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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Keith Kibbel, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Michael D. Gonnerman, Lakeville, MN (US);
Rashid Bharucha, Roseville, MN (US);
Mark E. Abdella, St. Paul, MN (US);
Duane Pecinovsky, Clear Lake, IA (US);
John M. Parkhurst, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Gary L. Spoelstra, Pella, IA (US);
Todd N. Stratmoen, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
José Carlos Figueiredo Da Cunha, Dão, PT;
Keith Kibbel, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Michael D. Gonnerman, Lakeville, MN (US);
Rashid Bharucha, Roseville, MN (US);
Mark E. Abdella, St. Paul, MN (US);
Duane Pecinovsky, Clear Lake, IA (US);
John M. Parkhurst, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Gary L. Spoelstra, Pella, IA (US);
Todd N. Stratmoen, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
José Carlos Figueiredo da Cunha, Dão, PT;
Larson Manufacturing Company, Brookings, SD (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for an easy installation storm door for installation in a home. The door system may include a door panel that is mounted onto two vertical z-bar frames such that the door system can be installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The z-bar frames are precut at the factory to be shorter than a standard doorframe so that they do not have to be cut during installation. Also included in the system are top and bottom expanders that fit onto a top and bottom side of the door panel so as to selectively adjust the vertical height of the door panel. The top and bottom expanders further insure a reasonable air and moisture barrier between the interior and exterior of the home. The door system further includes a lock assembly that is pre-installed such that it can be utilized whether the door system is installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The lock system may include a lockbody that includes duplicate hardware such that the door panel can be situated in the doorframe in a right hinge or left hinge format without having to adjust the position or orientation of the lockbody.