US 12,286,833 B2
Edge guard and end cap system for a fire door assembly
Courtney B. Noble, Sanford, ME (US)
Assigned to CROWN FIRE DOOR PRODUCTS, INC., , ME (US)
Filed by CROWN FIRE DOOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,127.
Prior Publication US 2024/0191561 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 5/16 (2006.01); E06B 3/88 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 5/168 (2013.01) [E06B 3/88 (2013.01); E06B 5/16 (2013.01); E06B 5/161 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An edge guard system to be installed on a fire door, the edge guard system comprising:
a U-shaped channel that is sized and configured to securely fit over at least one edge of a fire door, the U-shaped channel including a first part of a fastener assembly to fasten at least one end cap to at least one end of the U-shaped channel, the first part of the fastener assembly including at least one hole in each vertical opposing side of the U-shaped channel that is sized to be substantially the same as or greater than a largest diameter of a second part of the fastener assembly; and
the at least one end cap sized to have a dimension that extends from a bottom of the U-shaped channel to a top of the U-shaped channel and configured to fit and be fastened to the at least one end of the U-shaped channel, the at least one end cap including the second part of the fastener assembly;
wherein the first part of the fastener assembly and the second part of the fastener assembly are configured so that the at least one end cap can be securely attached to the at least one end of the U-shaped channel.