Method and apparatus for securing a door piston to a door jamb

A method of securing a door piston to a door jamb comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing an elongated plate having a plurality of threaded holes formed therein;
• (b) positioning the plate against a door jamb with the longitudinal axis of the plate positioned generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the door jamb;
• (c) inserting wood screws through a first subset of the threaded holes;
• (d) screwing the wood screws inserted in the first subset of threaded holes into the door jamb thereby securing the plate to the door jamb;
• (e) providing a bracket including a support member affixed to a base that defines a set of holes having the same pattern as a second subset of the plurality of threaded holes, with the support member defining therein a pin receiving hole that is spaced from the plate;
• (f) positioning the base of the bracket against the plate with the set of holes of the base aligned with the second subset of threaded holes;
• (g) inserting threaded bolts through the set of holes defined in the base of the bracket;
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• (h) rotating the threaded bolts inserted through the set of holes defined in the base whereupon threads of the threaded bolts threadedly engage the threads of the second subset of the plurality of threaded holes thereby securing the base to the plate.

A door piston to door jamb interface kit comprising:

• a set of threaded bolts;
• a set of threaded screws;
• an elongated plate having a plurality of threaded holes formed therein;
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• a bracket including a base and a transverse support member affixed to the base, the base including a set of holes configured in the same pattern as a subset of the plurality of threaded holes of the plate wherein:
• when the set of holes and the subset of threaded holes are aligned, one of the threaded bolts inserted through each of the set holes can threadedly mate with one of the subset of threaded holes thereby securing the base to the plate;
• and
• when the elongated plate is positioned against a door jamb, a threaded screw inserted in non-threading relation through each of the set of holes not receiving a threaded bolt can threadedly mate with said door jamb thereby securing said plate to said door jamb.