IP Library Granted Patent US 8,419,000
Granted Patent B2
US 8,419,000 · App. 12/701,426 · Granted Apr 16, 2013

Device, kit, and method for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright position for treatment

Inventor: Marcel St. John (Belle Riviere, CA)
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Patent No.
US 8,419,000
App. No.
12/701,426
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright and spaced position for treatment is provided. The device comprises a body with a plurality of radially extending hinge plate connectors each for connecting to a respective hinge plate. Also provided is a kit for assembling the device and a method for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright and spaced position for treatment.

Claims (26)

1. A device for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright and spaced position for treatment, the device comprising a body with a plurality of radially extending hinge plate connectors each for connecting to a respective hinge plate,

wherein the body comprises a plurality of complementary members,

wherein the complementary members are identical, and

wherein each complementary member comprises a first end and a second end being separated by a web, the first end and the second end forming complementary portions of a hinge receiver.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein each hinge receiver is for retaining a portion of the hinge plate during finishing.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein each hinge receiver comprises a slot for retaining the portion of the hinge plate.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein a pin retains the portion of the hinge plate to the hinge receiver.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the pin is one of a screw and a bolt.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein each connector is substantially equidistant from each other connector.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein there are at least three hinge plate connectors.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein there are three hinge plate connectors.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein there are three complementary members.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the web is generally concave.

11. A kit for a device for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright and spaced position for treatment, the kit comprising a plurality of complementary members for forming a device, the device comprising a body with a plurality of radially extending hinge plate connectors each for connecting to a respective hinge plate,

wherein the complementary members are identical, and

wherein each complementary member comprises a first end and a second end being separated by a web, the first end and the second end forming complementary portions of a hinge receiver.

12. The kit of claim 11 , wherein each a hinge receiver is for retaining a portion of the hinge plate during finishing.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein each hinge receiver comprises a slot for retaining the portion of the hinge plate.

14. The kit of claim 12 , wherein a pin retains the portion of the hinge plate to the hinge receiver.

15. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the pin is one of a screw and a bolt.

16. The kit of claim 11 , wherein each connector is substantially equidistant from each other connector.

17. The kit of claim 11 , wherein there are at least three hinge plate connectors.

18. The kit of claim 17 , wherein there are three hinge plate connectors.

19. The kit of claim 18 , wherein the body is generally triangular and each hinge plate connector is positioned at a respective vertex of the generally triangular body.

20. The kit of claim 11 , wherein there are three complementary members.

21. The kit of claim 11 , wherein the web is generally concave.

Continuity (1)
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