The Lockbox Door Protector

History Of The Lockbox Door Protector : U.S. Patent No. 4,897,945

The Lockbox Door Protector was conceived May 28,1987 when I met the buyers of a spec house I built for their final walk through before closing. That morning the real estate agent removed her company's lockbox. When I pulled in the driveway I saw Mrs. Lincoln (the buyers wife) pointing at the front door and shaking her head, not a sight I wanted to see. Well, it turned out the only complaint the new buyers had, was the scratch Mrs. Lincoln found on the front door. The constant movement of the lockbox had ruined the door's finish and it had to be repainted before they moved in.

Within six months I built a prototype, found a manufacturer and began selling the Lockbox Door Protector at real estate trade shows. The Protector is now sold in real estate supply catalogs, board stores and is being successfully used by Title, Mortgage, Home Inspection and Warranty Companies to market their services.

Larry R. Webb