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A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly during shipping, delivery, and/or installation is provided. The door plug includes a bolt member and a fastener. The bolt member can include a collar and a shaft extending from the collar. The shaft

A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly during shipping, delivery, and/or installation is provided. The door plug includes a bolt member and a fastener. The bolt member can include a collar and a shaft extending from the collar. The shaft can include a bore along a longitudinal axis and a first engaging portion distributed along the bore. The fastener can include a head and a shank extending from the flange. The shank can extend into the bore of the bolt member for sufficient engagement between the first and second engaging portions. The fastener and the bolt member are adapted to permit the fastener to be slidably inserted into the bore of the bolt member in a longitudinal direction without screwing, and adapted to inhibit the fastener from being pulled from the bore in an opposite longitudinal direction.

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1. A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly, the pre-hung door having a face bore and an edge bore in communication with one another, the door jamb assembly having a strike bore disposed in substantial alignment with the edge bore, the doo

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A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly, the pre-hung door having a face bore and an edge bore in communication with one another, the door jamb assembly having a strike bore disposed in substantial alignment with the edge bore, the door plug comprising: a bolt member having a collar and a shaft extending from said collar, the shaft dimensioned to fit within said edge bore, the shaft having a bore disposed longitudinally therein, wherein the bolt member further comprises a plurality of resilient pawls distributed about the shaft bore and extending radially inward into said shaft bore; anda fastener having a head and a shank extending from said head, the shank having a threaded portion and being dimensioned to fit within the shaft bore of the bolt member,wherein the bolt member is positionable within said edge bore,wherein the shank of the fastener is insertable slidably through said strike bore of said strike jamb into the shaft bore of the bolt member, and the threaded portion of the fastener shank is capable of engaging with at least one of the resilient pawls of the bolt member to secure said door in a closed position relative to said door jamb assembly,wherein the threaded portion of the fastener comprises external threading, the threading having a first side with a square back and a second side with a taper, wherein each of the resilient pawls further comprises an engageable tip member configured to fit within a notch defined between the first side of one thread and the second side of an adjacent thread, said engageable tip member having a first side and a second side sized and shaped similar to the respective first and second sides of said threading. 2. The door plug of claim 1, wherein the external threading is disposed helically about the shank of the fastener to allow the fastener to be rotatably tightened within the shaft bore of the bolt member in a first longitudinal direction, and rotatably removed from the shaft bore of the bolt member in a second longitudinal direction that is opposite of the first longitudinal direction. 3. The door plug of claim 2, wherein the engageable tip member of each of the resilient pawls is angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the bolt member at an angle similar to an angle of the external threading of the fastener. 4. A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly, the pre-hung door having a face bore extending through the door and an edge bore extending from the face bore to a lateral edge of the door, the edge bore being disposed in substantial alignment with a strike bore of a strike jamb, the door plug comprising: a bolt member having a collar and a shaft extending from said collar, the shaft dimensioned to fit within said edge bore, the shaft having a bore disposed longitudinally therein, the bolt member having a first engaging portion comprising one or more resilient engaging protrusions distributed about the shaft bore and extending radially inward into the shaft bore of the bolt member; anda fastener having a head and a shank extending from said head, the shank dimensioned to fit within the shaft bore of the bolt member, the fastener having a second engaging portion engageable with the first engaging portion of the bolt member and comprising external threading,wherein the bolt member shaft is positionable within the edge bore of said door, and wherein the fastener shank is slidably insertable into the shaft bore of the bolt member such that an engageable member of the resilient engaging protrusion of the bolt member engages the external threading of the fastener sufficiently to inhibit the fastener shank from being pulled out of the shaft bore of the bolt member and to secure said door in a closed position relative to said door jamb assembly,wherein the engageable member of the resilient engaging protrusion is angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the bolt member at an angle similar to an angle of the external threading of the fastener. 5. The door plug of claim 4, wherein the fastener shank is removable from the shaft bore of the bolt member with rotation of the fastener in an untightening direction. 6. The door plug of claim 4, wherein the external threading of the fastener comprises a first side comprising a taper configured to allow the fastener to be slidably inserted into the shaft bore of the bolt member in a first longitudinal direction, and a second side comprising a square back configured to inhibit the fastener from being pulled from the shaft bore of the bolt member in a second, opposite longitudinal direction. 7. The door plug of claim 6, wherein the threading is disposed helically about the shank of the fastener to allow the fastener to be rotatably tightened within the shaft bore of the bolt member in the first longitudinal direction, and rotatably removed from the shaft bore of the bolt member in the second longitudinal direction. 8. The door plug of claim 6, wherein the external threading of the fastener comprises a first thread and a second thread positioned adjacent to the first thread, the engageable member is configured to fit within a notch defined between the first side of the first thread and the second side of the second thread, and the engageable member comprises a first side sized and shaped similar to the first side of the first thread and a second side sized and shaped similar to the second side of the second thread. 9. The door plug of claim 4, wherein said resilient engaging protrusion of the bolt member is radially movable outward temporarily away from an initial position during insertion of the fastener into the shaft bore of the bolt member. 10. The door plug of claim 4, wherein said resilient engaging protrusion of the bolt member has a retaining position to maintain sufficient engagement with the threaded portion of the fastener, said resilient engaging protrusion being capable of returning to the retaining position after being temporarily moved radially outward during insertion of the fastener into the shaft bore of the bolt member. 11. The door plug of claim 4, wherein the one or more resilient engaging protrusions of the bolt member comprises a plurality of resilient pawls distributed about the shaft bore and extending radially inward into the shaft bore. 12. The door plug of claim 4, wherein the shaft of the bolt member has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion are longitudinally spaced from one another to define a spacing therebetween, and connected to one another by one or more longitudinal members. 13. A door plug for securing a pre-hung door in a fixed, closed position relative to a door jamb assembly, the door plug comprising: a bolt member having a collar and a shaft extending from said collar, the shaft comprising a bore disposed longitudinally therein and a plurality of resilient engaging protrusions distributed about the shaft bore and extending radially inward into said shaft bore; anda fastener having a head and a shank extending from said head, the shank comprising external threading and being dimensioned to fit within the shaft bore of the bolt member;wherein the shank of the fastener is insertable slidably into the shaft bore of the bolt member such that the external threading of the fastener shank engages at least one of the resilient engaging protrusions of the bolt member;wherein the external threading of the fastener comprises a first side with a square back and a second side with a taper, and a notch is defined between the first side of one thread of the external threading and the second side of an adjacent thread of the external threading; andwherein each of the resilient engaging protrusions comprises an engageable tip member configured to fit within the notch of the external threading, and the engageable tip member comprises a first side sized and shaped similar to the first side of the external threading and a second side sized and shaped similar to the second side of the external threading. 14. The door plug of claim 13, wherein the first side of the external threading of the fastener is angled at an angle between about 70 and about 90 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the fastener, and the second side of the external threading of the fastener is angled at an angle between about 30 and about 60 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the fastener.