Adjustable Door Frame Spreader Tool

Abstract

An adjustable door frame spreading tool to aid in the alignment and mounting of a hollow metal door frame. The tool includes and first end and second end connected to a collapsing/expanding middle section. The first end and the second end are bifurcated with each end of the bifurcation being square and including a magnet for attachment to the door frame. The tool will spread the door frame and pull the door frame into alignment for attachment to an opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tool for the installation of a metal door frame, the tool comprising:
 a first end, the first end bifurcated with each end of the bifurcation square and having a magnetic surface;   a second end, the second end opposite the first end, the second end mirroring the first end with the second end bifurcated with each end of the bifurcation square and having a magnetic surface;   a collapsing/expanding middle section, the collapsing/expanding middle section affixed to the first end and the second end, wherein the tool length is adjustable by the collapsing expanding middle section.   
     
     
         2 . A tool as in  claim 1  wherein, the collapsing/expanding middle section is comprised of:
 a first hollow section in communication with the first end, the first hollow section having an aperture at an end opposite the first end; 
 a second section nestedly received within the first hollow sections, the second section in communication with the second end, the second section including a plurality of apertures, the apertures aligned with the aperture of the first hollow section; and 
 a pin, the pin received within the apertures of the first hollow section and aligned aperture of the second section, wherein the pin restricts movement of the second section relative to the first hollow section. 
 
     
     
         3 . A tool as in  claim 2 , wherein the tool is constructed out of aluminum. 
     
     
         4 . A tool as in  claim 2 , wherein the distance between the bifurcation of the first end and the second end is five inches. 
     
     
         5 . A tool as in  claim 2 , wherein the height of the square ends of the first end and the second end is one and one-quarter inches. 
     
     
         6 . A tool for the installation of a metal door frame, the tool comprising:
 a first end, the first end bifurcated with each end of the bifurcation square and having a magnetic surface;   a second end, the second end opposite the first end, the second end mirroring the first end with the second end bifurcated with each end of the bifurcation square and having a magnetic surface;   a first hollow section in communication with the first end, the first hollow section having an aperture at an end opposite the first end;   a second section nestedly received within the first hollow sections, the second section in communication with the second end, the second section including a plurality of apertures, the apertures aligned with the aperture of the first hollow section; and   a pin, the pin received within the apertures of the first hollow section and aligned aperture of the second section, wherein the pin restricts movement of the second section relative to the first hollow section.   
     
     
         7 . A tool as in  claim 6 , wherein, wherein the tool is constructed out of aluminum. 
     
     
         8 . A tool as in  claim 6 , wherein the distance between the bifurcation of the first end and the second end is five inches. 
     
     
         9 . A tool as in  claim 6 , wherein the height of the square ends of the first end and the second end is one and one-quarter inches.