ADJUSTABLE DOOR STRIKE PLATE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

摘要

A door strike plate that can be temporarily mounted to a first location for proper alignment, tested while still temporarily mounted and moved to a second or more locations until satisfactorily aligned. It comprises a metal strike plate having a plurality of mounting screw holes on a top and bottom side of a latch or deadbolt hole; an appropriately sized dot of an adhesive/putty applied to a region adjacent each mounting screw hole. A method for installing this door strike plate is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A door strike plate that can be temporarily mounted to a first location for proper alignment, tested while still temporarily mounted and moved multi-directionally to a second location if the first location is not properly aligned, said door strike plate comprising: a metal strike plate having at least one mounting screw hole on a top side and a bottom side of a centrally-located latch or deadbolt hole; an appropriately sized volume of a non-curing adhesive or putty applied to a region adjacent each mounting screw hole in the metal strike plate for allowing the metal strike plate to be: (i) temporarily mounted to the first location on a door frame, (ii) tested for proper alignment while still temporarily mounted; (iii) moved multi-directionally to the second location if not properly aligned; and (iv) retested until location of the metal strike plate is satisfactory; and a permanent mounting screw for each mounting screw hole in the metal strike plate.