Metal door insert
OwnerTerry Ayres, Troy D. Ayresinventors
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Abstract
The door insert has a vertical rib that contacts an inside surface of a door edge. A continuous wall forming a latch control chamber is connected to the vertical rib by a bridge. A latch passage passes through the vertical rib, the bridge, the continuous wall and opens into the latch control chamber. Ribs on the outside surface of the continuous wall anchor the insert inside a steel door when the door is filled with foam. A deadbolt control chamber can be added if desired.
Claims23
A hollow door insert for holding door latches comprising:
- a vertical rib with a front side having inside door contact surfaces and at least one face plate seating surface, and a back side;
- a bridge integral with the backside of said vertical rib;
- a continuous wall forming a latch control chamber that is integral with the bridge;
- a latch passage through said vertical rib, the bridge, and the wall forming the latch control chamber;
- and at least one rib integral with the continuous wall that extends outward from the latch control chamber and is spaced from said vertical rib.
A hollow door insert for holding door latches comprising:
- a door latch control chamber wall;
- a face plate support rib;
- a plurality of ribs integral with the door latch control chamber wall;
- a door latch bridge extending from the face plate support rib to the door latch control chamber wall;
- and a door latch bore passing through the face plate support rib, the door latch bridge and the door latch control chamber wall.
A hollow door insert for holding door latches comprising:
- a door latch control chamber wall;
- a face plate support rib;
- a door latch bridge extending from the face plate support rib to the door latch control chamber wall;
- a door latch bore passing through the face plate support rib, the door latch bridge and the door latch control chamber wall;
- and wherein the door latch control chamber wall, the face plate support rib and the door latch bridge are a one piece plastic material.
A hollow door insert for holding door latches comprising:
- a door latch control chamber wall;
- a face plate support rib;
- a continuous rib encircling the door latch control chamber wall and forming at least one chamber between the continuous rib and the door latch control chamber wall;
- a door latch bridge extending from the face plate support rib, through the continuous rib and to the door latch control chamber wall;
- and a door latch bore passing through the face plate support rib, through the continuous rib and the door latch control chamber wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.