Adjustable door strike plate assembly
First Claim
1. An adjustable strike plate assembly for attachment to a door jamb to engage a bolt of a door lock, comprising:
- a) a first strike plate assembly portion having at least one first opening therein for receiving a fastener therethrough for fastening said first strike plate portion to said door jamb, and having a second opening for receiving said bolt;
b) a second strike plate portion adapted for mounting between said first strike plate portion and said door jamb wherein said second strike portion comprises an abutting surface for contacting with an abutting surface of said first strike plate portion, said second strike plate portion further comprising a plate element thereof extending substantially vertical across said second opening thereby defining a vertical side edge of said second opening for engaging a vertical side of said bolt to hold said door in a closed position, said second strike plate portion further capable of movement relative to said first strike plate portion in an adjustment direction substantially perpendicular to said vertical side edge so as to vary the position the position of said vertical side edge relative to said doorjamb; and
c) said first and second strike plate portions each comprising a first plate element thereof above said second opening and a second plate element thereof below said second opening, each of said first and second plate elements comprising locating means thereon, wherein the first and second plate elements of said first strike plate portion each includes a first opening therein spaced from a front edge thereof for positioning at a front edge of said door jamb, and wherein each of the first and second plate elements of said second strike plate portion comprises a substantially horizontal elongate opening therein for cooperating with said fastener passing said first opening in the first and second plate elements of said first strike plate portion, said elongate openings having a plurality of teeth positioned along at least one horizontal interior edge of said elongate opening, wherein said locating means comprises a gear projecting from the abutting surface of the first and second plate elements of said first strike plate portion towards the abutting surface of said second strike plate portion, said gear having at least one cog capable of engaging said teeth on said elongate opening, said teeth and said at least one cog defining engaging surfaces of said first and second strike plate portions thereby holding said second strike plate portion against movement in said adjustment direction.
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Abstract
The present invention is an adjustable strike plate assembly for a doorjamb that includes a first portion defining a rectangular opening for receiving a deadbolt and a second portion that is mounted between the first portion and the doorjamb to define one edge of the rectangular opening. The second portion is adjustable in the adjustment direction that is at right angles to the side edge of the opening. The second portion comprises elongated horizontal openings having teeth on the upper and lower edges of the openings. Protruding from the abutting surface of the first portion are keys or gears adapted to engage the teeth of the elongated openings. The second portion'"'"'s position is secured in relation to the first portion when the teeth of the elongated openings engage the gears protruding from the first portion.
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2 Claims
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1. An adjustable strike plate assembly for attachment to a door jamb to engage a bolt of a door lock, comprising:
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a) a first strike plate assembly portion having at least one first opening therein for receiving a fastener therethrough for fastening said first strike plate portion to said door jamb, and having a second opening for receiving said bolt;
b) a second strike plate portion adapted for mounting between said first strike plate portion and said door jamb wherein said second strike portion comprises an abutting surface for contacting with an abutting surface of said first strike plate portion, said second strike plate portion further comprising a plate element thereof extending substantially vertical across said second opening thereby defining a vertical side edge of said second opening for engaging a vertical side of said bolt to hold said door in a closed position, said second strike plate portion further capable of movement relative to said first strike plate portion in an adjustment direction substantially perpendicular to said vertical side edge so as to vary the position the position of said vertical side edge relative to said doorjamb; and
c) said first and second strike plate portions each comprising a first plate element thereof above said second opening and a second plate element thereof below said second opening, each of said first and second plate elements comprising locating means thereon, wherein the first and second plate elements of said first strike plate portion each includes a first opening therein spaced from a front edge thereof for positioning at a front edge of said door jamb, and wherein each of the first and second plate elements of said second strike plate portion comprises a substantially horizontal elongate opening therein for cooperating with said fastener passing said first opening in the first and second plate elements of said first strike plate portion, said elongate openings having a plurality of teeth positioned along at least one horizontal interior edge of said elongate opening, wherein said locating means comprises a gear projecting from the abutting surface of the first and second plate elements of said first strike plate portion towards the abutting surface of said second strike plate portion, said gear having at least one cog capable of engaging said teeth on said elongate opening, said teeth and said at least one cog defining engaging surfaces of said first and second strike plate portions thereby holding said second strike plate portion against movement in said adjustment direction. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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