Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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STRIKE PLATE FOR DOOR ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
This application is a division of application no. 3,050,446 that was filed in
Canada
on July 23, 2019.
Field of Technology
The present disclosure relates generally to strike plates for entranceways for
example, for
a building and, more particularly, to laterally adjustable strike plates for a
door assembly for a
residence/facility and for door assembly frame members.
Background
Frame components, by way of example, jambs and mullions, along with thresholds
and
door panels, are assembled and installed as entranceways in buildings and
residences. A strike
plate on a door frame provides an aperture for receiving and retaining a lock
latch. The
positioning of the strike plate and door panel, which houses the lock, on the
frame is intended to
allow and/or provide desired alignment between these components when the door
panel is in its
closed position. Proper alignment provides appropriate compression of the door
weather seal to
prevent unwanted air and water infiltration, along with a desirable closing
force.
With conventional strike plates, latch misalignment is possible and often
occurs, for
example, due either to assembly or installation error, and/or settling of a
building. Typical strike
plates do not allow for any adjustment of the aperture once installed. Thus,
conditions of
misalignment can lead to improper weather seal compression and resistance to
environmental
elements, thus leading to improperly operating door frames and door panels.
Additionally, strike plates typically include a fixed aperture edge. As the
latch enters the
aperture it slides along this fixed edge, which can add to the door panel
closing force.
Thus, the Applicant recognized there remains a need for a new and improved
strike plate
device for door assemblies and frame members, and it is to these and other
challenges that the
inventions of the present disclosure are directed.
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Summary
The present disclosure is directed in one embodiment to a lock strike plate
with an
adjustable aperture. The strike plate may fit within a mortise pocket on a
door frame.
In other embodiments the invention may be considered an adjustable strike
plate
assembly. The adjustable strike plate assembly may include an adjustable base
plate, a top plate,
and/or function as an adjustable unit. The base plate may include a base frame
and an interior
aperture surrounded by the base plate frame and having an interior space. In
some examples, the
strike plate may include a first horizontally extended linear opening and a
second horizontally
extended linear opening. The first horizontally extended linear opening may be
positioned
toward a first distal end of the base plate frame. The second horizontally
extended linear opening
may be positioned toward a second distal end of the base plate frame. The
first linear opening
and the second linear opening may be separated by the interior aperture.
The base plate may be adjustable and may be laterally movable within a door
frame
mortise pocket to alternatively widen or narrow the interior space within the
interior aperture.
The base plate frame may include a first side and a second side, with a width
of the base plate
frame extending between the first side and the second side. The base plate may
include a first
end and a second end. The first end and the second end may be distal ends.
A width of the base plate frame between the first side and the second side, in
some
examples, is less than a width of the mortise pocket, such that both of the
first and second sides
do not touch a side perimeter of the mortise pocket walls at the same time.
The base plate may be
selectively positionable within the mortise pocket. A central opening in the
strike plate assembly
may be alternatively widened or narrowed by laterally adjusting the base plate
horizontally
beneath the top plate.
The base plate may include a roller for reducing friction when a latch of a
door panel is
moved into a closed position.
The adjustable base plate may include, in some embodiments, at least one
position
indicator.
The top plate may include top plate first distal end, a top plate second
distal end, a top
plate first side and a top plate second side. The top plate may also include a
central aperture, a
first mounting hole, and a second mounting hole. The first mounting hole may
be positioned
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toward a first distal end of the top plate to align at more than one point
along the first
horizontally extended linear opening in the base plate. The second mounting
hole may be
positioned toward a second distal end of the top plate to align at more than
one point along the
second horizontally extended linear opening in the base plate.
In some embodiments, the top plate includes at least one notch in the top
plate that aligns
with the position indicator and is configured to create a view panel to view
the position indicator
through the at least one notch. Some examples may include a notch on one end
of the central
aperture of the top plate and a notch on an opposite end of the central
aperture of the top plate in
order to facilitate a base plate alignment and repositioning.
The base plate may include mounting attachments in the base plate, internally
located
within the interior space. The mounting attachments may be spaced apart and at
opposite ends of
the interior space. The mounting attachments may extend into the internal
space. The mounting
attachments may project from the base plate frame into the interior space.
The base plate may include at least one anchoring protrusion. The base plate
may include
a set of anchoring protrusions. Sets of anchoring protrusions may be clustered
around the base
plate first distal end and the base plate second distal end.
The base plate frame may include a first side and a second side, and a width
of the base
plate frame between the first side and the second side may be less than a
width of the mortise
pocket, such that both of the first and second sides do not touch a side
perimeter of the mortise
pocket walls at the same time.
Still, in other embodiments the inventions of the present disclosure may
include a door
frame including an assembly of frame members, a mortise pocket, and an
adjustable strike plate
assembly. The assembly may be a laterally adjustable strike plate assembly.
The base plate may include a base plate frame, an interior aperture surrounded
by the
base plate frame and having an interior space, a first horizontally extended
linear opening
positioned toward a first distal end of the base plate frame, and a second
horizontally extended
linear opening positioned toward a second distal end of the base plate frame.
The first linear
opening and the second linear opening may be separated by the interior
aperture.
In this embodiment, the top plate may include a central aperture, a first
mounting hole,
and a second mounting hole. The first mounting hole may be positioned toward a
first distal end
of the top plate to align at more than one point along the first horizontally
extended linear
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opening in the base plate, and the second mounting hole may be positioned
toward a second
distal end of the top plate to align at more than one point along the second
horizontally extended
linear opening in the base plate. The base plate may be selectively
positionable within the
mortise pocket. The base plate may include a first ledge. The base plate may
include a second
ledge. The second ledge may protrude from the first ledge. The first ledge and
second ledge may
be located in separate planes. The second ledge may include a roller slot for
accepting a roller
into the base plate.
The invention of the present disclosure also includes methods for an
adjustable strike
plate and methods for an adjustable strike plate assembly. In one example, a
method for
selectively positioning a strike plate assembly in a door frame includes
sizing the outer perimeter
width of a base plate to be less than the inner width of a mortise pocket,
sizing a top plate to
cover the base plate and the mortise pocket when the base plate is attached to
the mortise pocket
and the top plate is attached to the base plate, providing a first
horizontally extended linear
opening positioned toward a first distal end of the base plate frame,
providing a second
horizontally extended linear opening positioned toward a second distal end of
the base plate
frame, allowing the base plate to adjust from the first position to a second
position in a lateral
adjustment, wherein said adjustable base plate is laterally movable within the
door frame mortise
pocket to alternatively widen or narrow an interior space within an interior
aperture, and mating
a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole in variable positions along
the first
horizontally extended linear opening and the second mounting hole along the
second horizontally
extended linear opening.
In a broad aspect, the invention pertains to an adjustable strike plate
assembly laterally
moveable within a mortise pocket of a door frame. The adjustable strike plate
assembly includes
a base plate having a front side and a back side, opposite the front side, the
base plate defining an
interior aperture and a pair of horizontal slots, the pair of horizontal slots
separated by the interior
aperture, the base plate configured to move laterally within the mortise
pocket. The strike plate
assembly includes a top plate having a front side and a back side opposite the
front side, the top
plate defining a central aperture and a pair of mounting holes, the pair of
mounting holes separated
by the central aperture and disposed through the top plate such that each
mounting hole aligns with
a respective horizontal slot of the base plate, the front side of the base
plate in contact with the
back side of the top plate such that lateral movement of the base plate within
the mortise pocket
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relative to the top plate selectively adjusts a lateral position of the
interior aperture relative to the
central aperture. The front side of the base plate and the back side of the
top plate being coplanar
with each other.
In another aspect, provided is an adjustable strike plate assembly laterally
moveable within
a mortise pocket of a door frame defined by a pair of opposed pocket walls.
The adjustable strike
plate assembly includes a base plate defining an interior aperture, with the
base plate configured
to move laterally within the mortise pocket. There is a top plate defining a
central aperture, the
top plate vertically aligned with the base plate such that movement of the
base plate within the
mortise pocket relative to the top plate selectively adjusts a lateral
position of the interior aperture
relative to the central aperture. Also included is a roller rotatably coupled
to the base plate within
the interior aperture such that a portion of the roller projects through the
central aperture of the top
plate and movement of the base plate relative to the top plate adjusts a
lateral placement of the
roller within a width of the central aperture of the top plate.
In yet another aspect, provided is an adjustable strike plate assembly that
includes a base
plate having a front most surface, the base plate defining an interior
aperture, and a top plate having
a back most surface, the top plate defining a central aperture. The base plate
and the top plate are
moveably affixed to one another with the front most surface of the base plate
in contact with the
back most surface of the top plate such that lateral movement of the base
plate relative to the top
plate selectively adjusts a lateral position of the interior aperture relative
to the central aperture.
In still another aspect, provided is an adjustable strike plate assembly that
includes a base
plate with a base plate frame, an interior aperture, first and second
horizontally extended linear
openings, and a top plate. The base plate frame has a set of opposing drop
shoulders for accepting
a roller in the strike plate assembly. The interior aperture is surrounded by
the base plate frame
and has an interior space. The first horizontally extended linear opening is
positioned toward a
first distal end of the base plate frame, and the second horizontally extended
linear opening is
positioned toward a second distal end of the base plate frame. The first
linear opening and the
second linear opening are separated by the interior aperture. The base plate
is adjustable and is
laterally movable within a mortise pocket of a door frame to alternatively
widen or narrow the
interior space within the interior aperture. The top plate has a central
aperture, a first mounting
hole, and a second mounting hole. The first mounting hole is positioned toward
a first distal end
of the top plate to align at more than one point along the first horizontally
extended linear
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opening in the base plate. The second mounting hole is positioned toward a
second distal end
of the top plate to align at more than one point along the second horizontally
extended linear
opening in the base plate. The roller is secured in the strike plate assembly
in an exposed manner
being situated in the base plate and projecting through a front side of the
top plate. The base
plate is affixedly aligned with the top plate such that the base plate is free
to adjust laterally
within the mortise pocket without restriction by the top plate.
These and other aspects of the inventions of the present disclosure will
become apparent
to those skilled in the art after a reading of the following description of
embodiments when
considered with the drawings.
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Brief Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 is a front view of one embodiment of a strike plate assembly for a
door frame
assembly constructed according to the present disclosure;
Figure 2 is front view of one embodiment of a strike plate assembly having a
top plate
device constructed according to the present disclosure;
Figure 3 is a side perspective view of one example of the strike plate device
of Figure 2;
Figure 4 shows a front perspective view of one example of a base plate mounted
with a
door frame member constructed according to the present disclosure;
Figure 5 shows one example of a door frame, including a door frame member
having a
mortise pocket;
Figure 6 shows an exploded view of one example of a strike plate assembly
according to
the present disclosure;
Figure 7 is front perspective view of one example of a base plate constructed
according to
the present disclosure;
Figure 8 is a back view showing one example of a strike plate assembly
constructed
according to the present disclosure;
Figure 9 shows a perspective back view of an example of the strike plate
assembly of
Figure 8;
Figure 10 shows an end view of one example of the strike plate assembly of
Figure 9;
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Figure 11 is a front perspective view of another example of a strike plate
according to the
inventions of the present disclosure; and
Figure 12 is a front perspective view of another example of a base plate
according to the
inventions of the present disclosure.
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Description of Embodiments
In the following description, like reference characters designate like or
corresponding
parts throughout the several views. Also in the following description, it is
to be understood that
such terms as "forward," "rearward," "left," "right," "upwardly,"
"downwardly," and the like are
words of convenience and are not to be construed as limiting terms.
A door frame may include one or more frame members attached in a door frame
assembly. A plurality of frame members may include any combination of a header
and a pair of
side jambs. A header may be generally placed toward the top of the door panel.
Side jambs and
may be generally placed at opposing sides of the door panel, and a threshold
toward the bottom
of the door panel. However, in some embodiments, the side jambs are not
directly adjacent to
the door panel. A door panel may further include hinges. Hinges may connect
the door panel to
at least one of the frame members. In another embodiment, hinges may connect
the door panel
to a mullion. There may be three or more hinges.
Referring now to the drawings in general and Figures 1 through 3 in
particular, it will be
understood that the illustrations are for the purpose of describing a
preferred embodiment of the
inventions and are not intended to limit the inventions thereto. Figure 1
shows, an adjustable
strike plate assembly 10 situated in a door frame member 14 of a door frame
assembly. The
strike plate assembly 10 may include an adjustable base plate 30 and a top
plate 20 fitted with a
mortise pocket 51 (see Figure 5).
The top plate 20 may include a top plate frame 20' having a top plate first
distal end 23, a
top plate second distal end 24, a top plate first side 21 and a top plate
second side 22. The top
plate may also include a central aperture 27 creating a central opening 27', a
first mounting hole
25, and a second mounting hole 25'. The first mounting hole 25 may be
positioned toward a first
distal end 23 of the top plate 20 to align at more than one point along a
first horizontally
extended linear opening 46 in the base plate 30. The second mounting hole 25'
may be
positioned toward a second distal end 24 of the top plate 20 to align at more
than one point along
the second horizontally extended linear opening 46' in the base plate 20.
In some embodiments, the top plate 20 includes at least one notch 29 in the
top plate 20
that aligns with a position indicator 39 on the base plate 30 and is
configured to create a view
panel 29 to view the position indicator 39 through the at least one notch 29.
Some examples may
include a notch 29 on one end of the central aperture 27 of the top plate 20
and a notch 29 on an
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opposite end of the central aperture 27 of the top plate 20 in order to
facilitate a base plate 30
alignment and repositioning.
Top plate frame 20' may include a shoulder 28. Top plate frame 20' may include
a drop
shoulder 28'. The internal perimeter of the central aperture 27 may include a
shoulder 28 toward
a first distal end 23 and a shoulder 28 toward a second distal end 24. The
internal perimeter may
also include a drop shoulder 28', that protrudes further into the central
opening 27' more than the
shoulders 28, located toward the first distal end 23 and another drop shoulder
28' toward the
second distal end 24. The opposing drop shoulders 28' may create a roller
opening so that the
roller 44 is able to be secured in the strike plate assembly in an exposed
manner, situated in the
base plate 30 and projecting through a front side 60 of the top plate.
The top plate 20 may include at least one rounded corner 26. Top plate 20 may
also
include a curved corner 22 with a radiused edge 22' extending along one side.
The edge 22' (see
Figure 10) may extend past a plate formed by a top plate back side 62. The
edge 22' allows the
top plate in use to extend around a frame member and ease receipt of a lock
latch from a shutting
door.
As seen in Figure 3, top plate 20 may include a width W3 extending from the
first side 21
to the second side 22.
Figures 4, 5 and 7 show a base plate 30 and a door frame mortise pocket 51
into which
the base plate 30 is fitted. Base plate 30 may include a base frame 30' and an
interior aperture 37
surrounded by the base plate frame 30', the interior aperture 37 creating an
interior space 37'.
The base plate 30 may be adjustable and may be laterally movable within a door
frame mortise
pocket 51, to alternatively widen or narrow the interior space 37 'within the
interior aperture
laterally that is available through the top plate 20 when installed.
Alternatively, the base plate 30
may be adjustable within the mortise pocket 51 to maintain a consistent space
within the interior
aperture 37 even when a door frame moves with a settling house or with tension
place on the
door. The base plate frame 30' may include a first side 31 and a second side
32, with a width W2
of the base plate frame 30' extending between the first side 31 and the second
side 32. The base
plate 30 may include a first end 33 and a second end 34. The first end 33 and
the second end 34
may be distal ends.
In some examples, the base plate 30 may include a first horizontally extended
linear
opening 46 and a second horizontally extended linear opening 46', both formed
by opening
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perimeters 35 within the base plate frame 30'. The first horizontally extended
linear opening 46
may be positioned toward a first distal end 33 of the base plate frame30'. The
second
horizontally extended linear opening 46' may be positioned toward a second
distal end 34 of the
base plate frame 30'. The first linear opening 46 and the second linear
opening 46' may be
separated by the interior aperture 37.
A width W2 of the base plate frame 30' between the first side 31 and the
second side 32,
in some examples, is less than a width of the mortise pocket Wl, such that
both of the first and
second sides 31, 32 do not touch a side perimeter of the mortise pocket walls
54, 54'at the same
time. The base plate 30 may be selectively positionable within the mortise
pocket 51, and expose
a mortise opening within the mortise inner perimeter 59. A central opening 27'
in the strike plate
assembly 10 may be alternatively widened or narrowed or maintained by
laterally adjusting the
base plate 30 horizontally beneath the top plate 30.
The base plate may include a roller 44 for reducing friction when a latch of a
door panel
is moved into a closed position. Roller 44 may be received into a roller slot
40. Base plate 30
may include a base plate drop shoulder 43. A pin 45 may fit with the roller 44
along a medial
section of the roller, leaving pin ends exposed at each end. The ends of the
pin 45 may fit in pin
slots 41, the pin slots, in one example being formed by shoulders 43. The top
plate 20 when
attached to the base plate 30 may cover and secure the ends of the pin 45 in
the pin slots 41, thus
securing the roller in the strike plate assembly 10. The drop shoulders 28'
may serve to cover the
ends of pin 45 to secure the roller 44 and still maintain central opening 27'.
The roller 44 may
extend end to end along one side of the central opening 27' between two drop
shoulders 28'in
the central opening 27'. Roller 44 may provide a non-fixed edge to receive the
latch as it enters
the assembly to reduce door panel closing force. Roller 44 may provide a
rolling edge to receive
the latch. Figure 6 shows an exploded view of a strike plate assembly 10 unit
separated into
individual component parts. The pin 45 fitting through the roller 44. The
roller 44 with the pin 45
fitting into the base plate 30 in the roller slot 40 and pin slots 41. The top
plate 20 mating with
the base plate 30, securing the roller 44 and pin 45 into place in the
assembled strike plate unit.
The adjustable base plate 30 may include, in some embodiments, at least one
position
indicator 39. Position indicators 39 may be present at a portion of or
adjacent to all of the corners
outside the perimeter ends 42 of interior perimeter 37. Notch 29 in top plate
20 may align with
the position indicator 39 and is configured to create a view panel to view the
position indicator
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39 through the at least one notch 29. The position indicator 39 and notch 29
together provide a
position awareness of the placement of the base plate 30 as to the top plate
20 and of the
adjustable strike plate assembly 10 in the mortise pocket 51 and facilitate
alignment and
repositioning. There may be a set of position indicators 39. In some
embodiments, there may be
a set of notches 29 medially located along each end of the central aperture
27. Notch 29 may be a
cutaway section of top plate frame 20'.
The base plate 30 may include mounting attachments 38 in the base plate,
internally
located within the interior space 37'. Mounting attachments 38 may be integral
with base plate
30. The mounting attachments 38 may be spaced apart and at opposite ends of
the interior space
37'. The mounting attachments may extend into the internal space 37'. The
mounting
attachments 38 may project from the base plate frame 30' into the interior
space 37'. Mounting
attachments 38 may be substantially offset from a medial point of the interior
space 37' along the
width W2. The mounting attachments 38, by way of example, may be configured to
secure the
base plate within a mortise pocket 51. The mounting attachments 38 may align
with the first and
second horizontally extended linear openings 46, 46' along one edge of the
opening perimeter of
the openings 46, 46'. This alignment maybe offset from a medial point along
the width of the
interior space 37' and toward a side of the interior aperture 37. Some
examples may include
embodiments where the mounting attachments 38 provide an anchor spot for the
base plate 30
separated and apart from the anchor spot for the top plate at mounting hole
25, 25'. The
mounting attachments 38 may be, by way of example, provide mounting screw
holes or fastener
holes for tacks, pins, staples, etc.
The base plate 30 may include at least one anchoring protrusion 65, as example
of which
is seen in Figures 8-10. The base plate 30 may include a set of anchoring
protrusions 65. Sets of
anchoring protrusions 65 may be clustered around the base plate first opening
46 and second
opening 46'. The anchoring protrusions 65 may be configured to assist in
securing the base plate
30 within the mortise pocket 51. The anchoring protrusions 65 clustered in a
set may take on
variable diameters and/or lengths.
The base plate frame 30 may include a first side 31 and a second side 31, and
a width W2
of the base plate frame 30' between the first side 31 and the second side 32
may be less than a
width W1 of the mortise pocket, such that both of the first and second sides
31, 32 do not touch a
side perimeter of the mortise pocket walls 54, 54' at the same time. In some
examples, the base
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plate 30 may be adjustable within the mortise pocket 51 and the top plate 20
and base plate 30
for a unit that does not adjust as to each other but does adjust with the
mortise pocket as a unit. In
other examples, the base plate 30 may be secured within the mortise pocket and
the base plate 30
and top plate 20 adjust laterally across one another, with the top plate being
adjustable, to
provide an adjustable strike plate assembly 10. In some embodiments, base
plate frame 30 may
include corners 46 along the outer perimeter of the frame, with the corners
46, in some examples
being rounded and/or curved, without culminating in pointed intersections
between the sides and
the edges.
Other embodiments the inventions of the present disclosure may include a door
frame
including an assembly of frame members 14, a mortise pocket 51, and an
adjustable strike plate
assembly 10. The assembly may be a laterally adjustable strike plate assembly.
In this example, base plate 30 may include a base plate frame 30', an interior
aperture
surrounded by the base plate frame and having an interior space, a first
horizontally extended
linear opening 46 positioned toward a first distal end 33 of the base plate
frame 30', and a second
horizontally extended linear opening 46' positioned toward a second distal end
34 of the base
plate frame 30'. The first linear opening 46 and the second linear opening 46'
may be separated
by the interior aperture 37.
Further in this embodiment, the top plate 20 may include a central aperture
27, a first
mounting hole 25, and a second mounting hole 25' that align with mortise
pocket mounting holes
59. The first mounting hole 25 may be positioned toward a first distal end 23
of the top plate to
align at more than one point along the first horizontally extended linear
opening 46 in the base
plate 30, and the second mounting hole 25' may be positioned toward a second
distal end 24 of
the top plate to align at more than one point along the second horizontally
extended linear
opening 46' in the base plate 30. The base plate 30 may be selectively
positionable within the
mortise pocket and/or the top plate 20 may be selectively positional laterally
as to the base plate
30.
The base plate 30 may include a first ledge 72 that extends in one plane
outwardly from a
base plate front side 67 and extends to a base plate back side 68 in a first
plane. The base plate
may include a second ledge 72' that forms a shelf that extends outwardly from
the base plate
back side 68 in a second plane. The shelf fonned by the second ledge 72'may
include a smaller
footprint than the footprint of the first ledge 72. The second ledge 72' may
protrude from the first
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ledge 72. The first ledge 72 and second ledge 72' may be located in separate
planes. The second
ledge 72' may include a roller slot 40 for accepting and/or recessing a roller
44 into the base
plate 30. A portion of the roller 44 may reside in the second ledge, a portion
of the roller may
reside in the first ledge and the roller may protrude from the first plane
into the plane formed by
the top plate frame 30'.
Figure 11 shows another example of a strike plate assembly 10 seen as a unit.
Top plate
20 may include offset notches 29, extended recesses 80 and/or extended slots
82. The extension
recesses 80 allow for lateral movement of the top plate 20 as to mounting
holes 25, 25'.
Extended roller slot 82 may allow for lateral movement of top plate 20 as to
roller 44 and/or of
base plate 30 as to top plate 20. In one example, a recessed side 81 extends
between extended
recesses 80 and parallel to a first side 21, in this embodiment, accommodating
mounting
attachments 38 with inner curved projections and allowing, in some positions,
a portion of the
base plate to be visible along the edge of the recessed side 81.
Figure 12 shows another embodiment of a base plate 30 including a lip 88
projecting
from one side of base plate 30. The lip 88 may form an extended second side
32. An extension
48 may project from one side of base plate 30, in some examples, between a 20
degree to 60
degree angle (alpha). In some examples, the extension 48 may include about a
45 degree angle
(alpha) from the side of the base plate to the lip 88. The lip 88 may extend
from the extension 48
to form a narrowing lip. The lip 88 may include a length L. The length L may
be less than a
length between the ends of the two extensions 37. The length L and the length
between the ends
of the extension may be less than the length between the two ends 23, 24 of
the base plate 30.
Position indicators 39 may take on any shape, pattern, demarcation such as
marking and
coloring, and/or may include raised nodules and/or recesses.
The invention of the present disclosure also includes methods for an
adjustable strike
plate and methods for an adjustable strike plate assembly. In one example, a
method for
selectively positioning a strike plate assembly 10 in a door frame 50 includes
sizing the outer
perimeter width W2 of a base plate 30 to be less than the inner width W1 of a
mortise pocket 51,
sizing a top plate 20 to cover the base plate 30 and the mortise pocket 51
when the base plate 30
is attached to the mortise pocket 51 and the top plate 20 is attached to the
base plate 30,
providing a first horizontally extended linear opening 46 positioned toward a
first distal end 33
of the base plate frame 30', providing a second horizontally extended linear
opening 46'
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positioned toward a second distal end 34 of the base plate frame 30', allowing
the strike plate 10
to adjust from a first position to a second position in a lateral adjustment
within the mortise
pocket 51, wherein said adjustable strike plate assembly 10 is laterally
movable within the door
frame mortise pocket 51 to alternatively move an interior space within a
central opening 27', and
mating a first mounting hole 25 and a second mounting hole 25' in variable
positions along the
first horizontally extended linear opening 46 and the second mounting hole
along the second
horizontally extended linear opening 46'. The method may include securing a
roller in a roller
slot in the base plate for reducing friction when a latch or a door panel is
moved into a closed
position. Further, the method may include placing mounting attachments in the
base plate
internally located within an interior space.
Other inventions of the present disclosure include methods by way of any of
the
embodiments of a strike plate assembly 10 disclosed herein. The scope of the
disclosure should
also be considered to include combinations of any of the embodiments top plate
20 and base
plate 30 disclosed herein to form a strike plate assembly 10.
Certain modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art
upon a
reading of the foregoing description. It should be understood that all such
modifications and
improvements have been deleted herein for the sake of conciseness and
readability but are
properly within the scope of the following claims.
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Date Recue/Date Received 2023-12-11
