Door lock set installation jig
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorRickey J Thomas
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Abstract
An installation jig has a body member and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism along with the body are clamped onto a door. The body includes a plurality of walls with one wall having an aperture enabling passage of a tool which may drill a hole into a door at a desired standard lock set size. Also, the body includes an aperture to enable a lock bolt hole to be drilled into the door at a plurality of standard door thickness.
Claims20
A door lock set installation jig comprising:
- a U-shaped body member;
- an aperture in one leg of said U-shaped body member;
- an aperture in a web of said U-shaped body member;
- a clamping mechanism on one leg of said U-shaped member for securing said U-shaped member on a door;
- a mechanism in said web aperture for centering a bore in said mechanism on a plurality of different thickness doors.
A method of drilling holes in a door for securing a lock set to the door comprising:
- providing an installation jig;
- mounting the installation jig on the door;
- drilling a hole in the door for mounting a lock set;
- selecting a desired setting of a bolt hole device by rotatig a sleeve to a desired position;
- automatically centering the bolt hole device on the door based on the desired setting;
- drilling a bolt hole in the door for mounting the bolt mechanism.
A method of drilling holes in a door for securing a lock set to the door comprising:
- providing an installation jig;
- mounting the installation jig on the door by adjusting a clamping mechanism to mount said jig on the door;
- drilling a hole in the door for mounting a lock set;
- selecting a desired setting of a bolt hole device;
- automatically centering the bolt hole device on the door based on the desired setting;
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- drilling a bolt hole in the door for mounting the bolt mechanism.
A door lock set installation jig comprising:
- a body member having a first wall with a first bore and a second wall with a second bore, said second wall being substantially perpendicular to said first wall;
- a sleeve positionable in said first or second bore, said sleeve having a mechanism for retaining said sleeve in said first or second bore, and said sleeve including an offset bore, said sleeving being multi-positionable in said first or second bore for enabling holes to be drilled in doors which correspond to various lock set sizes;
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- a mechanism for securing said body member to a door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.