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US 8,407,942 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for reinforcing door jambs
AssigneeFrederick L. Jones
InventorFrederick Jones
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Abstract
A door jamb reinforcing device includes a first face member configured to engage with a face of a stop rail of the door jamb and a second face member interconnected with the first face member and configured to engage with a face of a latch-engagement portion of the door jamb. A first side member may be attached orthogonally to the first face member. A second side member may be attached orthogonally to the second face member. The first and second side members may be spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to a width of the jamb.
Claims7
A door jamb reinforcing device comprising:
- a first face member configured to engage with a face of a stop rail of the door jamb;
- a second face member interconnected with the first face member and configured to engage with a face of a latch-engagement portion of the door jamb;
- wherein the first face member is located in a first plane and the second face member is located in a second plane different from the first plane;
- a first side member attached orthogonally to the first face member;
- a second side member attached orthogonally to the second face member, the first and second side members being spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to a width of the door jamb;
- wherein the first and second face members are interconnected with an anti-pry transition member;
- wherein the anti-pry transition member comprises:
- a first element extending orthogonally from the first face member;
- and a second element extending orthogonally from the second face member, wherein the first and second elements are formed as a continuous fold of sheet metal, and wherein the first element has a length different then the second element.
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