Patent ID: 6691466
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B60J,E05B,E06B

Abstract:
A doorway having concealed reinforcement, the doorway comprising:a wall, the wall having structural elements between the opposing faces of the wall and having an opening sized and shaped for receiving a door frame; a door frame constructed in the opening of the wall and attached to the structural elements of the wall; a door jamb attached vertically to and extending the length of one side of the door frame, the door jamb having at least one aperture for receiving a door latch; a door sized and shaped to fit within the door frame having a front face, a back face, a top end, a bottom end, a free end and a hinged end, the free end having at least one door lock set, the door hingedly connected at the hinged end to the door frame opposite the door jamb, the door being free to swing between an open position and a closed position; a concealed door and door jamb reinforcement assembly, the assembly comprising: a vertically displaced pocket within the door jamb to receive a wedge shaped rigid plate, the wedge shaped rigid plate sized and shaped to fit within the pocket of the door jamb so that the plate is concealed from view, the plate having at least one aperture for receiving the latch of the door lock set aligned with the aperture in the door jamb and at least one flute along the face of the length of the plate allowing epoxy to be placed between the plate and the door jamb; a U shaped channel within and extending along the vertical length of the free end of the door; a U shaped member sized and shaped to fit within the U shaped channel so that the U shaped member is substantially flush with the surface of the free end of the door and having at least one aperture to allow the latch of the door lock set to pass through the U shaped member, the U shaped member extruded of aluminum and having an overall width from about 1{fraction (5/16)} inches to about 1{fraction (7/16)} inches, the distance between arms of the U shaped member being from about 1&frac18; inches to about 1{fraction (3/16)} inches.