Patent ID: 6185881
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: E05B,E06B

Abstract:
A fenestration product comprising:a door assembly including a door and a pair of laterally spaced, generally flat structural door jambs, each of which presents an inner face facing inwardly toward the door when the door is in a closed position and a generally oppositely facing outer face,said door assembly further including door hardware configured to associate the door with the jambs, said door hardware including a strike plate positioned against the inner face of one of the jambs and a hinge positioned against the inner face of the other jamb to swingably mount the door on the other jamb;a sidelight assembly including a window jamb positioned alongside the outer face an adjacent one of the door jambs, with the window jamb and the adjacent one of the door jambs being interconnected; anda pair of substantially flat reinforcement plates each being secured flatly against the outer face of a respective one of the door jambs, with one of the plates being located between the window jamb and the adjacent one of the door jambs,said strike plate and hinge each having at least a portion thereof that is fastened to a corresponding one of the reinforcement plates, such that said at least a portion thereof is prevented from moving relative to the corresponding one of the reinforcement plates and away from or along the inner face of the respective one of the door jambs.