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[Sgt. York]

Living in a very old house I have had this problem many times. My solution wasn't to reinvent the wheel, but use what is already available at any hardware store. Simply install an oversize striker plate at a cost of about $3.50 US. It accomplishes the same thing without having to pay $50 US and replace the entire door latch. You're looking for a problem where it doesn't necessarily exist.

Also, you will never get a patent on your idea.

 

[Greenman]

Moving a strike plate isn't a real big deal. You can even use a dremel to grind it out if you don't want to move it.

 

[mxnerd]

Just use a chisel to make the strike hole bigger and move the strike plate.

https://www.house-improvements.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5875

 

[herm0016]

i used a hinge router template and just took a big chunk out of the jamb. made a new piece to fit, re drilled all the holes and chiseled out the mortise for the strikes. looks like new, and does not compromise security. i would not use this as it decrease the amount of metal you have hitting the strike and the wood behind it. I like to embed steel angle in the edge of the jamb when i install from scratch though. screwed into the wood and then a couple long screws from the face of the jamb into the stud through the angle.

 

[Micrornd]

Not to offend anyone, but this fellow works as an engineer for Ford's.
I have 2 brother-in-laws that are engineers, 1 still working for Ford's and 1 retired from Ford's.
It always struck me as strange that they would come up with solutions to problems that didn't exist or overly complicated solutions to simple problems.
Maybe it's the company work environment that causes it ?

 

[snoopy7548]

Not to offend anyone, but this fellow works as an engineer for Ford's.
I have 2 brother-in-laws that are engineers, 1 still working for Ford's and 1 retired from Ford's.
It always struck me as strange that they would come up with solutions to problems that didn't exist or overly complicated solutions to simple problems.
Maybe it's the company work environment that causes it ?

Some engineers love to create problems and then come up with complex solutions to them. Working with them is infuriating.

 

[NutBucket]

It depends on how anal you are. As an engineer there is a definitely a fine line between elegant solutions and solutions to problems that don't exist.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Applying science/technology to solve problems in the most cost effective way is pretty much the definition of good engineering. As is true in every other vocation, not every engineer is good at it.