Patent ID: 8793936

Claim:
A latch jamb security plate in combination with a doorjamb, said doorjamb having a front side facing a door opening and a back side opposite said front side, said doorjamb having a latch aperture therethrough for receiving a retractable door latch and a striker plate fastened to said front side of said doorjamb for receiving the retractable door latch of a lock assembly, said latch jamb security plate comprising: a planar plate member fastened to said back side of said doorjamb; and a single latch tongue formed integrally with said planar plate member and extending therefrom into said latch aperture in said doorjamb toward said retractable door latch, said single latch tongue having a terminal edge facing said striker plate to define a gap between said terminal edge and said striker plate; said planar plate member having a rectangular opening therethrough aligned with said latch aperture in said doorjamb, said opening in said planar plate member having a continuous inner edge extending around three sides of said rectangular opening; said latch tongue being bent at an angle with respect to said planar plate member to form a fourth side of said rectangular opening, wherein a height (h) of said latch tongue is less than a whole thickness (H) of said doorjamb.