Claims
- 1. An adjustable door frame, comprising:
- a first member unitarily formed without any undercut portions, said first member including
- a first trim section for overlying a wall surface adjacent a doorway opening in a wall,
- a substantially planar first inside section extending substantially perpendicularly in a single plane from said first trim section for extending into the doorway opening,
- a first door abutment section extending substantially perpendicularly from said first inside section at an end thereof remote from said first trim section in a direction parallel to and opposite to said first trim section, and
- a pair of parallel, substantially planar flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from said first abutment section at an end thereof remote from said first inside section in a direction parallel to and opposite to said first inside section, said flanges defining a slot therebetween having a constant width along an entire length said first abutment section to free ends of said flanges; and
- a second member unitarily formed without said second member including
- a second trim section for overlying a wall surface adjacent an opposite side of the doorway opening in the wall,
- a substantially planar second inside section extending substantially perpendicularly from said second trim section in a single plane for extending into the doorway opening toward and adjacent to said first inside section, and
- a tongue section extending from said second inside section in a single plane at an end thereof remote from said second trim section as a coplanar extension thereof along an entire length of said tongue section, said slot receiving and frictionally engaging said tongue section;
- whereby engagement of said tongue section in said slot provides an adjustable connection of said first and second members to compensate for varying wall thickness, and said first and second members can be engaged by sets of cooling rolls after being formed in extrusion heads.
- 2. An adjustable door frames according to claim 1 wherein said first and second members are formed of extruded plastic.
- 3. An adjustable door frame according to claim 2 wherein said plastic is vinyl.
- 4. An adjustable door frame according to claim 1 wherein
- said first door abutment section comprises a groove adjacent said first inside section; and
- seal means, for engaging a door mounted by said first and second members, is secured in said groove.
- 5. An adjustable door frame according to claim 4 wherein said groove is defined by first, second and third portions of said first door abutment section, said first and third portions being generally parallel to each other and said first inside section and perpendicular to said second portion.
- 6. An adjustable door frame according to claim 4 wherein said seal means comprises an attachment stem secured in said groove and a compressible part overlying said first door abutment section.
- 7. An adjustable door frame according to claim 1 wherein said first door abutment section is a solid, planar member with an uninterrupted planar surface.
- 8. An adjustable door frame according to claim 7 wherein seal means, for engaging a door mounted by said first and second members, is mounted on said planar surface.
- 9. An adjustable door frame according to claim 1 wherein each of said trim sections terminates, at an end thereof remote from the respective inside section, in a planar lip extending in a single plane substantially perpendicularly from the respective trim section to a free end of said lip and parallel to and in the same direction as the respective inside section.
- 10. An adjustable door frame according to claim 1 wherein each of said trim sections have lips extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom and parallel to and in the same direction as the respective inside section.
- 11. An adjustable door frame according to claim 10 wherein said lips are flat, planar members.
- 12. An adjustable door frame according to claim 1 wherein said second member comprises a second door abutment section between said second trim section and said second inside section.
- 13. An adjustable door frame according to claim 12 wherein said second door abutment section comprises a first part extending perpendicularly from said second trim section and a second part extending perpendicularly from said first part at an edge thereof remote from said second trim section.
- 14. An adjustable door frame according to claim 1 wherein a metal reinforcing plate is mounted on an outside surface of said first inside section in a latch plate preparation area thereof.
- 15. An adjustable door frame, comprising:
- a first frame assembly having a latch jamb, a hinge jamb and base header each being unitarily formed without any undercut portions and including
- a first trim section for overlying a wall surface adjacent doorway opening in a wall,
- a substantially planar first inside section extending substantially perpendicularly in a single plane from said first trim section for extending into the doorway opening,
- a first door abutment section extending substantially perpendicularly from said first inside section at an end thereof remote from said first trim section in a direction parallel to and opposite to said first trim section, and
- a pair of substantially planar flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from said first abutment section at an end thereof remote from said first inside section in a direction parallel to and opposite to said first inside section, said flanges defining a slot therebetween having a constant width along an entire length thereof from said end of said first abutment section to free ends of said flange; and
- a second frame assembly having two closure jambs and a closure header each being unitarily formed without any undercut portions and each including
- a second trim section for overlying a wall surface adjacent an opposite side of the doorway opening in the wall,
- a substantially planar second inside section extending substantially perpendicularly form said second trim section in a single plane for extending into the doorway opening toward and adjacent to the respective inside section, and
- a tongue section extending from said second inside section in a single plane at an end thereof remote from said second trim section and as a coplanar extension thereof along an entire length of said tongue section, said slot receiving and frictionally engaging the respective tongue section;
- whereby engagement of said tongue sections in said slots provides an adjustable connection of said first and second frame assemblies to compensate for varying wall thickness, and said headers and jambs can be engaged by sets of cooling rolls after being formed in extrusion heads.
- 16. An adjustable door frames according to claim 15 wherein said first and second members are formed of extruded plastic.
- 17. An adjustable door frame according to claim 16 wherein said plastic is vinyl.
- 18. An adjustable door frame according to claim 15 wherein
- said first door abutment sections comprise grooves adjacent said first inside sections; and
- seal means, for engaging a door mounted by said first and second frame assemblies, are secured in said grooves.
- 19. An adjustable door frame according to claim 18 wherein each said groove is defined by first, second and third portions of the respective first door abutment section, said first and third portions of each said groove being generally parallel to each other and the respective first inside section and perpendicular to the respective second portion.
- 20. An adjustable door frame according to claim 18 wherein said seal means comprises attachment stems secured in said grooves and compressible parts overlying said first door abutment sections.
- 21. An adjustable door frame according to claim 15 wherein said first door abutment sections are planar solid members with uninterrupted planar surfaces.
- 22. An adjustable door frame according to claim 21 wherein seal means, for engaging a door mounted by said first and second door frame assemblies, are mounted on said planar surfaces.
- 23. An adjustable door frame according to claim 15 wherein each of said trim sections terminates, at an end thereof remote from the respective inside section, in a planar lip extending in a single plane substantially perpendicularly from the respective trim section to a free end of said lip and parallel to and in the same direction as the respective inside section.
- 24. An adjustable door frame according to claim 15 wherein each of said trim sections have lips extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom and parallel to and in the same direction as the respective inside section.
- 25. An adjustable door frame according to claim 24 wherein said lips are flat, planar members.
- 26. An adjustable door frame according to claim 15 wherein each of said closure jambs and said closure header of said second frame assembly comprises a second door abutment section between said second trim section and said second inside section thereof.
- 27. An adjustable door frame according to claim 26 wherein each said second door abutment section comprises a first part extending perpendicularly from the respective second trim section and a second part extending perpendicularly from said first part at an edge thereof remote from the respective second trim section.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATE APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S patent application Ser. No. 07/858,515 (to be U.S. Pat. No. 5,187,898, issuing Feb. 23, 1993) of H. Smith McKann, filed Mar. 27, 1992, and entitled Adjustable Door Frame, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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