Patent ID: 8407942

Claim:
A door jamb reinforcing device comprising: a first face member configured to engage with a face of a stop rail of the door jamb; a second face member interconnected with the first face member and configured to engage with a face of a latch-engagement portion of the door jamb; wherein the first face member is located in a first plane and the second face member is located in a second plane different from the first plane; a first side member attached orthogonally to the first face member; a second side member attached orthogonally to the second face member, the first and second side members being spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to a width of the door jamb; wherein the first and second face members are interconnected with an anti-pry transition member; wherein the anti-pry transition member comprises: a first element extending orthogonally from the first face member; and a second element extending orthogonally from the second face member, wherein the first and second elements are formed as a continuous fold of sheet metal, and wherein the first element has a length different then the second element.