Anchor device for door frames

Claim 2

An anchoring device for door frames comprising: a rigid web portion adapted for securement to a wall adjacent, and defining, a door opening in which a frame is to be mounted; a pair of spaced legs secured to, and extending in substantially the same direction from, said web portion; a retainer latch pivotally mounted on each of said legs and each pivotable through the plane of the respective leg from a first position on that side of the leg on which it is mounted which is opposite the side thereof upon which the other said leg is located, to a second position more nearly adjacent the other leg than said first position; and means resiliently biasing said retainer latches toward said first positions.

Claim 3

An anchoring device as defined in claim 1 wherein said web portion is flat and substantially monoplanar, and in which each of said retainer latches comprises at least one plate pivotally supported on one of said legs for pivotation about an axis spaced from, and extending substantially parallel to said web portion, said plate having an arcuate edge remote from said pivotal axis and lying substantially tangentially with respect to the plane of said web portion whereby said arcuate edge may be pivoted upon pivotation of said retainer latch into the plane of said web portion and a door frame flange may be retained flush with said web portion when anchored to a door frame by said anchoring device.

Claim 4

An anchoring device as defined in claim 1 wherein said web portion and legs are integrally formed as a single unit, and said legs converge toward each other and are connected to said web portion along substantially parallel lines.

Claim 5

An anchoring device as defined in claim 1 wherein said web portion is of two-part construction, each of said parts having one of said legs secured thereto, with said legs extending substantially parallel to each other, said two parts being slidingly interconnected to each other to vary the distance separating said legs as said two parts undergo relative sliding movement.

Claim 6

An anchoring device as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said legs is slotted to accommodate pivotal movement of the retainer latch mounted thereon through the slot in the respective leg as the retainer latch thereon moves between said first and second positions.

Claim 7

An anchoring device for door frames comprising: a rigid web portion adapted for securement to a wall adjacent, and defining, a door opening in which a frame is to be mounted; a pair of spaced legs secured to, and extending in substantially the same direction from, said web portion; a retainer latch pivotally mounted on each of said legs and each pivotable from a first position on that side of the leg on which it is mounted which is opposite the side thereof upon which the other leg is located, to a second position more nearly adjacent the other leg than said first position; and a pair of bar springs secured to the side of said legs which face each other across said web portion for resiliently biasing said retainer latches toward said first position, each of said bar springs bearing against one of said retainer latches to bias said one retainer latch toward said first position.

Claim 8

An anchoring device for door frames comprising: a rigid web portion adapted for securement to a wall adjacent, and defining, a door opening in which a frame is to be mounted; a pair of spaced legs secured to, and extending in substantially the same direction from, said web portion; a retainer latch pivotally mounted on each of said legs and each pivotable from a first position on that side of the leg on which it is mounted which is opposite the side thereof upon which the other leg is located, to a second position more nearly adjacent the other leg than said first position; and a pair of bar springs secured to the side of said legs which face each other across said web portion for resiliently biasing said retainer latches toward said first position, each of said bar springs bearing against one of said retainer latches to bias said one retainer latch toward said first position.

Claim 9

An anchoring device for door frames comprising: a flat, substantially monoplanar web portion adapted for securement to a wall adjacent, and defining, a door opening in which a frame is to be mounted; a pair of spaced legs secured to, and extending in substantially the same direction from, said web portion; a retainer latch pivotally mounted on each of said legs and each pivotable from a first position on that side of the leg on which it is mounted which is opposite the side thereof upon which the other said leg is located, to a second position more nearly adjacent the other leg than said first position, each of said retainer latches comprising: a pair of plates extending substantially parallel to each other and each pivotably supported on one of said legs for pivotation about an axis spaced from, and extending substantially parallel to said web portion, said plates each having an arcuate edge remote from said pivotal axis and lying substantially tangentially with respect to the plane of said web portion; and a web plate interconnecting said pair of plates and pivotal into co-planar alignment with the leg on which its respective retainer latch is pivotally mounted; and means resiliently biasing said retainer latches toward said first position.

Claim 10

An anchoring device for door frames comprising: a flat, substantially monoplanar web portion adapted for securement to a wall adjacent, and defining, a door opening in which a frame is to be mounted; a pair of spaced legs secured to, and extending in substantially the same direction from, said web portion; a retainer latch pivotally mounted on each of said legs and each pivotable from a first position on that side of the leg on which it is mounted which is opposite the side thereof upon which the other said leg is located, to a second position more nearly adjacent the other leg than said first position, each of said retainer latches comprising: a pair of plates extending substantially parallel to each other and each pivotably supported on one of said legs for pivotation about an axis spaced from, and extending substantially parallel to said web portion, said plates each having an arcuate edge remote from said pivotal axis and lying substantially tangentially with respect to the plane of said web portion; and a web plate interconnecting said pair of plates and pivotal into co-planar alignment with the leg on which its respective retainer latch is pivotally mounted; and means resiliently biasing said retainer latches toward said first position.

Claim 11

An anchoring device for securing a door frame to a wall comprising: a base bracket means including: substantially monoplanar web means adapted for securement to a wall; and a pair of legs extending from said web means in substantially the same direction and joined to said web means along substantially parallel lines, each of said legs having slots formed therein; a retainer latch mounted on each leg for pivotation through the slot therein between positions on opposite sides thereof; and bar springs yieldingly biasing each of said retainer latches to a position on the opposite side of the leg on which it is mounted from the other of said legs, each of said bar springs being detachably secured to one of said legs and extending across the slot therein in yielding contact with the retainer latch mounted thereon.

Claim 12

An anchoring device for securing a door frame to a wall comprising: a base bracket means including: substantially monoplanar web means adapted for securement to a wall; and a pair of legs extending from said web means in substantially the same direction and joined to said web means along substantially parallel lines, each of said legs having slots formed therein; a retainer latch mounted on each leg for pivotation through the slot therein between positions on opposite sides thereof; and bar springs yieldingly biasing each of said retainer latches to a position on the opposite side of the leg on which it is mounted from the other of said legs, each of said bar springs being detachably secured to one of said legs and extending across the slot therein in yielding contact with the retainer latch mounted thereon.