US 12,241,307 B2
Connection system for a header and a jamb of a door assembly
Benjamin Marotte, Springfield, MA (US); James Cavanaugh, Las Vegas, NV (US); Ronald R. Laliberte, Prospect, CT (US); and Vinay Patel, Rocky Hill, CT (US)
Assigned to Allegion Access Technologies LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Allegion Access Technologies LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,778.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133230 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0229545 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. E06B 3/96 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/9624 (2013.01) 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door assembly, comprising:
a door having at least one panel movable between an open position and a closed position; and
a frame for receiving the door, the frame comprising:
a header extending in a first direction along a top of the door;
a jamb extending in a vertical direction transversely to the first direction along a side of the door; and
a connection system for connecting the header and the jamb, the connection system comprising a header mounting block connected to the header and a jamb mounting block connected to the jamb, wherein the jamb mounting block and the header mounting block are engaged to one another with a plurality of protrusions that are received within corresponding ones of a plurality of receptacles, wherein the protrusions and receptacles of the engaged jamb mounting block and the header mounting block align the header and the jamb with one another and support the header on the jamb; and
wherein a first of the plurality of protrusions is received in a first of the plurality of receptacles at a first location, wherein a second of the plurality of protrusions is received in a second of the plurality of receptacles at a second location, and wherein the first location and the second location are offset from one another in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction.