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US 5,392,565 AGranted
Door frame and gusset system
AssigneeDunbarton Corporation
InventorWilliam J. Rentschler
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Abstract
A door frame and gusset system for attaching a hinge for supporting a door. The door frame includes an emboss indentation having a universal set of openings which can match a plurality of different screw hole patterns for hinges.
Claims4
A door frame and gusset system for attaching a hinge for supporting a door, the system comprising:
- a. a metal door frame;
- b. an emboss indentation in the door frame, the emboss indentation for receiving a frame leaf of the door hinge, the frame leaf including a plurality of screw holes of one of a plurality of set patterns for screw holes, the indentation comprising a universal pattern of openings, each of the openings in the emboss indentation being oblong in configuration and extending in a transverse direction on the emboss indentation such that the universal pattern of openings on the emboss indentation may match with any one of the plurality of sets of patterns for the holes for the door hinges;
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- c. a gusset for being received within the metal frame behind the emboss indentation, the gusset having a plurality of threaded holes which match the screw holes in the frame leaf of the hinge.
1 more element
The door frame and gusset system of claim wherein the openings are ovate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.