Patent ID: 8650818

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for use with door jamb frames or window frames including an elongated element adjacent a wall, including a panel portion comprising: a. a metal stud supporting the panel portion of the adjacent wall; b. one angled member, said one angled member including a first wing and a second wing, said first wing of said one angled member extending substantially along the entire length of the elongated element, said second wing extending substantially along the entire length of the elongated element, said second wing extending substantially along the entire length of said metal stud; c. a first fastener device for holding said first wing of said one angled member to the elongated element; d. a second fastener device for holding said second wing directly to said metal stud without the panel portion of the wall lying between said metal stud and said second wing of said angled member, said first fastener extending between said first wing of said angled member and the elongated element without contacting said metal stud; and, wherein said one angled member held to the elongated element and said metal stud by said first and second fasteners, respectively, forms a gap between the elongated element said metal stud, said gap being free from said first fastener traversing said gap.