U.S. patent application number 10/811567 was filed with the patent office on 2005-09-29 for door operating hardware installation guide.
Invention is credited to Morton, Lane M..
Application Number | 20050210690 10/811567 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34988020 |
Filed Date | 2005-09-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050210690 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Morton, Lane M. |
September 29, 2005 |
DOOR OPERATING HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Abstract
A door operating hardware installation guide for preparing a
door for the mounting of operating hardware. The guide includes a
front template and a side template. The front template includes a
first side and a second side and the side template includes a first
side and a second side. The side template is operatively, removably
coupled to the front template. The front template and the side
template have a plurality of through guide holes defining the outer
perimeter of proposed mounting holes for the operating hardware.
The accurate placement of the mounting holes in the door is
facilitated by the through guide holes when either the first side
or the second side of the front template is in contact with the
edge of the door and either the first side or the second side of
the side template is in contact with the side of the door.
Inventors: |
Morton, Lane M.;
(Greensboro, NC) |
Correspondence
Address: |
KENNAMETAL INC.
P.O. BOX 231
1600 TECHNOLOGY WAY
LATROBE
PA
15650
US
|
Family ID: |
34988020 |
Appl. No.: |
10/811567 |
Filed: |
March 29, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
33/194 ;
52/127.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E05B 17/06 20130101;
B23B 47/287 20130101; Y10T 408/55 20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
033/194 ;
052/127.1 |
International
Class: |
G01D 021/00 |
Claims
1. A door operating hardware installation guide for preparing a
door for the mounting of operating hardware, the guide comprising:
a front template having a first side and a second side each
including a recess of a different width; a side template having a
first side and a second side, the side template operatively,
removably coupled to the front template; the front template and the
side template including a plurality of through guide holes defining
the outer perimeter of proposed mounting holes for the operating
hardware; thereby with either the first side or the second side of
the front template in contact with the edge of the door and either
the first side or the second side of the side template in contact
with a side of the door, the accurate placement of the mounting
holes in the door is facilitated by the through guide holes.
2-4. (canceled)
5. The guide of claim 1 wherein the side template is removably
coupled to the front template by an interconnecting arrangement to
align and fix the side template with respect to the front
template.
6. The guide of claim 5 wherein the interconnecting arrangement
includes a plurality of posts extending from an edge of the side
template, the posts configured to be received with complimentary
openings formed within the front template to removably fix the side
template with respect to the front template.
7. The guide of claim 6 wherein the opposing edges of the side
template each include a pair of posts.
8. The guide of claim 6 wherein the first side and the second side
of the front template each include a pair of openings on each side
of the recess therein.
9. The guide of claim 1 wherein the guide includes visual
markings.
10. A door operating hardware installation guide for preparing a
door for the mounting of operating hardware, the guide comprising:
a front template having a first side and a second side each
including a recess of a different width; a side template having a
first side and a second side, the side template operatively,
removably coupled to the front template by an interconnecting
arrangement to align and fix the side template with respect to the
front template; and the front template and the side template
including a plurality of through guide holes defining the outer
perimeter of proposed mounting holes for the operating
hardware.
11-13. (canceled)
14. The guide of claim 10 wherein the side template includes a pair
of posts.
15. The guide of claim 14 wherein the first side and the second
side of the front template each include a pair of openings on each
side of the recess, wherein the posts are configured to be received
within the openings to removably fix the side template with respect
to the front template.
16. A door operating hardware installation guide for preparing a
door for the mounting of operating hardware, the guide comprising:
a front template having a first side and a second side; a side
template having a first side and a second side, the side template
operatively, removably coupled to the front template by an
interconnecting arrangement including a pair of posts extending
from opposing edges of the side template, the posts configured to
be received with complimentary openings formed within the front
template to align and removably fix the side template with respect
to the front template; the front template and the side template
including a plurality of through guide holes defining the outer
perimeter of proposed mounting holes for the operating hardware;
thereby with either the first side or the second side of the front
template in contact with the edge of the door and either the first
side or the second side of the side template in contact with a side
of the door, the accurate placement of the mounting holes in the
door is facilitated by the through guide holes.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a door operating hardware
installation guide. More particularly, this invention relates to an
installation guide to accurately position, align and guide a hole
saw when boring holes into a hinged door for installation of door
operating hardware.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A wide variety of door operating hardware, such as doorknobs
and locksets, is available for mounting on doors. Such door
operating hardware requires installation onto the door, usually
with the use of through bolts that engage mounting plates on either
side. This type of installation typically requires through holes to
accept the mounting bolts, and other holes or recesses to accept
other working parts of the operating hardware.
[0005] Manufacturers of door operating hardware generally include
an inexpensive paper template with the hardware that helps the
installer to position and align the mounting holes correctly on the
door. Clearly these manufactures, striving to reduce the cost of
the operating hardware package and working under the assumption
that the template will be used only once, are not concerned with
the durability of these templates. Therefore the paper template is
flimsy, making it difficult to work with, is inefficient, requiring
layout and adjustment time, does not provide a physical guide way
for piercing tools and must be transferred from one side of the
door to the other side. For a detailed discussion of various
methods and templates, reference is made to U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,114,285; 4,715,125; 4,306,823; 4,280,776; 4,199,060; 3,789,892;
6,390,738; 6,116,831; 6,193,449; 5,947,656; 5,479,802; 5,569,001
and Invention Registration H1,887; incorporated herein by
reference.
[0006] Although the known templates may, at times, perform
satisfactorily, further improvements on door operating hardware
installation guides are desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] Briefly, according to this invention, there is provided a
door operating hardware installation guide for preparing a door for
the mounting of operating hardware. The guide includes a front
template and a side template. The front template includes a first
side and a second side and the side template includes a first side
and a second side. The side template is operatively, removably
coupled to the front template. The front template and the side
template have a plurality of through guide holes defining the outer
perimeter of proposed mounting holes for the operating hardware.
The accurate placement of the mounting holes in the door is
facilitated by the through guide holes when either the first side
or the second side of the front template is in contact with the
edge of the door and either the first side or the second side of
the side template is in contact with the side of the door.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] Further features of the present invention, as well as the
advantages derived therefrom, will become clear from the following
detailed description made with reference to the drawings in
which:
[0009] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the door operating
hardware installation guide in accordance with the present
invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 is perspective view of the door operating hardware
installation guide in accordance with the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a side view of a side template of the door
operating hardware installation guide of FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 4 is an end view of the side template of FIG. 3;
[0013] FIG. 5 is an end view of the front template of the door
operating hardware installation guide of FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 6 is a front view of the front template of the door
operating hardware installation guide of FIG. 1; and
[0015] FIG. 7 is a side view of the front template of the door
operating hardware installation guide of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0016] Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference characters
represent like elements, there is shown a door operating hardware
installation guide 10 for preparing a door 12 for the mounting of
operating hardware (not shown). The operating hardware may include,
for example, doorknobs and locksets and the like as well known in
the art.
[0017] The installation guide 10 includes a front template 14 and a
side template 16. The front template 14 and the side template 16
have a plurality of through guide holes 18. The through guide holes
18 define the outer perimeter of proposed mounting holes and
accurately position, align and guide a hole saw for boring the
mounting holes to receive the operating hardware. It will be
appreciated that the size and shape of the through guide holes 18
may vary in size and location and the resulting mounting holes as
desired to accommodate the specific operating hardware.
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5-7, there is shown a front
template 14. The front template includes a first side 14a and a
second side 14b and edge 14c. In a preferred embodiment, the first
side 14a and second side 14b include a recess 14d or slot extending
from edge 14c to edge 14c. The width of the recess 14d is sized to
receive the edge of the door 12 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It will
be appreciated that the width of the recess 14d in each side 14a
and 14b may be different and vary to accommodate doors 12 of
different thickness. In a preferred embodiment, the width of the
recess 14d is such that the side of the recess 14d snugly fit
against the sides of the door 12 thereby retaining and fixing the
position of the installation guide 10 on the door without aid of
any external device or assistance.
[0019] Referring to FIGS. 1-4, there is a shown a side template 16.
The side template 16 includes a first side 16a and a second side
16b and edge 16c. The side template 16 is operatively, removably
coupled to the front template 14. The side template 16 may be
removable coupled to the front template by most any suitable
interconnecting arrangement to align and fix the side template 16
with respect to the front template 14. In a preferred embodiment,
as shown in the figures, the edge 16c of the side template 16
includes a plurality of posts 16d. The posts 16d are configured to
be received within complimentary openings 14e formed within the
front template 14 to removably fix the side template 16 with
respect to the front template in a general L-shape configuration.
It will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to
the use of a single side template 16 in combination with a front
template 14. For example, a side template 16 may be removably fixed
on each side of the recess 14d of the front template 14 to form a
general U-shape configuration.
[0020] In a preferred embodiment, opposing edges 16c of the side
template 16 each include a pair of posts 16d and the first side 14a
and the second side 14b of the front template 14 each include a
complimentary pair of openings 14e on each side of the recess 14d.
It will be appreciated that either edge 16c of the side template 16
may be removably fixed adjacent each side of the recess 14d in the
first side 14a and the second side 14b of the front template 14
thereby providing the flexibility for a variety of different
arrangements and combinations of through guide holes 18 for
different door 12 requirements as desired.
[0021] The installation guide 10 may include markings to visually
indicate the specific purpose of each recess 14d or through guide
hole 18 and the relative orientation of the front template 14 and
side template 16 as desired.
[0022] In operation, a side 14a or 14b of the front template 14 is
selected having the appropriate size recess 14d to accommodate the
specific door 12 width. This recess 14d is then placed against the
edge of the door 12. The posts 16d of the side template 16 are the
inserted into the openings 14e formed within the front template 14
such that a desired side 16a or 16b of the side template 16 lies in
contact with a side of the door 12. The side 16a or 16b of the side
template 16 has a predetermined through guide hole 18 positioned as
desired to facilitate the drilling of a hole with a hole saw to
receive the operating hardware.
[0023] The installation guide 10 may be formed of most any suitable
material using most any suitable manufacturing techniques
knowledgeable to one skilled in the art. For example, the
installation guide 10 may be formed through the use of injection
molding techniques well known in the art of injection molding,
making the installation guide relatively simple to manufacture. For
durability, the installation guide 10 may be manufactured from any
of several high-quality plastics, and is preferably transparent to
facilitate visually locating the guide on the door 12.
[0024] The documents, patents and patent applications referred to
herein are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0025] While the invention has been specifically described in
connection with certain specific embodiments thereof, it is to be
understood that this is by way of illustration and not of
limitation, and the scope of the appended claims should be
construed as broadly as the prior art will permit.
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