Door hanging tool
OwnerDennis P. Zadnikinventor
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Abstract
A door hanging tool includes a horizontal member having at least one bubble vial for the determination of the angle of a surface with respect to the horizontal member and, a vertical member having at least one bubble vial for indicating the inclination of the surface with respect to the vertical member. The horizontal member further defines anchor slots for receiving an anchor means for releasably attaching the tool to the existing pre-drilled hole for lockset from the door manufacturer, such that the user can view the bubble vial of the vertical member for indicating the vertical inclination of the door with respect to the vertical member, and can view the bubble vial of the horizontal member to determine the angle of the door with respect to the horizontal member, and can adjust the door accordingly.
Claims20
A door hanging tool comprising:
- a first member that defines an interior side, an exterior side, a first level indicating device, and at least one anchor slot;
- an anchor bolt for extending through said anchor slot and through a hanging door's lockset hole, said anchor bolt having a first end that includes a handle with a stop, said stop having a width that is greater than a width of said anchor slot, and a threaded end opposite said first end that threadably secures said anchor bolt to the hanging door with an anchor nut such that said handle extends from the lockset hole for adjusting the hanging door's position with respect to a door frame.
A door hanging tool comprising:
- an L-shaped body including first and second legs arranged relative to one another to define a 90° angle;
- wherein said first and second legs each define:
- an interior side,
- an exterior side,
- a first level indicating device assembled to the first leg,
- a second level indicating device assembled to the second leg;
- and
- wherein said first leg includes at least one anchor slot;
- an anchor bolt for extending through said anchor slot and for extending through a hanging door's lockset hole, said anchor bolt having a first end that includes a stop that has a width that is greater than a width of said anchor slot, and a threaded end opposite said first end that threadably secures said anchor bolt to the hanging door with an anchor nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.