Device and method for aligning hinges on door during installation
OwnerTommy E. Hallinventor
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Abstract
An alignment device allows hinges from an old door being replaced to be transferred to a new door in the corresponding position to ensure that the new door is properly aligned in the door frame. The tool has an elongate channel that is placed next to the door in the height direction. A stopper aligns a comparable tool with a top edge of the door having its hinges removed. Brackets secure the channel to the door and ensure that the channel is parallel to the door. Once the tool is fixed relative to the door, the hinges can be attached to the channel. After the hinges are attached to the channel, they are removed from the existing door. The tool can now use to install hinges on a new door at a remote time or place from the hinges.
Claims8
A tool for removing and installing hinges, comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the second end spaced from the first end in a longitudinal direction;
- a stopper at the first end of the elongated member for aligning the tool with an edge of a door;
- a bracket connected to the elongated member, the bracket being movable relative to the elongated member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
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- at least two slots formed in the elongated member, the slots extending in the longitudinal direction.
A tool for removing and installing hinges, comprising
- an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the second end spaced form the first end in a longitudinal direction;
- means for aligning the tool with an edge of a door;
- means for connecting the elongated member to the door;
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- means for attaching hinges to the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.