Door Reinforcement—The Door Club
In the early 1990’s “The Club” was a popular leader in the car theft prevention market. On that acclaim, the makers of “The Club” chose to introduce an entry for the home. Their new product was “The Door Club”, which was advertised as better security than a deadbolt. The objective of “The Door Club” is to reinforce your door and to prevent brute force break ins. To achieve this goal, “The Door Club” is a set of accessories for your door, including a floor plate that is installed into your flooring. In this floor plate will go the anchor, which will provide the resistance to opening the door. There is also a kick plate to prevent marking on your door, and a storage caddy to keep the anchor while it is not in use.
Do keep in mind, that to install “The Door Club”, you will need wood and probably masonry drills to properly set the floor plate for the anchor to slide into. Not that it should stop anybody from having one installed by your local locksmith. Just be aware that it goes into your floor, and some people may not want to damage their floors.
Being able to withstand over 2 tons of force is one of the impressive selling points of this unit, as is mentioned in this early 1994 commercial.