Patent ID: 7467818
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door jamb shield mounted around a wooden door jamb, the shield comprising: at least two elongated, single piece, metal sleeves having a J-shaped cross section; each sleeve comprising first and second side panels and a common center section that connects the first and second side panels, wherein the first and second side panels are substantially parallel to each other; wherein the wooden door jamb has a thickness and the distance between the first and second side panels is predetermined to be substantially the same as the thickness of the wooden door jamb; wherein the sleeves are mounted at least one on the free swinging side of the door assembly and a second on the hinge side of the door assembly; wherein the second sleeve mounted on the hinge side comprises a substantially rectangular cutout on one of the side panels, the cutout sized to correspond to the size of a door hinge plate; whereby the sleeves are adapted to be positioned around and receive portions of the door jamb between the side panels of the sleeves.