Patent ID: 6357181
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
In a pre-hung door assembly including a door and a door frame having opposed first and second side members and a header, said door hingedly mounted at one edge thereof to the first side member of the door frame and a free-swinging edge of said door opposing the second side member, the door having a first bore opening along the free-swinging edge and a second bore opening along a face of the door and communicating with the first bore, said second side member having a transverse blind bore opposite said first bore; a retaining alignment plug comprising an elongated strap formed of a flexible material, and a cylindrical member projecting longitudinally from one end of said strap, having a longitudinal axis parallel with the longitudinal axis of the strap when said plug is not in use and adaptable for seating in said first bore, said cylindrical member having an extension adaptable for seating in said transverse blind bore and said strap adaptable for extending outwardly of said second bore, across a marginal edge of said second side member and across a portion of a face of said second side member for securing said plug to the said second side a member.