Patent ID: 7536747
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge shimming device comprising a series of connected elongated plastic shims, each of said shims having slots disposed therein, rectangular front and back surfaces, and a thick section terminating in a steeply angled portion along one edge and a thin section along the opposite edge, wherein the shims are connected at a junction formed by one of the thick edge and the thin edge of one shim, and one of the thin edge and the thick edge of an adjacent shim, wherein the shims can be separated cleanly at the junction by pulling individual shims apart, or the shims can be folded at the junction while remaining connected, to form a multi-layer shim with overlapping slots, and wherein either the thick or thin edge of a hinge shim can be inserted between a hinge pin and a door jamb to permit a user to move the hinge pin closer to or away from the door jamb.