Strike plate for door assembly members
AssigneeEndura Products, Inc.
InventorGeorge E. Heid
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Abstract
A device and method for a strike plate for a door frame member and/or assembly is shown and described. The invention may be considered a strike plate assembly and, in other embodiments, a lock strike plate with and adjustable aperture. The strike plate may fit within a mortise pocket on a door member of a door frame. The invention may include an adjustable base plate and a top plate. In some examples, the strike plate may include a first horizontally extended linear opening. The strike plate assembly may be selectively positionable within the mortise pocket to facilitate lateral adjustability of an interior space within an interior aperture by movement of at least a portion of the strike plate laterally.
Claims20
An adjustable strike plate assembly laterally moveable within a mortise pocket of a door frame, the adjustable strike plate assembly comprising:
- a base plate having a front side and a back side, opposite the front side, the base plate defining an interior aperture, at least one position indicator, and a pair of horizontal slots, the pair of horizontal slots separated by the interior aperture, the base plate configured to move laterally within the mortise pocket;
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- a top plate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, the top plate defining a central aperture enclosed on all sides by the top plate, at least one notch that aligns with the at least one position indicator and is configured to create a view panel to view the at least one position indicator through the at least one notch, and a pair of mounting holes, the pair of mounting holes separated by the central aperture and disposed through the top plate such that each mounting hole aligns with a respective horizontal slot of the base plate, the front side of the base plate in contact with the back side of the top plate such that lateral movement of the base plate within the mortise pocket relative to the top plate selectively adjusts a lateral position of the interior aperture relative to the central aperture, the front side of the base plate and the back side of the top plate being coplanar with each other.
An adjustable strike plate assembly laterally moveable within a mortise pocket of a door frame defined by a pair of opposed pocket walls, the adjustable strike plate assembly comprising:
- a base plate defining an interior aperture enclosed on all sides by the base plate and at least one position indicator, the base plate configured to move laterally within the mortise pocket;
- a top plate defining a central aperture and at least one notch that aligns with the position indicator and is configured to create a view panel to view the at least one position indicator through the at least one notch, the top plate vertically aligned with the base plate such that movement of the base plate within the mortise pocket relative to the top plate selectively adjusts a lateral position of the interior aperture relative to the central aperture;
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- a roller rotatably coupled to the base plate within the interior aperture such that a portion of the roller projects through the central aperture of the top plate and movement of the base plate relative to the top plate adjusts a lateral placement of the roller within a width of the central aperture of the top plate.
An adjustable strike plate assembly comprising:
- a base plate having a front most surface, the base plate defining an interior aperture and at least one position indicator;
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- a top plate having a back most surface, the top plate defining a central aperture enclosed on all sides by the top plate and at least one notch that aligns with the position indicator and is configured to create a view panel to view the at least one position indicator through the at least one notch, the base plate and the top plate moveably affixed to one another with the front most surface of the base plate in contact with the back most surface of the top plate such that lateral movement of the base plate relative to the top plate selectively adjusts a lateral position of the interior aperture relative to the central aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.