Machine and method for preparing a door and door frame for prehanging such door

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PREHANGING A DOOR ON THE HINGE-JAMB OF A DOOR FRAME THAT INCLUDES THE STEPS OF: (A) SUPPORTING THE DOOR TO BE HUNG ON EDGE IN A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING POSITION WITH THE BUTT-FACING SURFACE OF ITS HINGE-EDGE FACING UPWARDLY; (B) STATIONARILY SUPPORTING THE HINGE-JAMB HAVING A BUTT-FACING SURFACE AND TO WHICH HINGE JAMB SAID DOOR IS TO BE HUNG IN A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING POSITION OFFSET LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID DOOR AND PARALLEL WITH SAID HINGE-EDGE AND WITH ITS BUTT-FACING SURFACE FACING UPWARDLY AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LEVEL AS SAID BUTT-FACING SURFACE OF SAID HINGE-EDGE ON SAID DOOR AND OFFSET LATERALLY OF SAID DOOR A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE NORMAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID BUTT-FACING SURFACES WHEN CONNECTED BY THE BUTTS OF DOOR HINGES WHEN THE SAID BUTTS ARE COPLANAR; (C) MOVING SAID DOOR LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF TO A POSITION ALONGSIDE SAID JAMB AND AT THE SAME TIME BEVELLING THE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING EDGE OF SAID DOOR THAT IS OPPOSITE TO SAID HINGE EDGE ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID DOOR IS TO SWING AFTER BEING HUNG; (D) THEN HOLDING SAID DOOR AND SAID JAMB STATIONARY WITH THEIR BUTT-FACING UPPER SURFACES COPLANAR AND SPACED APART A DISTANCE EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE JAMB AND DOOR AFTER THE DOOR IS HUNG AND WHEN THE HINGE BUTTS ARE COPLANAR; (E) THEN ROUTING OUT RECESSES IN SAID BUTT-FACING UPPER SURFACES FOR THE HINGE BUTTS WHILE SAID DOOR AND JAMB ARE SO HELD STATIONARY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND FINALLY, AND WHILE STILL HOLDING SAID DOOR AND JAMB STATIONARY; (F) SECURING SAID HINGE BUTTS IN SAID RECESSES.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF PREHANGING A DOOR ON THE HINGE-JAMB OF A DOOR FRAME THAT INCLUDES THE STEPS OF: (A) SUPPORTING THE DOOR TO BE HUNG ON EDGE IN A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING POSITION WITH THE BUTT-FACING SURFACE OF ITS HINGE-EDGE FACING UPWARDLY; (B) STATIONARILY SUPPORTING THE HINGE-JAMB HAVING A BUTT-FACING SURFACE AND TO WHICH HINGE JAMB SAID DOOR IS TO BE HUNG IN A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING POSITION OFFSET LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID DOOR AND PARALLEL WITH SAID HINGE-EDGE AND WITH ITS BUTT-FACING SURFACE FACING UPWARDLY AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LEVEL AS SAID BUTT-FACING SURFACE OF SAID HINGE-EDGE ON SAID DOOR AND OFFSET LATERALLY OF SAID DOOR A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE NORMAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID BUTT-FACING SURFACES WHEN CONNECTED BY THE BUTTS OF DOOR HINGES WHEN THE SAID BUTTS ARE COPLANAR; (C) MOVING SAID DOOR LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF TO A POSITION ALONGSIDE SAID JAMB AND AT THE SAME TIME BEVELLING THE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING EDGE OF SAID DOOR THAT IS OPPOSITE TO SAID HINGE EDGE ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID DOOR IS TO SWING AFTER BEING HUNG; (D) THEN HOLDING SAID DOOR AND SAID JAMB STATIONARY WITH THEIR BUTT-FACING UPPER SURFACES COPLANAR AND SPACED APART A DISTANCE EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE JAMB AND DOOR AFTER THE DOOR IS HUNG AND WHEN THE HINGE BUTTS ARE COPLANAR; (E) THEN ROUTING OUT RECESSES IN SAID BUTT-FACING UPPER SURFACES FOR THE HINGE BUTTS WHILE SAID DOOR AND JAMB ARE SO HELD STATIONARY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND FINALLY, AND WHILE STILL HOLDING SAID DOOR AND JAMB STATIONARY; (F) SECURING SAID HINGE BUTTS IN SAID RECESSES.