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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
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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.

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