摘要 |
An elongated metal plate for fastening to the back of a wooden door jamb with a plurality of fastenings including an angled side of the plate recessed into the jamb, another angled penetrating side driven into the jamb, and a plurality of screws driven through the metal plate intermediate the recessed and penetrating sides. The fastenings are longitudinally and transversely spaced apart to provide maximum reinforcing strength without a concentration of the plurality of fastenings sufficient to weaken the wooden jamb where its bulk has been reduced by hollowing to receive a latch bolt. After the metal plate has been fastened to the back of the jamb, the jamb is fixed to blocking structure of a doorway with the metal plate therebetween and out of reach of tampering. As reinforced by a locked door in the doorway, the whole jamb must be broken transversely against its wood grain in order to force the door.
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