Accessory for preventing a pre-hung door from sagging in a door frame
OwnerIsaac Ben Ezrainventor
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Abstract
An accessory for preventing a pre-hung door from sagging in a door frame comprised of a retainer for supporting one side of the door on a lock jamb of the frame and a bolt which is slideable in the frame for preventing the door from rotating in the frame. The retainer has a “U” shaped portion which receives a lock jamb and an adjoining cylindrical portion which engages a bore in a door. The bolt is an elongated slender member having an enlarged end portion which engages a pocket in the lock jamb and a spur which resists a withdrawal of the bolt from the lock jamb.
Claims20
An accessory for preventing a pre-hung door from sagging in a door frame, the door frame having a lock jamb that includes a pocket, the pre-bung door having an aperture, the accessory comprising:
- a bolt having an elongated body portion, and having an enlarged end portion for engaging the pocket in the lock jamb of the door frame;
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- a retainer having a U-shaped portion comprising two opposing legs configured to sandwich the lock jamb therebetween, the retainer having an adjoining cylindrical portion configured to engage the aperture defined in the pre-hung door,
- wherein one or both of the opposing legs comprise an opening through which the elongated body portion is configured to be received.
The accessory recited in claim wherein the cylindrical portion comprises an aperture configured to receive the elongated body portion of the bolt.
An accessory for securing a pre-hung door in a door frame, the door frame having a lock jamb, the accessory comprising:
- a bolt having an elongated body portion, and having an enlarged end portion configured to engage the lock jamb of the door frame;
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- a U-shaped retainer comprising tow opposing legs that are configured to sandwich the lock jamb therebetween, the retainer also having a cylindrical portion having an aperture configured to received the elongated body portion of the bolt,
- wherein one or both of the two opposing legs comprise an opening through which the elongated body portion of the bolt is received.
An accessory for preventing a pre-hung door from sagging in a door frame, the door frame having a lock jamb, the accessory comprising:
- a bolt having an elongated body portion;
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- a retainer having two opposing legs, the lock jamb is configured to be received between the two opposing legs, the retainer having an adjoining portion that includes an aperture configured to receive the elongated body portion of the bolt,
- wherein one or both of the opposing legs comprise an opening through which the elongated body portion of the bolt is configured to be received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.