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US 11,629,537 B2Granted
Hinge locking device
AssigneeOsceola Cuts, LLC
InventorWilliam Bruce Daniels
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Abstract
A hinge locking device for a door includes a mounting plate defining an upper plate end and a lower plate end, a plate slot extending into the mounting plate at the lower plate end, the plate slot configured to receive a hinge plate of a door hinge assembly therethrough; a reinforcement gusset affixed to the mounting plate and defining a gusset recess aligned with the plate slot; and a barrel channel defined between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, the plate slot allowing lateral access to the barrel channel, the barrel channel configured to receive a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly.
Claims25
A hinge locking device for a door, the hinge locking device comprising:
- a mounting plate defining an upper plate end and a lower plate end, a plate slot extending into the mounting plate at the lower plate end, the plate slot configured to receive a hinge plate of a door hinge assembly therethrough;
- a reinforcement gusset affixed to the mounting plate and defining a gusset recess aligned with the plate slot;
- a barrel channel defined between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, the plate slot allowing lateral access to the barrel channel, the barrel channel configured to receive a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly;
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- a wall engagement member, the wall engagement member defining a wall engagement face, the wall engagement face oriented substantially parallel with the mounting plate.
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A hinge locking assembly comprising:
- a hinge locking device comprising a mounting plate and a plate slot, the mounting plate extending into the mounting plate at a lower plate end of the mounting plate;
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- a wall mount comprising a first mounting arm, a second mounting arm, and a mounting cross-member extending between the first and second mounting arms, wherein the first mounting arm defines a first mounting slot engaging the lower plate end of the mounting plate, and the second mounting arm defines a second mounting slot engaging the plate slot of the mounting plate.
A method of locking a door comprising:
- providing a hinge locking device comprising a mounting plate and defining a hinge slot and a barrel channel;
- sliding the hinge locking device onto a door hinge assembly of a door, wherein sliding the hinge locking device onto the door hinge assembly comprises engaging a hinge plate of the door hinge assembly with the hinge slot and engaging a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly with the barrel channel;
- confronting a door panel of the door with a first plate section of the mounting plate;
- confronting a door frame surrounding the door with a second plate section of the mounting plate;
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- confronting a wall surrounding the door frame with a wall engagement member of the hinge locking device, the wall engagement member oriented substantially parallel to and laterally spaced from the mounting plate.
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A hinge locking device for a door, the hinge locking device comprising:
- a mounting plate defining an upper plate end and a lower plate end, a plate slot extending into the mounting plate at the lower plate end, the plate slot configured to receive a hinge plate of a door hinge assembly therethrough;
- a reinforcement gusset affixed to the mounting plate and defining a gusset recess aligned with the plate slot;
- a barrel channel defined between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, the plate slot allowing lateral access to the barrel channel, the barrel channel configured to receive a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly;
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- a slotted member positioned between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, a slotted member slot extending into the slotted member at a lower end thereof, the slotted member slot aligned with the plate slot, wherein the slotted member slot and the plate slot together define a hinge slot, and the hinge slot is configured to receive the hinge plate of the door hinge assembly therethrough.
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A hinge locking device for a door, the hinge locking device comprising:
- a mounting plate defining an upper plate end and a lower plate end, a plate slot extending into the mounting plate at the lower plate end, the plate slot configured to receive a hinge plate of a door hinge assembly therethrough;
- a reinforcement gusset affixed to the mounting plate and defining a gusset recess aligned with the plate slot;
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- a barrel channel defined between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, the plate slot allowing lateral access to the barrel channel, the barrel channel configured to receive a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly;
- wherein the reinforcement gusset defines a gripping recess, and wherein a handle opening is defined between the gripping recess and the mounting plate.
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A hinge locking device for a door, the hinge locking device comprising:
- a mounting plate defining an upper plate end and a lower plate end, a plate slot extending into the mounting plate at the lower plate end, the plate slot configured to receive a hinge plate of a door hinge assembly therethrough;
- a reinforcement gusset affixed to the mounting plate and defining a gusset recess aligned with the plate slot;
- a barrel channel defined between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, the plate slot allowing lateral access to the barrel channel, the barrel channel configured to receive a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly;
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- a handle rod, the handle rod coupled to the reinforcement gusset distal to the mounting plate and oriented substantially parallel to the mounting plate.
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A method of locking a door comprising:
- providing a hinge locking device comprising a mounting plate and defining a hinge slot and a barrel channel;
- sliding the hinge locking device onto a door hinge assembly of a door, wherein sliding the hinge locking device onto the door hinge assembly comprises engaging a hinge plate of the door hinge assembly with the hinge slot and engaging a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly with the barrel channel;
- confronting a door panel of the door with a first plate section of the mounting plate;
- confronting a door frame surrounding the door with a second plate section of the mounting plate;
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- dismounting the hinge locking device from a wall mount, the wall mount mounted to a wall, the wall mount defining a first mounting slot engaging the mounting plate and a second mounting slot engaging the hinge slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.