Patent ID: 7121045

Claim:
A pre-hanging door clip for a pre-hung door assembly, comprising: an elongate member having first and second opposite ends, a mid portion intermediate said first and second ends and having a first diameter, and a first engagement section intermediate said first and second ends, said first engagement section having a second diameter less than said first diameter; a clip having a substantially planar base having first and second opposite ends, a first wall extending outwardly from said first end of said base and substantially perpendicular to said planar base, and a second wall extending outwardly from said second end of said base and substantially perpendicular to said planar base, and a third wall intermediate said first and second walls and extending outwardly from and substantially perpendicular to said planar base, said third wall including a recess adjacent a free end thereof, said recess defining resiliently deflectable arms of said third wall, said arms including outwardly diverging surfaces extending from said recess to said free end, said surfaces forming an opening to said recess, said first engagement section releaseably securable in said recess.