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US 12,241,307 B2Granted
Connection system for a header and a jamb of a door assembly
AssigneeAllegion Access Technologies LLC
InventorsBenjamin Marotte, James Cavanaugh, Ronald R. Laliberte, Vinay Patel
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Abstract
One or more embodiments includes a door assembly with a door jamb and a door header. A connection system is provided that directs the weight of the door header directly into the door jamb. Load on the fasteners is reduced by the connection system along with the potential for slippage for the door header after installation.
Claims25
A door assembly, comprising:
- a door having at least one panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a frame for receiving the door, the frame comprising:
- a header extending in a first direction along a top of the door;
- a jamb extending in a vertical direction transversely to the first direction along a side of the door;
- and
- a connection system for connecting the header and the jamb, the connection system comprising a header mounting block connected to the header and a jamb mounting block connected to the jamb, wherein the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block are engaged to one another with a plurality of protrusions that are received within corresponding ones of a plurality of receptacles, wherein the protrusions and receptacles of the engaged jamb mounting block and the header mounting block align the header and the jamb with one another and support the header on the jamb;
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- wherein a first of the plurality of protrusions is received in a first of the plurality of receptacles at a first location, wherein a second of the plurality of protrusions is received in a second of the plurality of receptacles at a second location, and wherein the first location and the second location are offset from one another in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction.
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A door assembly, comprising:
- a door having at least one panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a frame for receiving the door, the frame comprising:
- a header extending in a first direction along a top of the door;
- a jamb extending in a vertical direction transversely to the first direction along a side of the door;
- and
- a connection system for connecting the header and the jamb, the connection system comprising a header mounting block connected to the header and a jamb mounting block connected to the jamb, wherein the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block are engaged to one another with a plurality of protrusions that are received within corresponding ones of a plurality of receptacles, wherein the protrusions and receptacles of the engaged jamb mounting block and the header mounting block align the header and the jamb with one another and support the header on the jamb;
- wherein the plurality of protrusions and plurality of receptacles comprise:
- a first protrusion and a first receptacle for receiving the first protrusion at a first location between the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block;
- and
- a second protrusion and a second receptacle for receiving the second protrusion at a second location between the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block;
- and
- wherein the first location and the second location are offset from one another in the vertical direction.
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A door assembly, comprising:
- a door having at least one panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a frame for receiving the door, the frame comprising:
- a header extending in a first direction along a top of the door;
- a jamb extending in a vertical direction transversely to the first direction along a side of the door;
- and
- a connection system for connecting the header and the jamb, the connection system comprising a header mounting block connected to the header and a jamb mounting block connected to the jamb, wherein the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block are engaged to one another with a plurality of protrusions that are received within corresponding ones of a plurality of receptacles, wherein the protrusions and receptacles of the engaged jamb mounting block and the header mounting block align the header and the jamb with one another and support the header on the jamb;
- wherein the plurality of protrusions and plurality of receptacles comprise:
- a first protrusion and a first receptacle for receiving the first protrusion at a first location between the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block;
- and
- a second protrusion and a second receptacle for receiving the second protrusion at a second location between the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block;
- and
- wherein the first location and the second locations are offset laterally from one another in a second direction, and the second direction is transverse to the first direction and transverse to the vertical direction.
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A door assembly, comprising:
- a door having at least one panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a frame for receiving the door, the frame comprising:
- a header extending in a first direction along a top of the door;
- a jamb extending in a vertical direction transversely to the first direction along a side of the door;
- and
- a connection system for connecting the header and the jamb, the connection system comprising a header mounting block connected to the header and a jamb mounting block connected to the jamb, wherein the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block are engaged to one another with a plurality of protrusions that are received within corresponding ones of a plurality of receptacles, wherein the protrusions and receptacles of the engaged jamb mounting block and the header mounting block align the header and the jamb with one another and support the header on the jamb;
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- wherein the jamb comprises an inner sidewall positioned adjacent the door;
- and
- wherein the plurality of protrusions extend through the inner sidewall of the jamb.
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A connection system for connecting a header and a jamb of a frame for a door, the header extending in a first direction along a top of the door, the jamb extending in a vertical direction, the connection system comprising:
- a jamb mounting block configured to be engaged to an upper end of the jamb;
- a header mounting block configured to be engaged to an end of the header;
- a plurality of protrusions that extend from at least one of the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block;
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- a plurality of receptacles that extend into at least one of the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block, wherein the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles are configured to engage one another to align the header and the jamb and support the header on the jamb;
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- wherein a first of the plurality of protrusions is received in a first of the plurality of receptacles at a first location, wherein a second of the plurality of protrusions is received in a second of the plurality of receptacles at a second location, and wherein the first location and the second location are offset from one another in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction.
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A connection system for connecting a header and a jamb of a frame for a door, the connection system comprising:
- a jamb mounting block configured to be engaged to an upper end of the jamb;
- a header mounting block configured to be engaged to an end of the header;
- a plurality of protrusions that extend from the jamb mounting block;
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- a plurality of receptacles that extend into the header mounting block, wherein the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles are configured to engage one another to align the header and the jamb and support the header on the jamb;
- wherein the plurality of protrusions extend from the jamb mounting block;
- wherein the plurality of receptacles correspond in shape and size to a corresponding one of the plurality of protrusions;
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- wherein the jamb mounting block comprises:
- a first arm that is configured to extend across the jamb, and a first one of the plurality protrusions is located on the first arm;
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- a second arm that extends from the first arm that is configured to extend along the jamb, and a second one of the plurality of protrusions is located on the second arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.