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US 10,214,954 B2Granted
Thermally broken door panel
OwnerJohn B. Plummerinventor
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Abstract
A door assembly with the dual support connector has a door panel, a glass pane, a dual support connector assembly, a fixed sealing frame for engaging the dual support connector assembly, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the attachment (dual support connector assembly) on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame, and a fastener engaging the dual support connector assembly to the fixed sealing frame. The dual support connector assembly has a clip body, a door flange extending from the clip body, a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange.
Claims18
An improved door assembly with a dual support connector assembly and without corner clips comprising:
- a. a thermally broken door panel comprising;
- (i) a thermal break core comprising a solid composite;
- (ii) a rigid thermal break edge disposed around a top edge, a first side edge, a bottom edge and a second side edge of the thermal break core forming a thermal barrier;
- (iii) a front metal panel secured to one side of the thermal break core over the rigid thermal break edge;
- (iv) a back metal panel secured on an opposite side of the thermal break core over the rigid thermal break edge forming the thermally broken door panel, the thermally broken door panel preventing the front metal panel from touching the back metal panel;
- (v) an opening in the thermally broken door panel;
- (vi) an insert fitting within the opening in the thermally broken door panel;
- (vii) a dual support connector assembly positioned between the insert and the opening simultaneously, the dual support connector assembly comprising:
- 1. a clip body having a pair of through holes;
- 2. a door flange extending from the clip body;
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- 3. an insert flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange;
- (viii) a fixed sealing frame engaging the dual support connector assembly;
- (ix) a front seal between the thermally broken door panel and the fixed sealing frame for sealing the fixed sealing frame to the thermally broken door panel;
- (x) a back seal between the insert and the fixed sealing frame for sealing the fixed sealing frame to the insert;
- (xi) a seal-less removable frame with a seal-less removable frame profile for attaching to the dual support connector assembly;
- (xii) a fastener engaging the clip body to the fixed sealing frame;
- b. a reduced thermally conductive door frame attached to a facility for supporting the thermally broken door panel;
- c. a plurality of hinges affixing the thermally broken door panel to the thermally insulating door frame in a pivoting relationship, and
- wherein the thermally broken door panel with the improved dual support connector assembly without corner clips is secured between the fixed sealing frame, the thermally broken door panel, the insert, and the seal-less removable frame opposite side of the fixed sealing frame without touching the seal-less removable frame creating an easily removable insert with a secure connection, which prevents and insert from breaking during severe weather, including a hurricane.
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An improved thermally broken force resistant entry door comprising:
- a. a thermally broken door panel comprising:
- (i) a thermal break core comprising a non-metal material;
- (ii) a rigid thermal break edge disposed around a top edge, a first side edge, a bottom edge and a second side edge of the thermal break core forming a thermal barrier, wherein the rigid thermal break edge has a thickness between 5 millimeters and 100 millimeters;
- (iii) a front metal panel secured to one side of the thermal break core;
- (iv) a back metal panel secured to an opposite side of the thermal break core opposite the front metal panel forming the thermally broken door panel;
- and wherein the thermal break core with rigid thermal break edge prevents thermal energy transfer from front metal panel to back metal panel in a range from 10 degrees to 60 degrees Fahrenheit;
- b. a reduced thermally conductive door frame attached to a facility for supporting the thermally broken door panel additionally preventing thermal energy transfer in a range from 10 degrees to 60 degrees Fahrenheit from the outside of the facility to an inside of the facility, wherein the reduced thermally conductive door frame is not a metal door frame;
- c. a metal reinforcement member mounted to a facility opening and connecting to the thermally insulating door frame;
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- d. a plurality of hinges affixing the thermally broken door panel to the reduced thermally conductive door frame in a pivoting relationship, wherein the improved thermally broken force resistant entry door resists forced entry using pressures from 10 psi to 500 psi.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.