Patent ID: 6418669
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A doorway structure including a threshold and a header and further comprising:a doorjamb that defines a finished surface and that also defines a rough surface, said rough surface being oppositely disposed from said finished surface, said doorjamb having a bolt hole between the finished surface and the rough surface; a door stop that is secured to the finished surface of said doorjamb, said door stop defining a stop surface that is oriented substantially orthogonally with respect to the finished surface of the doorjamb, said door stop being located laterally with respect to said bolt hole in said doorjamb; a first reinforcement plate having first and second planar sides, said first reinforcement plate also having first and second lateral sides that are located between the first and second planar sides of said first reinforcement plate, said first reinforcement plate being located between the rough surface of the doorjamb and the structure, said first reinforcement plate having a bolt hole that is in registry with the bolt hole of the doorjamb, said first reinforcement plate also having a top end that is vertically positioned between the top end of the doorjamb and the doorjamb bolt hole, said first reinforcement plate also having a bottom end that is vertically positioned between the bottom end of the doorjamb and the bolt hole of the doorjamb; and a second reinforcement plate having first and second planar sides, said second reinforcement plate also having first and second lateral sides that are located between the first and second planar sides of said second reinforcement plate, said second reinforcement plate being located between the rough surface of the doorjamb and the structure with at least a portion of the first planar side of the first reinforcement plate opposing at least a portion of the second planar side of the second reinforcement plate, said second reinforcement plate having a bottom end that is vertically positioned between the bottom end of the doorjamb and the doorjamb bolt hole, said second reinforcement plate also having a top end that is vertically positioned between the top end of the doorjamb and the bolt hole of the doorjamb, said second reinforcement plate also having a bolt hole that is in registry with the bolt hole of the first reinforcement plate and with the bolt hole of the doorjamb.