Patent ID: 6581333
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
A frame for mounting a door and permitting the door to swing between a closed, locked position and an open position, said frame comprising:a hinge jamb and a latch jamb extending in spaced apart and generally parallel relationship; a head jamb extending between the hinge and latch jambs at an upper end of said hinge and latch jambs, said hinge, latch and head jambs defining an opening for receiving said door when the door is in the closed position; said latch jamb comprising spaced apart, generally parallel first and second faces and a side member extending between said faces at said opening; a cutout in said first face and said side member of the latch jamb, said cutout forming a pocket in which a lock may be inserted and mounted; a lock cover plate sized for covering the cutout in said first face; a latch cover plate carried by and extending from said lock cover plate and sized to cover the cutout in the side member of the latch jamb, said lock and latch cover plates being removably mounted to the first face of the latch jamb; a latch cutout positioned in said latch cover plate to permit a latch bolt to be extended through the latch cutout when the lock is positioned within the pocket; a cylinder cutout positioned in said lock cover plate to permit access to a lock cylinder when the lock is positioned within the pocket; a first array of indicia in said second face of the latch jamb designating locations of mounting apertures for the lock when the lock is positioned within said pocket and has a first mounting configuration; and at least a second array of indicia in said second face designating locations of mounting apertures for the lock when the lock is positioned within said pocket and has a second mounting configuration.