Door and frame adjustment tool
OwnerMichael Robbinsinventor
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Abstract
A tool includes a hammered shaping device having a first working surface and a thickness measured in a direction perpendicular to said first working surface. The first working surface has a length and a width. The length is about equal to a length of a hinge leaf. The width is about equal to a width of the hinge leaf. The thickness is at least two times a thickness of the hinge leaf. The hammered shaping device is fabricated of a material that can be hammered without substantial permanent deformation. The hammered shaping device can have a gauge. The hammered shaping device can have countersunk holes to facilitate connection to a door or door frame hinge reinforcement plate.
Claims22
A tool, comprising hammered shaping device having a first working surface and a thickness measured in a direction perpendicular to said first working surface, wherein said first working surface has a length and a width, said length about equal to a length of a hinge leaf, said width about equal to a width of the hinge leaf, said thickness at least two times a thickness of the hinge leaf, wherein said hammered shaping device is fabricated of a material that can be hammered without substantial permanent deformation.
A tool, comprising a hammered shaping device having a gauge.
A tool, comprising a hammered shaping device having a plurality of countersunk holes for attaching said hammered shaping device to a workpiece.
A method of using a tool to align a hinge reinforcement, comprising:
- a. providing a hammer and a hammered shaping device, wherein said hammered shaping device includes a gauge;
- b. inserting said hammered shaping device into a hinge recess, wherein said hinge recess includes the hinge reinforcement and a hinge periphery;
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- c. observing a location where the hinge reinforcement extends out of alignment as indicated by location of said gauge with respect to the hinge periphery;
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- d. hammering said hammered shaping device in locations indicated by said location to align said hinge reinforcement.
A method as recited in claim 19, further comprising a first working surface, a second working surface, and a surface intersecting said first working surface, wherein said hammering is accomplished by striking said second working surface, wherein said gauge is on said surface intersecting said first working surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.