Patent ID: 7310917

Claim:
A frame spreader system with extended and retracted positions for a spreader and at least one preset spreader length that spaces frame components in a wall at a preset distance, the spreader system comprising: at least one vertical frame member including a door stop and two recessed parallel surfaces separated by the door stop at least one elongate body member; a first extension hingeably attached to the at least one elongate body member and configured to move between a folded position and an unfolded position, the extension including an end portion configured to receive the door stop and contact at least one recessed parallel surface wherein in the folded position the first extension overlaps the at least one elongate body member and does not contribute to the spreader length; and in the unfolded position the first extension extends from the at least one elongate body member and contributes to the spreader length; and wherein in the extended spreader position the frame components contact two end portions of the spreader at the preset spacing distance, and in the retracted spreader position the two end portions of the spreader are spaced from the frame components.