Close the lock and youre good to go depending on the chain length and the place where the lock is the door should only open a few inches befroe the chain pulls and the door is stopped.
How to temporarily lock a door.
It keeps the door fully closed.
The door swings inward and is made of wood.
They install and remove in seconds and can easily be taken from place to place.
Put your lock in one chain link on one side of the chain then through another on the other side.
You should see a small cylindrical button protruding from the center of the knob.
Find the push lock or twist lock button on the inner doorknob.
Temporary door locks usually work by jamming the door shut from the inside often by blocking the latch and sometimes by locking the hinge.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
Is there a way to lock a door temporarily without making modifications to the door or its frame.
While a door barricade might allow someone to open the door slightly the door bull is more of a lock.
This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.
You don t need a key to lock most doors from the inside.
Tie a rope or cord around the doorknob you want to keep shut.
The handle turns the spindle which then retracts the latch to open the door.
If your knob has a push lock.
Lock the door from the inside.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
If the spindle and the outer door handle and door knob are removed your door will effectively be locked.
Most door handlesets and door knobs make use of spindles to connect both halves of the door set.