CONCEALABLE FLUSH WALL DOOR STRUCTURAL FRAME AND FLUSH WALL DOOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME

摘要

A concealable structural frame for mounting a hinged door flushed to a surface of a drywall structure. The concealable structural frame comprises a frame body including a stud facing wall, a door facing wall, a front surface wall, a rear surface wall, a stud engaging wall and a hinge engagement support. The door facing wall is spaced apart from the stud facing wall and includes a door receiving recess. The front surface wall and the rear surface walls are spaced apart and at least partially extend between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall. The stud engaging wall projects outwardly from the stud facing wall and defines a plasterboard receiving recess. The hinge engagement support is positioned between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall and extends along at least a portion of the door receiving recess.

主权项

1. A concealable structural frame for mounting a hinged door flushed to a surface of a drywall structure including a wall stud and plasterboards having a thickness, the concealable structural frame comprising:
a frame body including:
a stud facing wall having an outwardly facing surface engageable with a surface of the stud;a door facing wall spaced apart from the stud facing wall and including a door receiving recess at least partially defined by a section of the door facing wall;a front surface wall at least partially extending between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall, the front surface wall being configured to receive a plaster layer thereon, for concealment thereof;a rear surface wall at least partially extending between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall and spaced apart from the front surface wall;a stud engaging wall projecting outwardly from the outwardly facing surface of the stud facing wall and being recessed inwardly from one of the front surface wall and the rear surface wall by a distance substantially similar to the thickness of the plasterboards to define a plasterboard receiving recess;a hinge engagement support engageable with a hinge of the hinged door for supporting the hinge when the hinge is mounted thereto, the hinge engagement support being positioned between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall and extending along at least a portion of the door receiving recess of the door facing wall.