Universal door striker plate that permits continuous adjustment
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1. A striker plate comprising:
- a striker plate housing comprising at least one opening;
one or more pins positioned slidably and toward the opening of the striker plate housing; and
a biasing mechanism in contact with the one or more pins for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the opening to conform to the shape of a throw bolt inserted into the opening.
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for increasing the security of a door latch that uses a striker plate having a striker plate housing with at least one opening, one or more pins positioned slidably and toward an opening in the striker plate housing and a biasing mechanism in contact with the one or more pins for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the opening to conform to the shape of a throw bolt inserted into the opening.
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33 Claims
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1. A striker plate comprising:
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a striker plate housing comprising at least one opening;
one or more pins positioned slidably and toward the opening of the striker plate housing; and
a biasing mechanism in contact with the one or more pins for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the opening to conform to the shape of a throw bolt inserted into the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of securing a door comprising the steps of:
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positioning a striker plate housing adjacent to a throw bolt, wherein the striker plate housing comprising at least one opening, one or more pins positioned slidably and toward the at least one opening of the striker plate housing and a biasing mechanism in contact with the one or more pins for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the at least one opening to conform to the shape of a throw bolt inserted into the at least one opening; and
inserting the throw bolt into the striker plate housing, wherein at least a portion of the one or more pins are depressed, whereby the throw bolt is retained. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of making a self-adjusting striker plate comprising the steps of:
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creating one or more holes in a striker plate housing;
positioning one or more pins slidably and toward the opening of the striker plate housing; and
contacting the one or more pins with a biasing mechanism for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the opening of the striker plate housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A striker plate comprising:
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a striker plate housing comprising an opening;
one or more pins positioned slidably and toward the opening of the striker plate housing, wherein each of the one or more pins comprises an elongated middle portion and a first and second end, wherein one or more retaining mechanisms is positioned at a first end, a second end, in the middle portion, or combinations thereof, of each of the one or more pins and the one or more pins are packed adjacently, whereby force is transmitted laterally among the adjacent pins; and
one or more biasing mechanisms in contact with each pin of the one or more pins for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the opening to conform to the shape of a throw bolt inserted into the opening, wherein the one or more biasing mechanism comprises one or more coiled compression springs.
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33. A method of making a self-adjusting striker plate comprising the steps of:
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creating an opening in a striker plate housing;
creating one or more holes within the opening in a striker plate housing;
positioning one or more pins slidably and toward the opening of the striker plate housing, wherein each of the one or more pins are arranged generally parallel to each other; and
contacting the one or more pins with one or more biasing mechanism for biasing each of the one or more pins toward the opening of the striker plate housing, wherein the one or more biasing mechanism comprises one or more coiled compression springs.
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