Methods of installing a door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9534431-B2
Application number	US-201514813356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2015
Priority date	Apr 3, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A method of installing a door is provided. According to an embodiment, an outgoing hinge is detached and removed from an attachment location on a side of an outgoing door. A replacement hinge is positioned at the attachment location on the first door where the outgoing hinge was attached. While the replacement hinge is positioned at the attachment location, an alignment position removably coupled to the replacement hinge is folded at an edge of the side of the outgoing door to form a crease in the alignment protrusion. The replacement hinge is positioned on a side of a replacement door with the alignment protrusion aligned with and folded over an edge of the side of the replacement door, and the replacement hinge is attached to the side of the replacement door.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of installing a door, comprising the steps of:
removing a first door comprising a first hinge and a second hinge from a door frame, wherein the first hinge and the second hinge remain attached to the first door after removal from the door frame;
aligning the first door with a second door such that a top surface of the first door and a top surface of the second door are flush;
extending the first hinge and the second hinge of the first door toward the second door;
providing a first mark on the second door at a first location associated with the first hinge and providing a second mark on the second door at a second location associated with the second hinge;
aligning a third hinge with the first mark and aligning a fourth hinge with the second mark, wherein the third hinge comprises a first alignment protrusion configured to be deformed based on the first door and the fourth hinge comprises a second alignment protrusion configured to be deformed based on the first door;
coupling the first alignment protrusion of the third hinge to the second door and coupling the second alignment protrusion of the fourth hinge to the second door;
attaching the third hinge and the fourth hinge to the second door using fasteners;
removing the alignment protrusion of the third hinge and the alignment protrusion of the fourth hinge after the third hinge and the fourth hinge are attached to the second door; and
hanging the second door within the door frame, wherein a first pin is associated with the third hinge and a second pin is associated with the fourth hinge.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first pin is permanently fixedly coupled to the third hinge and the second pin is removably coupled to the fourth hinge.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
positioning the third hinge in a location associated with the first hinge on the first door such that the first alignment protrusion extends beyond the first door;
deforming the first alignment protrusion of the third hinge by creasing the first alignment protrusion at an edge of the first door.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
vertically adjusting the second door within the door frame using an adjustment slot of the fourth hinge.

5. A method of installing a door, comprising the steps of:
aligning a first door having a first top surface with a second door having a second top surface to set the first and second top surfaces flush with one another, the first door comprising a first hinge attached to a side of the first door after removal of the first door from a door frame;
while the first and second doors are aligned, marking the second door at a first mark location corresponding to a first attachment location at which the first hinge is attached to the side of the first door;
detaching and removing the first hinge from the side of the first door;
positioning a first replacement hinge at the first attachment location where the first hinge was attached to the side of the first door, the first replacement hinge comprising a first alignment protrusion;
while the first replacement hinge is positioned at the first attachment location, folding the first alignment protrusion at an edge of the side of the first door to form a first crease in the first alignment protrusion;
repositioning the first replacement hinge on a side of the second door in alignment with the first mark location and with the first crease of the first alignment protrusion folded over an edge of the side of the second door; and
attaching the repositioned first replacement hinge to the side of the second door.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said marking of the second door comprises:
laying a frame hinge plate of the first hinge across the side of the second door and marking the first mark location on the side of the second door at the top edge of the frame hinge plate of the first hinge.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first alignment protrusion comprises a backset tab.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first alignment protrusion comprises an adhesive strip and a peelable backing, wherein the method further comprises removing the backing to expose the adhesive strip and coupling the first alignment protrusion to the second door when the first crease of the first alignment protrusion is folded over the edge of the side of the second door.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of removing the first alignment protrusion from the first replacement hinge and the second door subsequent to said attaching of the first replacement hinge to the side of the second door.

10. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of:
subsequent to said attaching of the repositioned first replacement hinge to the side of the second door, hanging the second door from the door frame from which the first door was removed.

11. The method of claim 5 , wherein:
said attaching step comprises inserting at least one screw through an adjustment slot of a hinge place of the first replacement hinge into the side of the second door, the screw being in an untightened state in the adjustment slot; and
the method further comprises, subsequent to said attaching of the repositioned first replacement hinge to the side of the second door, hanging the second door in the door frame from which the first door was removed and subsequently tightening the screw in the adjustment slot.

12. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of:
while the first and second doors are aligned, marking the second door at a second mark location corresponding to a second attachment location at which a second hinge is attached to the side of the first door;
detaching and removing the second hinge from the side of the first door;
positioning a second replacement hinge at the second attachment location where the second hinge was attached to the side of the first door, the second replacement hinge comprising a second alignment protrusion;
while the second replacement hinge is positioned at the second attachment location, folding the second alignment protrusion at the edge of the side of the first door to form a second crease in the second alignment protrusion;
repositioning the second replacement hinge on the side of the second door in alignment with the second mark location and with the second crease of the second alignment protrusion folded over the edge of the side of the second door; and
attaching the repositioned second replacement hinge to the side of the second door.

13. A method of installing a door, comprising the steps of:
detaching and removing an outgoing hinge from an attachment location on a side of an outgoing door;
positioning a replacement hinge at the attachment location of the outgoing door;
while the replacement hinge is positioned at the attachment location, folding an alignment protrusion removably coupled to the replacement hinge at an edge of the side of the outgoing door to form a crease in the alignment protrusion;
positioning the replacement hinge on a side of a replacement door with the crease of the alignment protrusion folded over an edge of the side of the replacement door; and
attaching the positioned replacement hinge to the side of the replacement door.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising the step of removing the alignment protrusion from the replacement hinge subsequent to said positioning of the replacement hinge on the side of the replacement door.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the alignment protrusion comprises adhesive that permits the alignment protrusion to be removably coupled to the replaceme

Assignees

• Masonite Corp

Inventors

• Gouge Timothy D
• Ettrich Jan

Classifications

• E05D5/14

  Construction of sockets or sleeves · CPC title

• E05D3/02 Primary

  with one pin · CPC title

• Y10T16/52

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y10T29/49815

  Disassembling · CPC title

• E05D11/0009

  Templates for marking the position of fittings on wings or frames (implements for making doors, windows or frames E04F21/003) · CPC title