Door and door frame protector assembly

• US 5,799,443 A
• Filed: 06/13/1996
• Issued: 09/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles D. Koeniguer
• Original Assignee: Charles D. Koeniguer
• Inventors: Koeniguer, Charles D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stodola, Daniel P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): COHEN, CURTIS A
• Application Number:
  US08/663,458
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 49/383, 49/384, 16/221, 16/225, 16/250, 16/137, 160/40, 52/211, 52/212, 52/204.53, 52/204.54
• US Class Current: 49/383
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/88 Edge-protecting devices for door leaves astragals for double doors E06B3/365 ; finger guards for doors or windows E06B7/36

Abstract

A temporarily installed resilient, shock-absorbent cover to protect the vulnerable parts of doors and door frames, as well as the frames of archways and the furniture that passes therethrough during the process of moving is disclosed. The cover includes a hinge side frame cover temporarily secured to the door. The hinge side frame cover shields the face of the door frame, and also shields a portion of the door. A latch side frame cover protects the latch side portion of the door frame. The latch side frame cover has an angular U shape which covers the forward, inner and rear face of the door frame. The cover is held in place by upper and lower retainer clips which are permanently attached thereto. The clips apply pressure to the wall creating friction to hold the cover in position. In archways where no door is present, both sides of the opening are covered with latch side frame covers.

Claims

1. A door frame protector for a door frame installed around a periphery of a doorway, said door frame having a height, said door frame protector comprising:

a hinge side frame cover for repetitive installation on and removal from a door frame for temporarily protecting a hinge side portion of said door frame, said hinge side frame cover having an upper end and a lower end and having a length extending therebetween, said hinge side frame cover being positionable to span from a forward face of said hinge side portion of said door frame to a forward face of a door hung in said doorway when said door is in an open position for passage through said doorway, so that said hinge side frame cover will cover said forward face of said frame and at least a portion of said forward face of said door along said length of said hinge side frame cover when said door is in said open position, said hinge side frame cover comprising;

a door cover panel adapted to extend from a hinge edge of said door in a direction toward a latch edge of said door so that said door cover panel will cover said at least a portion of said forward face of said door along said length of said hinge side frame cover;

a frame cover panel adapted to cover said forward face of said hinge side portion of said door frame along said length; and

a center panel spanning between and connecting said frame cover panel to said door cover panel; and

a door catch attached to an inner surface of said hinge side frame cover, said door catch comprising;

a first lea extending from said inner surface of said cover, said first leg adapted to be substantially parallel to said hinge edge of said door; and

a second leg connected to said first leg and extending in a direction which would be toward said latch edge, so that said door catch will surround said hinge edge of said door.

2. The door frame protector of claim 1 wherein said hinge side frame cover is readily movable along said height of said door frame, said hinge side frame cover thereby being vertically adjustable so that said hinge side frame cover may be positioned to cover said door frame and said door at a desired location along said height of said door frame.

3. The door frame protector of claim 1 further comprising:

a door clip, said door clip being positionable to nest over said latch edge of said door; and

tensioning means connected to said door clip and said hinge side frame cover, to pull said door catch and said door clip toward one another and to hold said hinge side cover in place along said height of said door frame.

4. The door frame protector of claim 1 further comprising means for temporarily securing said hinge side frame cover at a desired location along said height of said door frame.

5. The door frame protector of claim 1 further comprising:

a latch side frame cover, said latch side frame cover having a length and being adapted to peripherally extend from a forward face of a latch side portion of said door frame to a rear face of said latch side portion of said door frame, so that said latch side frame cover will cover said forward face, said rear face, and an inner face of said latch side portion of said door frame along said length of said hinge side frame cover; and

means for temporarily securing said latch side frame cover to said door frame.

6. The door frame protector of claim 5 wherein said latch side frame cover is vertically adjustable, so that said latch side frame cover can be moved along said height of said door frame to cover a desired portion of said latch side portion of said door frame.

7. The door frame protector of claim 6, wherein said means for temporarily securing said latch side frame cover comprises:

an upper retainer clip disposed at an upper end of said latch side cover; and

a lower retainer clip disposed at a lower end of said latch side cover, said upper and lower retainer clips being engagable with a wall to which said frame is attached to hold said latch side frame cover in place.

8. A door frame protector for a door frame installed around a doorway, said door frame protector comprising:

a hinge side frame cover for protecting a hinge side portion of said door frame, said hinge side frame cover having an upper end and a lower end and having a length extending therebetween and having a pair of side edges, a distance between said side edges being such that said hinge side frame cover will span from a forward face of said hinge side portion to a forward face of a door hingedly connected in said doorway when said door is in an open position to cover at least a portion of said forward face of said hinge side portion of said door frame and at least a portion of said forward face of said door; and

a door catch connected to and extending from said hinge frame cover in a direction which would be toward a rear face of said door for engaging a hinge edge of said door when said hinge side frame cover is located to protect said hinge side portion of said door frame, said door catch comprising;

a first leg extending from said hinge side frame cover in a direction which would be toward said rear face of said door and a second leg connected to an outer end of said first leg, said second leg extending in a direction which would be toward a latch edge of said door.

9. A door frame protector for a door frame installed around a doorway, said door frame protector comprising:

a hinge side frame cover for Protecting a hinge side portion of said door frame, said hinge side frame cover having an upper end and a lower end and having a length extending therebetween and having a pair of side edges, a distance between said side edges being such that said hinge side frame cover will span from a forward face of said hinge side portion to a forward face of a door hingedly connected in said doorway when said door is in an open position to cover at least a portion of said forward face of said hinge side portion of said door frame and at least a portion of said forward face of said door;

a door clip for engaging a latch edge of said door; and

a tensioning means connected to said door clip and said hinge side frame cover to hold said door catch and said door clip into engagement with said hinge edge and said latch edge of said door respectively, thereby holding said hinge side frame cover in place along said height of said door frame.

10. The door frame protector of claim 9 wherein said hinge side frame cover is vertically adjustable along said height of said door frame.

11. The door frame protector of claim 9 wherein said door catch is connected to an inner surface of said hinge side frame cover.