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US 12,173,516 B2Granted
Self-aligning jamb jack screw
OwnerCharles James Spoffordinventor
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Abstract
A self-aligning jamb jack apparatus with a cylindrical threaded adjustment component that has adjustment component threads on the exterior wall and smooth surface on the interior walls, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component extending through a cylinder with a smooth exterior to a ball, the smooth surface extending through the cylinder and the ball. The jamb jack apparatus also has a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball. The self-aligning jamb jack apparatus is installed in a door or window jamb (or any other appliance) to connect and regulate the space between the jamb and the rough framing.
Claims26
An apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded adjustment component with adjustment component threads on an exterior wall and a cylindrical surface on an interior wall, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component extending through a cylinder with an exterior to a ball, the cylindrical surface extending through the cylinder and the ball;
- a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball;
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- a door jamb, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component mechanically connected to the door jamb.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded adjustment component with adjustment component threads on an exterior wall and a cylindrical surface on an interior wall, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component extending through a cylinder with an exterior to a ball, the cylindrical surface extending through the cylinder and the ball;
- a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball;
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- a window jamb, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component mechanically connected to the window jamb.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded base component with guide threads on a guide interior wall, the guide threads aligned to accept adjustment component threads;
- an adjustment component assembly, the adjustment component assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded adjustment component with the adjustment component threads on an adjustment component exterior wall and a cylindrical surface on an adjustment component interior wall,
- a cylinder mechanically connected to the cylindrical threaded adjustment component on one end of the cylindrical threaded adjustment component, and
- a ball, mechanically connected to the cylinder, the cylindrical surface extending through the ball;
- a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball;
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- a door jamb, the cylindrical threaded base component mechanically connected to the door jamb.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded base component with guide threads on a guide interior wall, the guide threads aligned to accept adjustment component threads;
- an adjustment component assembly, the adjustment component assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded adjustment component with the adjustment component threads on an adjustment component exterior wall and a cylindrical surface on an adjustment component interior wall,
- a cylinder mechanically connected to the cylindrical threaded adjustment component on one end of the cylindrical threaded adjustment component, and
- a ball, mechanically connected to the cylinder, the cylindrical surface extending through the ball;
- a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball;
- and
- a window jamb, the cylindrical threaded base component mechanically connected to the window jamb.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded base component with guide threads on a guide interior wall, the guide threads aligned to accept adjustment component threads;
- an adjustment component assembly, the adjustment component assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded adjustment component with the adjustment component threads on an adjustment component exterior wall and a cylindrical surface on an adjustment component interior wall,
- a cylinder mechanically connected to the cylindrical threaded adjustment component on one end of the cylindrical threaded adjustment component, and
- a ball, mechanically connected to the cylinder, the cylindrical surface extending through the ball;
- a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball;
- and
- an appliance jamb, the cylindrical threaded base component mechanically connected to the appliance jamb.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical threaded adjustment component with adjustment component threads on an exterior wall and a cylindrical surface on an interior wall, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component extending through a cylinder with an exterior to a ball, the cylindrical surface extending through the cylinder and the ball;
- a platform base with a socket configured to encompass the ball such that the platform base pivots around the ball;
- and
- an appliance jamb, the cylindrical threaded adjustment component mechanically connected to the appliance jamb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.