Adjustable door jamb wrap for exterior door jamb
OwnerDavid P. Davisinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable door jamb wrap for use on a door jamb of an exterior door. The adjustable door jamb wrap covers openings next to the door that are commonly found on door jambs with beveled edges. The door jamb wrap includes an outer bracket having an “L” shape. The door jamb wrap also includes an inner bracket having an “L” shape, the inner bracket slidably coupled to the outer bracket. The inner bracket and the outer bracket together form a “C” shape having an adjustable size and configured to surround a bottom edge of the door jamb.
Claims10
A structure having an exterior door, the exterior door having a frame with a door jamb, the door jamb comprising:
- a top jamb;
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- first and second side jambs, wherein each side jamb comprises an adjustable door jamb wrap, each door jamb wrap comprising:
- an outer bracket having an “L” shape with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion lies in a first plane and the second portion lies in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of grooves that form a channel, wherein a longitudinal axis of each groove of the plurality of grooves is orthogonal to the second plane, wherein a length of the first portion is greater than a width of the first portion, and wherein the length of the first portion extends in a direction parallel to the plurality of grooves;
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- an inner bracket having an “L” shape, the inner bracket slidably coupled to the outer bracket in a first direction via the channel, wherein a length of the inner bracket is greater than a width of the inner bracket, and wherein the length of the inner bracket extends in direction parallel to the first direction;
- wherein the inner bracket and the outer bracket together form a “C” shape having an adjustable size and configured to wrap a bottom edge of the door jamb.
A method for covering an opening at a bottom edge of a door jamb of an exterior door, comprising:
- placing an inner bracket of an adjustable door jamb wrap against the bottom end of the door jamb in a first direction, wherein a length of the inner bracket is greater than a width of the inner bracket, and wherein the length of the inner bracket extends in a direction parallel to the first direction;
- placing an outer bracket of the door jamb wrap adjacent the inner bracket, wherein the outer bracket has a first portion which lies in a first plane and a second portion which lies in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of grooves that form a channel, wherein the longitudinal axis of each groove of the plurality of grooves is orthogonal to the second plane, wherein a length of the first portion is greater than a width of the first portion, and wherein the length of the first portion extends in a direction parallel to the plurality of grooves;
- sliding the outer bracket over the inner bracket via the channel until the inner bracket and outer bracket together form a “C” shape wrapping the bottom edge of the door jamb;
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- fastening the inner bracket and the outer bracket of the door jamb wrap to the door jamb with a plurality of fasteners passing through a plurality of apertures in each of the inner bracket and the outer bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.