IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0772552
(2004-02-05)
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등록번호 |
US-7310917
(2007-12-25)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
19 |
초록
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A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections of pre-set lengths allow the sprea
A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections of pre-set lengths allow the spreader board to be opened to various lengths to accommodate frames of different widths. The frame spreader boards fold up for storage.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A frame spreader system with extended and retracted positions for a spreader and at least one preset spreader length that spaces frame components in a wall at a preset distance, the spreader system comprising: at least one vertical frame member including a door stop and two r
What is claimed is: 1. A frame spreader system with extended and retracted positions for a spreader and at least one preset spreader length that spaces frame components in a wall at a preset distance, the spreader system comprising: at least one vertical frame member including a door stop and two recessed parallel surfaces separated by the door stop at least one elongate body member; a first extension hingeably attached to the at least one elongate body member and configured to move between a folded position and an unfolded position, the extension including an end portion configured to receive the door stop and contact at least one recessed parallel surface wherein in the folded position the first extension overlaps the at least one elongate body member and does not contribute to the spreader length; and in the unfolded position the first extension extends from the at least one elongate body member and contributes to the spreader length; and wherein in the extended spreader position the frame components contact two end portions of the spreader at the preset spacing distance, and in the retracted spreader position the two end portions of the spreader are spaced from the frame components. 2. The frame spreader of claim 1 further comprising a second extension hingeably attached to the at least one elongate body member and configured to move between a folded position and an unfolded position where: in the folded position overlapping the at least one elongate body member the second extension does not contribute to the spreader length; and in the unfolded position extending from the at least one elongate body member the second extension contributes to the spreader length. 3. The frame spreader of claim 2 wherein at least one end portion of the first extension, at least one end portion of the elongate body member and at least one end portion of the second extension conforms, at least in part, to the door stop of the frame component for which the spacing is set by the spreader. 4. The frame spreader of claim 1 further comprising standoffs to elevate the spreader above floor level. 5. A frame alignment system comprising: a frame to be positioned in a wall opening, the frame including two spaced apart, vertical frame components, at least one of the vertical frame components including a door stop and two recessed parallel surfaces separated by the door stop; and a spreader with extended and retracted positions that define at least one spreader distance for the two vertical frame components, the spreader including: a plurality of members, the summed lengths of unfolded members defining the at least one spreader distance including at least two member end portions configured in an extended spreader position to contact the vertical frame components, and at least one of the at least two member end portions is configured to receive the door stop and contact the two recessed parallel surfaces of the vertical frame component, and the member end portions in a retracted spreader position are spaced from the vertical frame components; and at least one hinge to pivotally join each member to at least one other member. 6. The framing system of claim 5 wherein the spreader includes two members joined by a hinge and the sum of the unfolded member lengths define at least one spreader distance for the vertical frame components. 7. The framing system of claim 5 wherein the spreader includes first, second and third members and the sum of the unfolded member lengths define at least two spreader distances for the vertical frame components. 8. The framing system of claim 7 wherein the third member moves between: an unfolded position, in which the summed lengths of all three unfolded members defines a first spreader distance; and a folded position with the third member overlapping the first member, in which the summed lengths of the first and second members in the unfolded position define a second spreader distance. 9. The framing system of claim 7 wherein the spreader includes three member end portions, each configured to receive a door stop of the vertical frame components. 10. The framing system of claim 5 wherein the spreader includes four members where summed lengths of unfolded members define at least three spreader distances for the vertical components. 11. The framing system of claim 10 wherein the third member moves between an unfolded position extending from the first member and a folded position overlapping the first member, and the fourth member moves between an unfolded position extending from the second member and a folded position overlapping the second member, and with the first and second members in an unfolded position: with the third and fourth members in folded positions and overlapping the first and second members, the summed lengths of first and second members define a first spreader distance; with the third member unfolded and the fourth member folded and overlapping the second member, the summed lengths of first, second and third members define a second spreader distance; and with the third member folded and overlapping the first member and the fourth member unfolded, the summed lengths of first, second and fourth members define a third spreader distance. 12. The framing system of claim 5 the spreader further including standoffs to elevate the spreader above floor level. 13. A method for aligning a frame in a wall opening with a spreader that moves between extended and retracted positions, the method comprising: positioning a hinged retracted spreader, including first and second members and first and second member ends, between first and second vertical members of the frame where the first and second member end portions are spaced from the first and second vertical members; extending the hinged spreader by unfolding at least one member, the combined length of unfolded members defining at least one spreader distance for the frame; moving the first vertical frame member to contact the first member end portion where the first vertical frame member includes a door stop and two parallel faces separated by the door stop and the first member end portion is configured to receive the vertical frame member door stop and contact the first vertical member parallel faces separated by the door stop; and moving the second vertical frame member to contact the second member end portion. 14. The frame aligning method of claim 13 where the first member includes the first end portion and the second member includes the second end portion. 15. The frame aligning method of claim 13 wherein the spreader further includes a third hinged member and unfolding the hinged spreader includes, with the third hinged member in a folded position overlapping the first member, in which the combined length of first and second unfolded members define a first spreader distance, moving the third member to an unfolded position in which the combined length of the first, second and third unfolded members define a second spreader distance. 16. The frame aligning method of claim 13 wherein the spreader further includes third and fourth hinged members and unfolding the hinged spreader includes: with the first and second hinged members in an unfolded position and with the third and fourth hinged members in a folded position overlapping the first and second members, in which the combined first and second member lengths define a first spreader distance, moving the third hinged member from the folded position overlapping the first member to an unfolded position in which the combined first, second and third member lengths define a second spreader distance; and with the first, second and third hinged members in the unfolded position, moving the fourth hinged member from the folded position overlapping the second member to an unfolded position in which the combined first, second, third and fourth member lengths define a third spreader distance.
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