Hinge holder for a steel door frame

A holder for securing a leaf of hinge to a steel door frame, the holder comprising:

• a first U-shaped housing part having two end walls, a bight wall connecting the two end walls, and respective mounting flanges projecting from the end walls and securable to the door frame;
• a second housing part defining a cavity with the first housing part and having a cover plate parallel to and spaced from the bight wall, a pair of end plates projecting from upper and lower ends of the bight wall toward the bight wall and having outer faces bearing on inner faces of the end walls, and a front plate extending between the end plates from a front edge of the cover plate and formed with a cutout through which a hinge leaf can engage into the cavity;
• a clamp in the cavity for securing the hinge leaf extending through the cutout into the cavity, the clamp being supported on the bight wall and the cover plate;
• and
• a snap connection between the front plate and the first housing part.