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(11) | EP 1 010 848 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Door kit |
| (57) A door kit comprises a door panel having front and rear faces bridged by top and
side edges including at least one recess on a side edge, the recess being bounded
by a ridge, and a plate forming or adapted to form part of a hinge, the plate being
fixable to the side edge in the recess after removal of the ridge or part thereof
along one side edge, thereby to assist in hanging the door. This means that the "handedness"
of the door is not fixed until shortly before installation. There can be backplate
in the recess, partially filling the recess so as to still provide a discernible depth
for receiving the plate, and providing additional strength in securing the plate.
The backplate can if desired be of variable thickness and include a thinner part corresponding
in shape to the plate. This then allows a thicker part to lie alongside the plate.
The thicker part and the plate can be keyed so as to provide a firm engagement. The
plate is suitably one half of a hinge, releasably connectable to another half, for
example via a removable pin. A hinge is also disclosed comprising first and second
mutually rotatable plates, and a separate backplate adapted to conform to the second
plate. The backplate and the second plate preferably interlock together in a keying
arrangement. |