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Keeper
(redirected from Strike plate)

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Keeper
A popular term for a person seen in A&E/ER who is deemed to have a condition requiring admission for observation


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An easy fix is to install deadbolt locks with a one inch throw and reinforced strike plates with three inch screws on doors.
Another source of discontent among vendors is the way the Army is now measuring a plate's "back face deformation" -- a term used to describe the effect of a non-penetrating projectile on the rear face of a strike plate.
Most door frames have a small, thin, weak strike plate that is held in with screws less than 1 inch long.
 
 
 
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