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US 2024/0133230 A1Published application
Connection system for a header and a jamb of a door assembly
AssigneeAllegion Access Technologies LLC
InventorsBenjamin Marotte, James Cavanaugh, Ronald R. Laliberte, Vinay Patel
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Abstract
One or more embodiments includes a door assembly with a door jamb and a door header. A connection system is provided that directs the weight of the door header directly into the door jamb. Load on the fasteners is reduced by the connection system along with the potential for slippage for the door header after installation.
Claims20
A door assembly, comprising:
- a door having at least one panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
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- a frame for receiving the door, the frame including:
- header extending in a first direction along a top of the door;
- a jamb extending in a vertical direction transversely to the first direction along a side of the door;
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- a connection system for connecting the header and the jamb, the connection system including a header mounting block connected to the header and a jamb mounting block connected to the jamb, wherein the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block are engaged to one another with a plurality of protrusions that are received within corresponding ones of a plurality of receptacles, wherein the protrusions and receptacles of the engaged jamb mounting block and the header mounting block align the header and the jamb with one another and support the header on the jamb.
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A connection system for connecting a header and a jamb of a frame for a door, the connection system comprising:
- a jamb mounting block configured to be engaged to an upper end of the jamb;
- a header mounting block configured to be engaged to an end of the header;
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- a plurality of protrusions that extend from at least one of the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block;
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- a plurality of receptacles that extend into at least one of the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block, wherein the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles are configured to engage one another to align the header and the jamb and support the header on the jamb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.