Patent ID: 6079169
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
Adjustable door frame leveler apparatus for mounting doors on an uneven floor substrates, said apparatus comprising:a floor channel having a base and a pair of oppositely disposed upwardly extending retaining walls;a leveling block secured within said channel, said block having an upwardly disposed inclined track including a pair of spaced walls having flat, inclined, coplanar top edges;a hollow door frame surrounding said block and extending upwardly from said channel and vertically movable with respect to said channel;a hollow leveling insert securely mounted within said frame;a threaded adjustment bolt extending across said insert and rotatable with respect to said insert; anda leveling wedge in threaded engagement with said bolt, said wedge having an inclined surface in mating engagement with said inclined track whereby rotation of said bolt in one direction causes said wedge to ride up said track to raise said frame, while rotation of said bolt in the opposite direction causes said wedge to ride down said track to lower said frame.