Assembly and method for securing a door opening or other opening of a building structure

An assembly for securely enclosing a door opening or window opening defined by a structure of a building comprising:

• a frame assembly sized to be disposed to substantially surround the opening and engage one side of the structure, the frame assembly defining a plurality of holes;
• a door assembly including a door sized to substantially cover the opening, the door having a front and a back, the door assembly including a pair of hinges pivotally securing the door to the frame assembly so that the door is pivotable between an open position and a closed position substantially covering the opening;
• a plurality of fasteners;
• a pair of installation bars engageable with the frame assembly to secure the frame assembly to the structure such that the frame assembly and the door are disposed substantially on the one side of the structure and the frame assembly engages the one side of the structure, and the installation bars are disposed substantially on an other side of the structure and engages the other side of the structure, each installation bar comprising a plurality of slots, each fastener received by one of the holes defined by the frame assembly and one of the slots defined by the installation bar to engage the installation bar and the frame assembly and to secure the frame assembly to the structure;
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• a plurality of latch bolts and a mechanical locking system for selectively moving the latch bolts to lock the door to the frame in the closed position and to retract the latch bolts to unlock the door enabling pivoting of the door to the open position while the installation bars remain secured to the frame assembly.

A method for installing a panel to a structure of a building to securely enclose a door opening or window opening defined by the structure of a building comprising:

• positioning on one side of the structure a frame sized to substantially surround the opening and a door pivotally secured to the frame and pivotable between an open position and a closed position;
• securing at least one installation bar to the frame with a rod received by a slot defined by the installation bar and a hole defined by the frame so that the door is on the one side of the structure and the installation bar is on an other side of the structure;
• moving the installation bar toward the frame until the frame engages the one side of the structure and installation bar engages the other side of the structure and the structure is engaged by and between the frame and the installation bar to substantially enclose the opening;
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• selectively locking the door to the frame to secure the door in the closed position, and unlocking the door to permit pivoting of the door relative to the frame when the installation bar is secured to the frame.