Repair and reinforcement device for wooden door jambs
OwnerGlenn I. Younginventor
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Abstract
A door security system serves to substantially improve the reliability of the entire door assembly. The system may consist of up to four or five components. A door jamb shield may be mounted around a door jamb on the side of the door jamb corresponding to the door slab free swinging edge. A door jamb shield may also be mounted on a door jamb on the hinge side of the door jamb. The shield includes a sleeve that wraps on three sides around the door jamb to reinforce and stabilize the door system.
Claims12
A door jamb shield mounted around a wooden door jamb, the shield comprising:
- at least two elongated, single piece, metal sleeves having a J-shaped cross section;
- each sleeve comprising first and second side panels and a common center section that connects the first and second side panels, wherein the first and second side panels are substantially parallel to each other;
- wherein the wooden door jamb has a thickness and the distance between the first and second side panels is predetermined to be substantially the same as the thickness of the wooden door jamb;
- wherein the sleeves are mounted at least one on the free swinging side of the door assembly and a second on the hinge side of the door assembly;
- wherein the second sleeve mounted on the hinge side comprises a substantially rectangular cutout on one of the side panels, the cutout sized to correspond to the size of a door hinge plate;
- whereby the sleeves are adapted to be positioned around and receive portions of the door jamb between the side panels of the sleeves.
A door jamb shield mounted around a wooden door jamb, the shield comprising:
- an elongated, single piece, metal sleeve having a J-shaped cross section;
- the sleeve comprising first and second side panels and a common center section that connects the first and second side panels, wherein the first and second side panels are substantially parallel to each other;
- wherein the second side panel has a greater width than the first side panel, and the first side panel comprises a substantially rectangular cutout therein;
- wherein the wooden door jamb has a thickness and the distance between the first and second side panels is predetermined to be substantially the same as the thickness of the wooden door jamb;
- wherein the substantially rectangular cutout is sized to correspond to the size of a door hinge plate;
- whereby the sleeve is positioned around and receives a portion of the door jamb between the side panels of the sleeve on the hinge side of the door jamb.
A method of reinforcing a wooden door jamb mounted within a rough frame, the method comprising:
- providing a door jamb shield comprising:
- an enlongated, single piece, metal sleeve having a J-shaped cross section;
- the sleeve comprising first and second side panels and a common center section that connects the first and second side panels, wherein the first and second side panels are substantially parallel to each other, and wherein the sleeve has a length of at least about one foot;
- wherein the first side panel comprises a substantially rectangular cutout therein, the cutout sized to correspond to the size of a door hinge plate;
- wherein the door jamb has a thickness and the distance between the first and second side panels is predetermined to be substantially the same as the thickness of the door jamb;
- mounting the door jamb shield around the door jamb;
- providing fasteners having a length in excess of the width of the center section of the door jamb shield;
- fastening the door jamb shield to the door jamb and to the rough frame using fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.