Door frame reinforcement assembly

摘要

A door frame reinforcement assembly for resisting an intrusive force applied to a building door has a pair of opposing elongated jamb members and elongated reinforcement members securable with a respective jamb member. Each of the jamb members has a pair of rabbet milled step-up cutouts. One of the cutouts receives a long screw threadably engaging the jamb member with the walls studs. The reinforcement members are secured within the second cutout. The reinforcement members are formed as metal tubes with an insert.

主权项

1. An assembly for reinforcing a door fitted in an opening formed in a building having vertical wall studs, the assembly comprising:
a first elongated hinge side jamb member mountable lengthwise along a hinge side of the door and a second elongated side jamb member mountable lengthwise along a strike side of the door, each of the hinge side jamb member and the strike side jamb member having a solid body formed with a first cutout and a second cutout adjacent the first cutout, said first cutout defining a first raise stop and the second cutout defining a second raise stop, said hinge side jamb member and the strike side jamb member being securable to the wall studs of the building; a first elongated reinforcement member securable within the second cutout of the hinge side jamb member and a second elongated reinforcement member securable within the second cutout of the strike side jamb member, each of the first reinforcement member and the second reinforcement member comprising a hollow tubular body having a width substantially equal to a width of the second cutout, and wherein an insert is positioned within said tubular body, said insert comprising a vinyl strip having a pre-determined configuration, which substantially matches an interior of the tubular body.