Patent ID: 6170198
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
An installation aid for maintaining a door closed in a door frame during transportation and installation of a door assembly in a building, the door assembly including a door having a door knob hole in a face of the door and a bolt hole in a side edge of the door and a strike jamb having a bolt hole; said installation aid comprising:a first portion receivable in said door and including a head, a stem extending from said head, and a shaft at an end of said stem;a second portion receivable in said strike jamb and including a washer and a boss extending from said washer; said boss having a hole; said first portion shaft being received in said second portion boss hole, said first portion shaft and second portion boss removably engaging each other; said second portion being sized to remain with the door assembly after the door assembly has been installed in a building.