Patent ID: 7299554

Claim:
A jig kit for mounting a hinge, comprising: a jig configured to engage and position the hinge, the jig having: a base and at least two plate gripping members connected to the base and extending in a first direction away from the base; at least one of the base and the gripping members forming a top end edge and a bottom end edge; wherein: the base and gripping members comprise a holding mechanism, the holding mechanism having being repeatably moveable between a quiescent state and a gripping state; the gripping members have respective gripping segments spaced with a minimum separation in the quiescent state in a range from 3/16 to 15/16 of an inch from each other; the gripping members expandible so that the gripping segments are spaced at least ½ inch from each other in the gripping state; and wherein one of the top end edge, and the bottom end edge is configured to engage a hinge base.