Method, system and apparatus for controlling excessive gaps of a door
AssigneeNational Guard Products, Inc.
InventorAron Fleischmann
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Abstract
A method and system configured to correct a non-compliant, excessive gap condition between a door and a frame, correct a non-compliant, excessive gap condition between a pair of doors at the meeting edge, correct a non-compliant, excessive gap condition at least using a formed metal edge and mechanical fasteners, and correct a non-compliant, excessive gap condition at least using a formed metal edge and mechanical fasteners, whereby the formed metal edge may vary in dimensions to accommodate uneven gaps.
Claims20
An assembly for controlling and managing a door perimeter clearance of a door, the assembly comprising:
- a center portion configured to secure the assembly to a horizontal edge of at least one of the door or a door frame structure adjacent the door, wherein the center portion defines a planar surface having a length equal to that of the assembly and a height in relation to the horizontal edge;
- a first side portion connected to the center portion at a first angle at a first distal end of the center portion;
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- a second side portion connected to the center portion at a second angle at a second distal end of the center portion,
- wherein the first and second angles are independently adjusted to change a width of the assembly and the height of the planar surface in relation to the horizontal edge in order to maintain the door perimeter clearance of the door in accordance with a selected distance,
- wherein a length of the assembly is equal to or less than the horizontal edge of the door or the door frame structure adjacent the door.
A method for controlling and managing a door perimeter clearance of a door, the method comprising:
- securing an assembly to a horizontal edge of at least one of the door or a door frame structure adjacent the door, wherein the assembly includes:
- a center portion defining a planar surface having a length equal to that of the assembly and a height in relation to the horizontal edge, a first side portion connected to the center portion at a first angle at a first distal end of the center portion, and a second side portion connected to the center portion at a second angle at a second distal end of the center portion;
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- independently adjusting the first and second angles to change a width of the assembly and the height of the planar surface in relation to the horizontal edge in order to maintain the door perimeter clearance of the door in accordance with a selected distance,
- wherein a length of the assembly is equal to or less than the horizontal edge of the door or the door frame structure adjacent the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.