Patent ID: 7165793

Claim:
A single-piece door jamb reinforcing plate for a door opening that forms a passageway from a first wall surface to a second wall surface, the reinforcing plate comprising: an elongated portion adapted to be secured to a surface of the door jamb exposed to the passageway in a first plane; at least one tab in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane and having an inner surface and an outer surface, the at least one tab adapted to be secured to one or more wall studs adjacent to the door jamb and the second wall, with the inner surface of the at least one tab facing the one or more wall studs; at least one L-shaped connecting portion between the at least one tab and the elongated portion, the L-shaped portion comprising a first spacer in a third plane parallel to the second plane and adapted to he mounted adjacent the second wall surface, and a second spacer in a fourth plane parallel to the first plane, the second spacer having a depth sufficient to accommodate a finished wall member over the outer surface of the at least one tab and shorter than a depth of the elongated portion, the L-shaped connecting portion and the elongated portion together comprising a three-sided pocket for receiving an edge of the door jamb adjacent the second wall surface; and at least one means for interfacing with an element attached to a door mounted in the door opening, the at least one means comprising a peek chain flange with a peek chain attached thereto.