by a hinge pin of a coupling member of the portable door propping apparatus and extends into each of the first bore and the second bore, and the coupling member further comprises a hook extending into a space defined between the first arm and the second arm when the first arm is in the closed position; andwhen the first arm is in the opened position, hanging the hook on the door hinge such that the first arm abuts the door and the second arm abuts the door frame, with the first planar face of the first wing and the second planar face of the second wing abutting one another and with the first wing and the second wing cooperating to form a rigid blocking member which props open the door. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising grasping the first arm and the second arm, said grasping comprising placing a portion of a finger of an operator's hand into respective notches defined by the first arm and the second arm. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising retaining the portable door propping apparatus against a metal object through use of a magnet attached to the first arm. 18. The method of claim 15, further comprising removing the hook from the door hinge, pivoting the first arm from the opened position to the closed position relative to the second arm, and wedging the portable door propping apparatus beneath the door such that the first arm abuts the door and the second arm abuts a ground surface.