US924176A - Adjustable door-frame. - Google Patents

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M. M. MOEN. ADJUSTABLE DOOR FRAME.

Patented June 8, 1909.

g z JEFF UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

' MARCUS M. MOEN, OF OALMAR, IOWA.

ADJUSTAFLF. DOOR-FRAME.

Specification a Letters Pas-a.

Patented June 8, 1909.

, Application filed November is, 1907. Serial No. 402,570.

To all whom it may concern} Be it known that I, MARoUs'M. MoE'N, a citizen of the United States, residing at Calmar, in the county of W'inneshiek and State of Iowa, have invented new. and useful Im provements in Adjustable Door-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

These improvements relate to adjustable .by which the adjusting mechanism in the adjustable jamb will be placed and brought into more direct connection with the door hinges or butts and worked out in connection with, or as a part of these butts; and to provide various arrangements and methods of construction for the installation and operation of a transom in a frame with adjustable jambs over the door in adjustable door frames. I attain these objects by new, improved and novel arrangements and methods of construction as hereinafter set forth, andyfinally as embodied in the claims, and as for joining the adjustable amb in the sides 1e adjustable jamb in the head of 'the.

illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which I Figure 1 is a sectional view of an upper corner-of an adjustable door frame in a ver-, tical plane through the adjusting mechanisms in the adjustable jamb or rabbet strip showmg In section a new and improved appllance to t frame,and further showing part of a wall timber and also section of'a hinge. Fig; 2

is another sectional View of the upper corner of an adjustable door frame in the same plane as Fig; 1, but showingan' appliance heretofore used in adjustable door frames K for joining the adjustable jamb in, the sides to the adjustable jamb in the head. Fig. 3-

is a view of a supporting angle used at the ends of the adjustable jamb in the head'of a frame. Fig. 4 is a view of a hook that is inserted into the upper ends of the adjustable jambs in the sides of the frame and engaged and sliding in an opening in the supporting angle described under Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a front elevation ofpart of the jambs in an" adjustable door frame showing. one half of ahinge or butt in place, this butt being made so as to dispense with the rimmed Washer.

or nut. Fig. dis a sectional view in a ver-.

tical plane through the mechanisms in the adjustable jamb of a frame showing a constructionthat provides for a transom over the door. In this figure part of a transom and part of a door are shown in elevation as fitted and hung'into the frame for the purpose of illustrating this feature of the frame later" on in this specification). Fig. 7 is a cross section of a transom bar on the line- 11-'-l2 in Fig. 6- Fig. 8 is a cross section of another transom bar that may be used instead of the one shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9

is a view of a plate bent at one end for insertion into a notch on the rear side of the adjustable jamb on the side of the transom, the other end of which is provided with an opening to receive the hook described under Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is a view of a bracket used in the-transombar shown in Fig. 8, which when fastened to the stationary part of this transom bar is a guiding means for the adjustable jamb in the transom bar, a retaining means for the casing and which has a threaded hole engaging an actuating screw.

In the above described figures of the drawings the same reference letters are used to indicate'similar or identical parts.

Agis a bracket, 13 a common washer, C an actuating screw, D a rimmed Washer, E a removable screw head or nut, all arts of the adjusting mechanism in an a justable door frame. 1

H isa wall timber, I are castings, L is the stationary and N the-adjustable jamb in the' frame; M is a door, R is a blocking for the stationary jamb, S is a hinge and a tran- V,

som.

To arrange for more convenient means of removing the rabbet strip or adjust-able jamb N from out of a .frame, I employ a supporting angle F (see Fig. fastened to the ends of the adjustable jamb N in the head of the .frame by a screw 0 (or screws 0). In the opening F of this support-angle F the horizontal extension G of the hook G is slidingly engaged (see Fig. 4). The

hook G is inserted into the upper end of the adjustable jamb N in the sides of the frame (see Fig. 1) and held in place by a dowel G inserted into the adjustable jamb in such a way as to en age a groove (P in the hook (see Figs. 1 and 4). The adjustable jambs N in the head and sides of the frame being slidingly and operatively joined,'as just above described and as the adjustable jamb N in the head is rectilinearly held in place and adjustable by the mechanismvin the head of the. frame, it follows that the adjustable jambN in the sides is longitudinally supported and adjustable through the said adjustable jamb N in the head.

The adjustable jamb N in the sides may be removed out of the frame'after the nut E has been taken off the actuating screw O'by simply pulling the horizontal extension Gr of the hook Gr out of the opening F in the supporting angle F (see Figs. 1, 3 ands). Other appliances heretofore employed for the purpose of operatively joining the ad-' 'justable jambs N in the sides andhead at the upper corner of adjustable door frames have not been as convenient for removing the adjustable jambs out of the frame. For instance, the. appliance shown in Fi 2, in which in order to remove the ad ustable j amb N in the sides, the said adjustable j ainb must first be moved back or pushed into the frame work so as to allow the extended arm F of the supporting bracket F to pass out of the rectangular o ening G in the plate G so that the said adjustable jamb may be dropped suiiiciently to allow the end of the said plate G to pass under the extended arm of the supporting bracket F. It is very essential that the adjustable jambs in a frame of this kind can be easily and conveniently removed out of the frame for various reasons and purposes, but particularly for the purpose of fastening and securing the edge of casings adjoining the adjustable jamb.

It 'is essential that the adjustable jamb or rabbet strip be held firmly and rigidly in place especlally inthe side of the frame to which the door is hung so that the door will swing and work true. 7 To overcome any slight vibration or springiness' there might be in the adjustable jamb caused by the weight and operation of the door on the hinges, I provide a hingein which either an opening is made into which the rimmed washer usually fitted into the face of the adjustable jambN is inserted, or the hinge itself is constructed or provided with a rimmed washer cup. The adjustablejambN being rectilinearly held in place by the ac tuating screw C in the adjusting mechinism, it follows that if the said screw C is brought into direct contact or connection with the door hinge by applying the "nut E on the said screw C directly against the hinge as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 the liability to vibration of the said adjustable jamb N on account of the strain on the hinges by the door is entirely eliminated. Further, combining the rimmed washer and the door hinge in a frame as just above described will in the finished frame present a neater appearance than where these are employed independently and separately.

In adapting an adjustable door frame of this kind for a transom over the door in the frame the general construction and principles remain the same, only variations of the different appliances and mechanisms being necessary.

The plate F (see Fig. 9) is secured to the adjustable jamb N in the sides of the frame above the transom bar by a screw 0 (or screws 0) which is reinforced by the bent end of said plate being inserted into a notch in said adjustable jamb and in this wayin connection with the hook G carries the adjustable jamb N in the sides of the frame below the transom bar in the same manner as the combination of the hook G and angle F, illustrated in Fig. l and previously described;

In Fig. .6 the movable or adjustable part N of the transom bar is inserted between the lower end of the adjustable jamb N at the sides of the trausom and the upper end of the adjustable jamb N at the sides of the door in the frame. The movable or adjustable part N of the transom bar being inserted between the ends of the adjustable jamb N in the sides of the frame in the manner just described. it follows that if the said adjustable jambs N in the sides are raised or lowered by turning the actuating screw C in the head of the frame above the transom that the said 'movable or adjustable part N in the transom bar will be raised or lowered with the said adjustable jambs N in the sides.

While the casing I (see Fig. 7 is stationary and fastened into the stationary part L of the transom bar by a nail or screw V, theabove described movement of N of the transom bar is made possible by the opening P in the said part N through which the said nail or screw V passes.

The combination of the plate F and hook Gr (see Fig. 6) allows the adjustable jamb N above and below the transom bar, in the sides of the frame to be rectilinearly adjusted independently of each other, the horizontal extension of the hook G being slidingly engaged in the opening F of the plate F This is a feature that enables me at all times to have perfect adj ustmcnt to the sides of both the transom and the door, no matter What the varying requirements may be in either.

In the frame illustrated in Fig. 6 it will be noticed there is no provision made for increasing or decreasing the height of the opening for the transom; that is. there is no perpendicular adjustment provided for in the frame with reference to the transom alone, the transom bar shown in Fig. 7 being ltltl lLlll used. If, however, I desire such adjustment I can use the transom bar shown in Fig. 8 in which the movable part ofthe transom bar is madein two pieces, N and N, the piece-N being inserted between the ends of the adjustable jambs N, in the sides of the frame in the same manner as the adjustable part N of the transom bar shown in Fig. 7 is in Fig. 6, and perpendicularly moved or adjusted as previously described, while the other piece N is'perpendicularly adjustable independently of-thesaid adjustable jambs N in the sides of the frame, by an; adjusting mechanism, similar to the adjustingmechan- 5 ism employed in the sides and head of the frame, except that the bracket A is varied to the shape A (see Fig. 10) to accommodate it for this purpose. The bracket A is fastened to the stationary part L of thetransom bar by a screw 0 (see Fig. 8). The casing I on the transom bar in this instance is fastened and held in position by other screws 0 in the holes or slots A of the saidbracket A. r

Having thus described my invention of improvements in adjustable door frames, what I claim is- 1. The combination in the upper corners of adjustable'door frames made with an adjustable or movable jamb or rabbet strip, of an appliance consisting of a supporting angle F and-a hook G for operatively join ing the adjustable jamb in the sidesto the adjustable jamb in the head and for supframe of the adjustable jambs or rabbet strips, not only inthe sides but also in the head, all substantially as'and for the pur poses set forth.

2. The combination in adjustable door frames made with an adjustable 'or movable j amb or rabbet strip in which the actuating screw in the adjusting mechanism is brought adjustable jamb or rabbet strip, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 3. Thecombination with adjustable door frames made with an adjustable or movable jamb or rabbet strip, of a movable and adj ustable transom bar, all so arranged that the adjustable jambs or rabbets are independently adjustable to the transom or to the door, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth. MARCUS M. MOEN.

Witnesses CARL G. ANDERSON, CARL E. RING;

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