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US 8,579,340 B2Granted
Adjustable strike
AssigneeASSA ABLOY New Zealand Limited
InventorsSteven A. Gledhill, Shelly Ellen Farrell
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Abstract
The invention relates to an adjustable strike having a striker plate, an end cap removably attached to an end of the striker plate, and the end cap having a first protrusion and a second protrusion, each for attaching the end cap with a door frame. The end cap also has a tab for removably attaching the striker plate with the end cap. The invention also relates to a method of providing the adjustable strike.
Claims17
An adjustable strike, comprising:
- a striker plate having a longitudinal axis and a receiver;
- an end cap removably attached to an end of said striker plate;
- said end cap having a first protrusion and a second protrusion that attach said end cap to a door frame;
- said end cap also having a single tab for removably attaching said striker plate with said end cap by moving said end cap with respect to said striker plate in the direction of the longitudinal axis and engaging said tab of the end cap with the receiver of said striker plate;
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- means for adjusting said striker plate to said door frame.
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An adjustable strike, comprising:
- a striker plate having opposite ends and a receiver at each end;
- a first end cap and a second end cap;
- each of said end caps having a first protrusion and a second protrusion that attach each said end cap to a door frame;
- said striker plate being removably attachable between said first and second end caps;
- each of said end caps also having a flexible extension tab for removably attaching with the receivers at the opposite ends of said striker plate to attach each of said end caps together with said striker plate and hold said striker plate within the door frame without the use of fasteners;
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- means for adjusting said striker plate to said door frame.
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An adjustable strike, comprising:
- a striker plate having a longitudinal axis and an opening at an end thereof;
- an end cap removably attached to an end of said striker plate;
- said end cap having a first protrusion and a second protrusion that attach said end cap to a door frame;
- said end cap also having a tab for removably attaching said striker plate with said end cap by moving said end cap with respect to said striker plate in the direction of the longitudinal axis and engaging said tab of the end cap within the opening of said striker plate, said end cap, when attached together with said striker plate, holding said striker plate within the door frame without the use of fasteners;
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- means for adjusting said striker plate to said door frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.