Door installation apparatus
AssigneeDoor Helper, LLC
InventorWilliam J. Holder
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Abstract
An apparatus to assist with door installation, transport, and removal comprising a telescoping frame, padded guides extending outwardly from the frame and defining a gap of the width of a door, friction-reducing members, a step plate, and brakes. In a vertical orientation, a door may be slid into the apparatus. The guides can incorporate a clamp and a strap used to secure the door to the frame and permit selective pivoting between the vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation. The horizontal orientation facilitates ergonomic sawing when hinges are being applied to a held door; afterwards, the apparatus can be moved to a door jamb and changed to vertical orientation for positioning so the unattached sides of the hinges abut the jamb. A method of using the apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims21
A door holding apparatus comprising:
- a frame having an upper end and a lower end;
- at least one pair of generally parallel guides extending outwardly from the frame and defining a gap capable of receiving only the shorter horizontal dimension of an upright door;
- one or more friction-reducing members connected to the frame;
- one or more retaining members connected to the frame or the guides and limiting movement of the door positioned between the guides;
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- a step plate at one end of, and generally orthogonal to, the frame and located such that the door positioned between the guides rests on the step plate.
A door holding apparatus comprising:
- a frame having an upper end and a lower end and parallel guides capable of receiving only the shorter horizontal dimension of an upright door;
- one or more friction-reducing members connected to the frame;
- one or more retaining members connected to the frame or the guides and limiting movement of the door positioned between the guides;
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- a step plate at one end of, and generally orthogonal to, the frame and located such that the door positioned between the guides rests on the step plate;
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- whereby the apparatus may be selectively positioned in a vertical orientation or a horizontal orientation, with at least one of the friction-reducing members being in contact with the ground in either orientation.
A method for door installation comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus to assist the installation, transport, or removal of a door comprising:
- a frame having an upper end and a lower end;
- at least one pair of parallel guides extending outwardly from the frame and defining a gap capable of receiving only the shorter horizontal dimension of an upright door;
- one or more friction-reducing members connected to the frame;
- a step plate at one end of, and generally orthogonal to, the frame and located such that the door positioned between the guides rests on the step place;
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- one or more retaining members connected to the frame or the guides and limiting movement of the door positioned between the guides,
- whereby the apparatus may then be selectively positioned in a vertical orientation or a horizontal orientation, with door transport possible in either orientation;
- setting the apparatus in its vertical orientation;
- positioning a door on the apparatus between the guides;
- locking the door in place with the retaining members and securing a releasable elastic strap around the door and to the frame;
- lowering the apparatus to its horizontal orientation or tilting the apparatus such that it is capable of rolling without scraping the surface over which is it moving;
- moving the apparatus proximate to a door jamb where installation is desired;
- setting the apparatus in its vertical orientation;
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- releasing the door from the retaining members and the strap whereby a user may move and place the door in position for attachment to the jamb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.