Closure fasteners – Keepers
Patent
1993-11-19
1994-09-06
Lindsey, Rodney M.
Closure fasteners
Keepers
292346, 49460, 52514, E05B 1502
Patent
active
053441982
ABSTRACT:
A simple, inexpensive and effective apparatus and method for strengthening a door frame or similar structure to make the frame less susceptible to being broken when the door is subjected to a violent blow or kick. According to the invention, a fastener is disposed through the doorjamb on each side of the bore that is formed in the facing surface of the doorjamb for receiving the bolt of a deadbolt lock or other latching device. The fasteners are disposed through the doorjamb in bores formed generally perpendicular to the edges of the doorjamb and parallel to the plane formed by the facing surface of the doorjamb. A rigid member connects the fasteners on the inside edge of the doorjamb to provide increased strength to the section of the doorjamb located adjacent to the deadbolt.
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Lindsey Rodney M.
Maag Gregory L.
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