Door Handle Alarm, Model DA482

Our new Door Handle Alarm is designed to deliver maximum protection at a fraction of the cost.

Have you ever been in a hotel room and thought someone was trying the door knob?

This next generation portable door alarm changes any ordinary door knob into a sensitive security alarm. When hung on the inside door knob, the unit will detect an attempted entry and alert you with a 90 dB alarm or a flashing light for those hard of hearing.

Hang this 90 decibel alarm on a door knob and it will sound instantly when an intruder touches the door knob. It will work on all non-metallic doors with a metal door knob. Also Great for travelers.

In order to gain easy access to your home burglars will first try your doors to see if they are unlocked. If a burglar touches your outside doorknob this device will instantly emit a 90 dB alarm to scare him away and alert you to the attempted entry. Hanging Door Alarm.

This lightweight and easy-to-use security device transforms an ordinary doorknob into a highly sensitive burglar alarm. In order to gain easy access to you home burglars will first try your doors to see if they are unlocked. Simply hang the alarm on the inside door knob, turn it on, wait 10 seconds and the unit is set. If someone touches your doorknob (from the outside) this device will instantly emit an 85-90 dB alarm (on the inside) to scare them away and alert you to the attempted entry. Even if the would-be intruder is wearing gloves the alarm will sound as soon as the outside knob is touched. The Hanging Door Alarm has a sound/light selector switch which allows you to either hear an alarm or see a flashing light when the door knob is touched. The flashing light option is perfect for people who are hard of hearing. For them it can serve as both an alarm and as a silent doorbell letting them know when someone is at the door. The alarm requires one 9 volt battery (not included).

The Door Handle Alarm has a low battery indicator to let you know when the battery is weak. It measures 5 and one-half inches x 1 and seven-eight inches (at the widest point) x 1 and a quarter inches (at the tallest point). The strap used to hang the alarm on the door knob measures 4 inches long.

(Please note that this item will not work with plastic door knobs or on a metal door).

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, there were over 24 million crimes reported in the U.S. during 2003. Of those, almost 5.6 million were personal crimes, while 18.6 million were property crimes. Twenty-two out of every 1,000 American households were affected by crimes of violence and 163 out of every 1,000 households were affected by property crimes. With these kinds of statistics, it's understandable that Americans are concerned with personal safety and the safety of their homes and businesses.