Door frame construction

Claim 2

A door frame assembly comprising: a pair of spaced, upright frame members and an overhead frame member interconnecting said upright frame members, each upright frame member having a web portion and being provided with means thereon for securing the same to wall structure adjacent to a respective boundary of a door opening; a cover member for each of said upright frame members, respectively; means on each upright frame member for releasably securing the respective cover member thereto in substantial covering relationship to said web portion thereof, the web portion of each upright frame member being formed so as to be spaced from and disposed at an acute angle relative to the corresponding cover member when the cover member is secured to the respective frame member, the web portion of one of said upright frame members being adapted to mount a number of longitudinally spaced hinge butts for hingedly coupling a door to said one upright frame member, whereby the hinge butts will be disposed at said acute angle between the web portion of said one frame member and the adjacent cover member.

Claim 3

In a door frame as set forth in claim 1, wherein said cover member is transversely U-shaped to present a main body and a pair of opposed sides, the lengths of the sides being sufficient to space said body a sufficient distance from said web portion to permit a hinge butt to be disposed therebetween, the body forming with said web portion a transversely wedge-shaped, hinge-receiving space when the cover member is secured to the frame member.

Claim 4

In a door frame as set forth in claim 1, wherein said cover member is transversely U-shaped to present a pair of opposed sides and a bight interconnecting the sides, there being a line of weakness at the junction of one of the sides and the bight, said cover member being formed of a rigid material capable of being cut, whereby a segment of said one side can be separated from the cover member along said line of weakness.

Claim 5

In a door frame as set forth in claim 1, wherein is included a tubular, resilient cushion having a convex outer surface, and means on the web for releasably securing the cushion in a position with the convex outer surface disposed for engagement by one side of a door.

Claim 6

A door frame assembly comprising: a pair of spaced, upright frame members and an overhead frame member interconnecting said upright frame members, each frame member having a web provided with means thereon for securing the same to wall structure adjacent to a respective boundary of a door opening, said web of one of said upright frame members having a portion adapted to mount a number of longitudinally spaced hinge butts for hingedly coupling a door to said one frame member; a cover member for each frame member, respectively; means on each frame member for releasably securing the respective cover member thereto in covering relationship to said web portion thereof, the web portion of said one upright frame member being spaced from and disposed at an acute angle relative to the cover member when the cover member is secured to said one frame member to permit the hinge butts secured to the web portion to be disposed at said angle betWeen the web portion and the last-mentioned cover member; and a striker plate having means thereon for releasably connecting the same to the other upright member in a position to receive the latch bolt of said door when the latter is across said door opening, the cover member of said other upright frame member being in two parts with each part being positionable on a respective side of said striker plate, the latter being spaced a sufficient distance from the adjacent web to permit a latch bolt to extend through the striker plate.

Claim 7

A door frame assembly comprising: a pair of spaced, upright frame members and an overhead frame member interconnecting said upright frame members, each frame member having a web provided with means thereon for securing the same to wall structure adjacent to a respective boundary of a door opening, said web of one of said upright frame members having a portion adapted to mount a number of longitudinally spaced hinge butts for hingedly coupling a door to said one frame member; a cover member for each frame member, respectively; means on each frame member for releasably securing the respective cover member thereto in covering relationship to said web portion thereof, the web portion of said one upright frame member being spaced from and disposed at an acute angle relative to the cover member when the cover member is secured to said one frame member to permit the hinge butts secured to the web portion to be disposed at said angle betWeen the web portion and the last-mentioned cover member; and a striker plate having means thereon for releasably connecting the same to the other upright member in a position to receive the latch bolt of said door when the latter is across said door opening, the cover member of said other upright frame member being in two parts with each part being positionable on a respective side of said striker plate, the latter being spaced a sufficient distance from the adjacent web to permit a latch bolt to extend through the striker plate.

Claim 8

A door frame assembly as set forth in claim 5, wherein each cover member is transversely U-shaped, said securing means includes a pair of spaced, generally parallel ribs on the respective web portion, and including a stop for each frame member, respectively, each stop extending laterally from a corresponding web portion, and a tubular, resilient mute for each stop, respectively, each stop having means for removably mounting the corresponding mute thereon.