# US 5,595,426 A · Locker door retrofit assembly

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- Number: US 5,595,426 A
- Document ID: US5595426A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/356,490
- Filed: 1994-12-15
- Granted: 1997-01-21
- Earliest claimed: 1994-02-10
- Assignees: Compression Polymers Group
- Inventors: John C. Wolff; Scott R. Gardner; Delbert P. Keisling, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5595426A

## CPC

- A47B 47/0033: {Corners}
- A47B 61/00: Wardrobes
- A47B 96/00: Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture (doors E06B)
- E05C 3/048: {parallel to the wing edge}
- E05D 5/065: {specially adapted for cabinets or furniture}
- F16B 12/26: using snap-action elements
- E05D 5/0238: {with parts engaging profile grooves}
- E05Y 2900/20: for furniture, e.g. cabinets
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F)
- E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## Abstract

A locker door retrofit assembly is disclosed which is adapted for replacing door assemblies on metallic or other lockers with a plastic door assembly. The locker door retrofit assembly may include a plastic jamb hinge that covers the existing hinge and a plastic jamb lock that receives a plastic door assembly when in a closed orientation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A locker door retrofit assembly for an existing locker which has a first side wall with an existing hinge attached thereto, and a second side wall, the locker door retrofit assembly comprising:
a non-metallic jamb hinge adapted to be attached to the first side wall, wherein the jamb hinge is adapted to enclose the existing hinge;
a non-metallic jamb lock adapted to be attached to the second side wall, wherein said jamb lock is adapted to be slidably adjustable in relation to said jamb hinge, prior to securing said jamb lock to said side wall, thereby allowing said jamb lock and said jamb hinge to fit on adjacent lockers of variable dimensions; and
a non-metallic replacement door having a non-metallic door hinge and a latch, wherein the door hinge is hingedly attached to the jamb hinge and the latch engages the jamb lock when the door is closed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second non-metallic jamb lock adapted to be attached to the first side wall wherein the second jamb lock partially covers the jamb hinge.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 2 wherein the second jamb lock is adapted to be slidably adjustable in relation to the jamb hinge prior to attachment of the second jamb lock to the first side wall, allowing the second jamb lock and the jamb hinge to fit on adjacent lockers of variable dimensions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 wherein the jamb hinge is made of plastic.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 wherein the jamb lock is made of plastic.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 wherein the door is made of plastic.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 wherein the door hinge is made of plastic.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 wherein the door lock is made of plastic.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The locker door retrofit assembly of claim 1 further comprising a door latch in a sliding relationship with the door lock for engaging the jamb lock when the door is closed.