Door Trim Installation System And Method Therefor

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(g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to door installation systems and accessories and more particularly pertains to a new door trim installation system for providing an installer with an alignment and support surface for quick and accurate positioning of a top piece of door trim, moulding, or casing with respect to a top of a door frame, which allows an installer to accurately install the top piece and then the side pieces of the door trim, moulding, or casing in alignment with the door frame and with a sufficient reveal. It should be understood that the phrase “door trim” as used in this application refers to any type of door trim, moulding, casing, or similar.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to door installation systems and accessories. The prior art, as best understood, does not disclose a door trim installation system that includes a right-angle bracket, an angled reinforcement structure, and a securing assembly, wherein the first leg of the bracket includes a support shoulder designed to project out beyond a door frame and upwardly over a reveal to provide an alignment and support surface for a top piece of door trim or moulding to be installed.

(h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above in a door trim installation system generally comprising a right-angle bracket that includes a first leg and a second leg, an angled reinforcement structure attached to and reinforcing the first leg and the second leg, and a securing assembly to temporarily secure the bracket to a door frame. Each of the first and second legs includes an outer surface abuttable against an interior surface of a corner portion of a door frame. The first leg includes a support shoulder designed to project out beyond a door frame and upwardly over a reveal to provide an alignment and support surface for a top piece of door trim or moulding to be installed.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

(i) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door trim installation system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure in use.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure in use.

(j) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new door trim installation system embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the door trim installation system 10 generally comprises a right-angle bracket 12 that includes a first leg 14 and a second leg 16, an angled reinforcement structure 18 attached to and reinforcing the first leg 14 and the second leg 16, and a securing assembly 20 to temporarily secure the bracket 12 to a door frame 70. Each of the first and second legs 14, 16 includes an outer surface 22 abuttable against an interior surface 74 of a corner portion 72 of a door frame 70. The first leg 14 includes a support shoulder 24 designed to project out beyond a door frame 70 and upwardly over a reveal 76 to provide an alignment and support surface 26 for a top piece 78 of door trim or moulding to be installed.

As seen in FIG. 2, the alignment and support surface 26 is positioned parallel to the outer surface 22 of the first leg 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the angled reinforcement structure 18 is in the form of a triangular panel, though other reinforcing structures such as bars or arms could be used. As shown in FIG. 1, the securing assembly 20 includes a pair of nails 28 and each of the first and second legs 14, 16 includes an orifice 30 through which a corresponding one of the pair of nails 28 is to be inserted. The nails 28 can be double-headed nails. Other securing devices or structures, such as screws or tacks could be used. The bracket 12 could be made of plastic or metal.

The door trim installation system 10 is used to install a top piece 78 of door trim, moulding, or casing. When installing door trim, the top piece 78 should be aligned with the top of the door frame 70 and with a reveal 76, which can be any size though often 3/16 of an inch. The thickness of the support shoulder 24 can be varied in manufacture of the bracket 12 to provide reveals 76 of different widths. Once the top piece 78 is attached, the side pieces of the door trim are positioned on the sides of the door frame 70 with the mitered edge of the top piece 78 aligned with the mitered edge of the side piece. If the top piece 78 is misaligned with the top of the door frame 70, the side pieces will also be misaligned. The door trim installation system 10 promotes proper alignment and positioning of the top piece 78. In use, the installer first abuts the outer surfaces 22 of the first and second legs 14, 16 of the bracket 12 against an interior surface 74 of a corner portion 72 of a door frame 70, as shown in FIG. 4. The installer also abuts the support shoulder 24 against the door frame 70 and over a reveal 76 of the door frame 70. The installer then temporarily secures the bracket 12 to the door frame 70 with the securing assembly 20, such as by hammering nails 28 through orifices in the first and second legs 14, 16 as shown in FIG. 4. As seen in FIG. 5, the installer then places the top piece 78 of door trim on the alignment and support surface 26 of the support shoulder 24 and thereby aligns the top piece 78 with a top portion of the door frame 70. The installer can now nail the top piece 78 in place. The bracket 12 supports the top piece 78 and keeps it aligned, which allows the installer to have his hands relatively free for nailing in the top piece 78. Once the top piece 78 is nailed in, the installer can remove the securing assembly 20 and the bracket 12 from the door frame 70. The installer can now attach the side pieces of the door trim using the top piece 78 as a guide. Since the top piece 78 is properly aligned with the desired reveal 76, the side pieces should also be easily and properly aligned.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.