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DOOR FRAME SECURITY DEVICE

  • US 20120228887A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2012
  • Published: 09/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A door frame security device, the door frame having an inside and an outside portion, the outside portion having a strike plate affixed thereto, the strike plate being adapted to mate with a bolt of the door as the bolt passes through it and a bolt bore in the door frame, the door frame security device comprising:

  • a security plate adapted to be affixed to the inside portion of the door frame before the door frame is installed within an opening of a wall; and

    means for reinforcing the bolt bore, said reinforcing means adapted to be interdependent with and extend from said security plate and positioned in-line and through the bolt bore when said security plate is affixed to the door frame;

    wherein when the door is locked, the bolt passes through the strike plate and the bolt bore and engages said reinforcing means which extends from said security plate, thereby the bolt, said security plate and said reinforcing means jointly act to resist any impact forces applied to the door.

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