US 5,488,804 A · Construction door saving device

Abstract

A device for protecting a hung door and the adjacent trim and wallboard from damage during construction. The device has a channel having an closed end and a open end and a plurality of upstanding sidewalls therebetween. The open end and the closed end and the upstanding sidewalls form an engagement slot that releasably grips a vertical edge of the door. Each upstanding wall is fabricated from a resilient material that contacts an exterior surface of the door without damaging the door in releasable communication. A bumper is disposed on an outer surface of the channel for resiliently contacting the adjacent wallboard and trim and rebounding away after contact. Finally, a wedge is gluably adhered to an outer surface of the closed end of the channel and urges closed communication between the door and an upstanding jamb member adjacent the door.

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Dependent claims

A device for protecting a hung door and the adjacent trim and wallboard from damage during construction comprising in combination:

a "U" shaped channel having an open end and a closed end and a plurality of upstanding sidewalls therebetween defining an engagement slot, the engagement slot for releasably gripping a vertical edge of the door, each upstanding sidewall being adapted for contacting an exterior surface of the door in releasable communication;
a bumper disposed on an outer surface of the channel and adapted for resiliently contacting the adjacent wallboard and trim and rebounding away from the adjacent wallboard and trim;
and
a wedge having a leading edge and a trailing edge and disposed on an outer surface of the closed end of the channel, the wedge being adapted for urging closed communication between the door and an upstanding jamb member adjacent the door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Construction door saving device

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Abstract

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