Mounting clip

The mounting clip is different from other tabs and brackets because it clips right on to the opening cut out, top and bottom in seconds without any drilling for screws to hold the clip in place, making the lock installation faster and secure.

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Description

The Mounting Clip would be made of a thin but very strong and sturdy metal that would be bent into the necessary shapes and angles enabling anyone in the locksmith industry to understand the logic and convenience of this conception when installing a lock in an aluminum hollow metal door.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This clip is for fast and easy installations of locks in hollow aluminum doors. Not like other brackets that have to be drilled and screwed, this clip just slides on to the frame cut out securely.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This mounting clip can be used by a locksmith who have made a new cut out in a hollow aluminum metal frame door for a new installation of a lock by installing one clip on top and bottom of cut out in seconds.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description thereof when read in conjunction with the attached drawings, and wherein:

Page 1—FIG. 1 is the front view of the mounting clips top and bottom.

FIG. 1A is the rear view of the mounting clips top and bottom.

FIG. 1B is the side view of the mounting clips top and bottom.

Page 2—FIG. 2 is the front view of the frame with cut out ready for installation of the mounting clips.

FIG. 2A is the front view of the frame and cut out with the installation of the mounting clips FIG. 1.

FIG. 2B is the front view of the lock 2C installed onto the mounting clips FIG. 1.

Page 3—FIG. 3 is the rear view of the mounting clips FIG. 1A with the installation of the lock.

FIG. 3A is the side view of the lock installed on the mounting clips FIG. 1B.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The lock mounting clip would be made of a light, thin, sturdy metal which would be bent into the described bends, curves and angles making the invention a lot faster for lock installations in aluminum doors with no mounting tabs or brackets by clipping right on to the top and bottom of the lock cut out.

Claims

1. a simple clip for the locksmith who would want a quick installation of a pair of clips made for mounting and reinforcing a lock in hollow aluminum doors that have no tabs or brackets existing.

Patent History
Publication number: 20070125023
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 18, 2005
Publication Date: Jun 7, 2007
Inventor: Michael Gill (New York City, NY)
Application Number: 11/633,600
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: 52/301.000
International Classification: E04H 12/00 (20060101);