Patent ID: 8245448
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
1. A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly, the pre-hung door having a face bore and an edge bore in communication with one another, the door jamb assembly having a strike bore disposed in substantial alignment with the edge bore, the door plug comprising: a bolt member having a collar and a shaft extending from said collar, the shaft dimensioned to fit within said edge bore, the shaft having a bore disposed longitudinally therein, wherein the bolt member further comprises a plurality of resilient pawls distributed about the shaft bore and extending radially inward into said shaft bore; and a fastener having a head and a shank extending from said head, the shank having a threaded portion and being dimensioned to fit within the shaft bore of the bolt member, wherein the bolt member is positionable within said edge bore, wherein the shank of the fastener is insertable slidably through said strike bore of said strike jamb into the shaft bore of the bolt member, and the threaded portion of the fastener shank is capable of engaging with at least one of the resilient pawls of the bolt member to secure said door in a closed position relative to said door jamb assembly, wherein the threaded portion of the fastener comprises external threading, the threading having a first side with a square back and a second side with a taper, wherein each of the resilient pawls further comprises an engageable tip member configured to fit within a notch defined between the first side of one thread and the second side of an adjacent thread, said engageable tip member having a first side and a second side sized and shaped similar to the respective first and second sides of said threading.