Hinge cap
AssigneeSelect Products Limited
InventorTimothy Alan Schau
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Abstract
A product and a method employing a block having a downwardly angled front surface suitable for covering the top surface of a continuous geared door hinge after the door is installed in a frame. The block has one or more recessed counter bored holes in the front surface to accommodate security screws without compromising the angle of the front surface.
Claims13
A block adapted to overlay a continuous geared hinge having an exposed top surface when the block is attached to a frame for a door to which the hinge is attached, the block comprising
- A downwardly angled front surface,
- A bottom surface sized and shaped to cover the entire top surface of the hinge, and
- At least one counterbored hole deep enough in the front surface to accommodate a security type screw without compromising the downward angle of the front surface.
A five sided block for mounting on a frame for a door, the block having a downwardly angled front side, a back side, a bottom side and two ends, said back and bottom sides being substantially at right angles to each other, said bottom side being shaped and sized to cover an exposed top surface of a hinge installed on the door, said ends being triangular in cross section, said front surface having at least one counterbored hole having a large portion and a small portion that together extend from the front side to the back side and are adapted for mounting said block on the surface of a frame for the door using a security type screw having a head that can be recessed far enough into the large portion of the counterbored hole on the front side to avoid interfering with the downwardly angled front side.
A method of deterring a person from hanging objects or abusing him or herself on the exposed top surface of a continuous geared door hinge installed on a door, the method comprising the step of securely affixing a block that is shaped, sized and positioned on a door frame so as to overlay the top surface of the hinge when the door is closed without providing an exposed surface that has sharp edges or permits a person to hang objects from the block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.