Patent ID: 6233901
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A combination of a first conventional door frame and a kit for stabilizing the door frame while the door frame is being installed, wherein:the door frame has a generally rectangular interior; two set-apart opposed jambs, each jamb having an inner aspect containing at least one plate having a height and a width and a doorstop; an outer aspect; and a connecting header, and wherein:the kit comprises two foam blocks, each block having a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, one right side surface, and one left side surface, each block having a depth approximately equal to a the width of the door plate of the first door frame, a first dimension equal to the distance between two opposed plates of the two opposed door jambs of the first conventional door frame, and a second dimension equal to the distance between two corresponding opposed plates of door jambs of a second conventional door frame having dimensions approximating but different from the first door frame being installed, each of the blocks comprising eight holes extending from the front surface to the rear surface such that there is a hole adjacent the top surface near the right side, a hole adjacent the top surface near the left side, a hole adjacent the bottom surface near the right side, a hole adjacent the bottom surface near the left side, a hole on the right side near the top surface, a hole on the left side near the top surface, a hole on the right side near the bottom surface, and a hole on the left side near the bottom surface.