Universal jamb bracket for a door closing system
OwnerBarry Libesinventor
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Abstract
A jamb bracket for a door closing system having an arm structure ending out from a basal element with two securing segments hugging an edge or corner of a doorjamb. The basal element has snap-off grooves with a decreased thickness allowing the portion of the basal element beyond the snap-off groove to be broken off if not needed. Two additional snap-off grooves separate the basal element from the securing segments so that the securing segments may be removed if necessary. The arm structure has two receiving areas for the pin of the door closing system. The jamb bracket is adaptable to become either a corner bracket for a corner/ceiling door closing system or an in-swinging bracket for an in-swinging door closing system.
Claims12
A jamb bracket for a door closing system comprising:
- at least one arm structure extending out from the middle of the jamb bracket, wherein said at least one arm structure comprises a top and a bottom portion and has an attached and an unattached end;
- a connecting segment uniting said top and said bottom portions of said at least one arm structure;
- a basal element extending perpendicularly outward above and below said attached end of said at least one arm structure, wherein said basal element comprises a top and a bottom portion, and a front and a back;
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- at least one snap-off groove extending across the width of said basal element, wherein the thickness of said basal element is decreased at said at least one snap-off groove allowing the portion of said basal element beyond said snap-off groove to be broken off;
- wherein at least one securing segment extends perpendicularly from said basal element in the opposite direction of said at least one arm structure, wherein said at least one securing segment fits around an edge or corner of a doorjamb;
- wherein at least one additional snap-off groove is located at an edge where said basal element meets said at least one securing segment, wherein the thickness of said basal element is decreased at said at least one additional snap-off groove allowing said at Least one securing segment to be broken off;
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- wherein said at least one securing segment is snapped off at said at least one additional snap-off groove and the jamb bracket is oriented horizontally at the top of a door with said connecting segment facing the ground so that it may act as an in-swinging bracket for an in-swinging door closing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.