US 11,732,528 B2
Door fastener retaining assembly, system, and method
Enrique Martinez, Cypress, TX (US); and Walter Campos, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Toshiba International Corporation, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/362,224.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412154 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 3/72 (2006.01); H02B 1/38 (2006.01); H02B 13/025 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/72 (2013.01) [H02B 1/38 (2013.01); H02B 13/025 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a door;
a fastener extending at least partially through an aperture in the door;
a fastener retaining assembly comprising a bracket and a retainer washer, wherein the fastener retaining assembly is attached to the door and retains the fastener to the door, wherein the retainer washer is disposed around the fastener and disposed between the bracket and the door, and wherein the bracket is mounted directly to the door; and
a door frame, wherein the door frame comprises an engagement mechanism configured to mate with an end of the fastener when the door is closed against the door frame, wherein the retainer washer is disposed on an opposite side of the door from the door frame.
 
11. A method, comprising:
receiving a fastener into a fastener retaining assembly, the fastener retaining assembly comprising a bracket and a retainer washer, wherein the bracket is mounted directly to a door, the fastener is received through the retainer washer, and the retainer washer is disposed between the bracket and the door;
securing the door to a door frame via the fastener, wherein the retainer washer is disposed on an opposite side of the door from the door frame; and
retaining the fastener to the door via the fastener assembly attached to the door.