Adjustable door strike plate and assembly
AssigneeT.K.M.Unlimited, Inc..
InventorThomas Milo
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Abstract
An adjustable strike plate assembly includes a door strike housing and an insert plate. The door strike housing includes a strike plate having an opening and walls depending from the strike plate to define a cavity. The insert plate is adapted to mount to at least one of the walls and be received in the cavity to change the effective dimensions of the cavity.
Claims24
A strike plate housing adapted to be received in a door jamb, said strike plate housing comprising a strike plate and walls depending from the strike plate defining a housing cavity, wherein said strike plate housing is adapted to selectively receive at least one associated insert plate in the housing cavity such that the at least one insert plate is at least substantially fixed in said housing.
An adjustable strike plate assembly comprising:
- a strike plate having an opening;
- walls depending from said strike plate along a periphery of the opening defining a housing cavity;
- means for selectively adjusting a first dimension of the housing cavity;
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- means for selectively adjusting a second dimension of the housing cavity.
An adjustable door strike assembly comprising:
- a door strike housing including a strike plate having an opening and at least two walls depending from the strike plate along the periphery of the opening;
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- a first insert plate adapted to mount to one of the at least two walls;
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- a second insert plate adapted attach to said first insert plate, wherein each of said walls is adapted to allow said first insert plate to mount to said wall at at least two predetermined locations along each of said walls.
An adjustable strike plate assembly comprising a housing defining a cavity, said housing adapted to receive a first plurality of insert plates in the cavity in a first direction and a second plurality of insert plates in the cavity in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
An adjustable strike plate assembly comprising:
- a strike plate defining a latch opening;
- at least one wall depending from said strike plate;
- a panel selectively attached to said at least one wall spaced from the opening;
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- an insert plate sandwiched between said strike plate and said panel, whereby said insert plate is fixed between said panel and said strike plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.