Patent ID: 6679004
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: E05B,E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A door assembly comprising:a door frame including a pair of spaced apart jambs, with each of said jambs including opposite interior and exterior surfaces, at least one of said jambs including a bolt-receiving opening spaced between the interior and exterior surfaces thereof; a door swingably mounted on the frame for swinging movement into and out of a closed position, with the door swinging past one of the surfaces of said at least one of said jambs as the door moves into and out of the closed position; a bolt shiftably mounted to the door and being receivable within the bolt-receiving opening when the door is in the closed position; an elongated reinforcement plate having a pair of outwardly facing side faces with a recess being formed in at least one of said side faces, said reinforcement plate secured against said one of the surfaces of said at least one of the jambs, with at least a portion of the reinforcement plate being visible; a strike plate including a substantially flat body and a bolt-receiving hole defined in the body, with the bolt-receiving hole being at least substantially aligned with the bolt-receiving opening and configured to receive the bolt therein, said strike plate including a cam element that projects from the body and is adapted to engage the bolt as the door moves into the closed position, said strike plate including a projection that extends generally transversely from the body between the cam element and the bolt-receiving hole, said projection engaging said reinforcement plate and extending along said one surface so as to be disposed between the reinforcement plate and said one surface; and a decorative cover retained on the reinforcement plate in an overlying relationship relative thereto so that the visible portion of the reinforcement plate is at least substantially concealed from view.