Door assembly
AssigneeEndura Products, Inc.
InventorsKevin T. MacDonald, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Eric Johnson
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Abstract
A door assembly and a frame member for a door assembly. The door assembly may include at least one door panel and a door frame having a plurality of frame members including a header and a pair of side jambs. The invention may also be considered a frame member including a storage compartment. The frame member may include a core; and a top piece adjoining the core to form a structural member. The core and the top piece may be a composite of cellulosic material and at least one other material. The top piece may be a two-piece top piece and may include hollow cavities. Also disclosed are door jamb frame members and mullion frame members.
Claims19
A door frame member comprising:
- a core having an interior side and an exterior side, opposite the interior side, the core defining an opening extending between the interior side and the exterior side and a channel in one of the interior side or the exterior side;
- a base defining an excerpt, the base attached to the core such that the excerpt aligns with the opening;
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- a removable cover removably attached to the base such that the base and the removable cover define one or more enclosed hollow cavities, the opening, the excerpt, the channel, and the one or more enclosed hollow cavities in communication with each other to define a storage compartment configured to house a door component, the storage compartment accessible by removing the removable cover from the base.
A method for including component parts in a door assembly, the method comprising:
- securing a base to a core such that an excerpt defined by the base is aligned with an opening defined by the core;
- mating a removable cover with the base such that the removable cover and the base define at least one hollow cavity therebetween in communication with the opening, the base, the removable cover, and the core defining a compartment configured to house the component parts therein;
- forming a channel in the core;
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- forming at least one opening through the core in communication with the channel.
A door frame member comprising:
- a core having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, the core defining an opening extending between the first side and the second side and a channel in one of the first side or the second side;
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- a top piece attached to the core to form the door frame member, the top piece comprising:
- a base defining an excerpt, the base attached to the core such that the opening, the channel, and the excerpt are in communication with one another;
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- a removable cover removably attached to the base, the top piece defining an enclosed hollow cavity between the base and the removable cover, the enclosed hollow cavity in communication with the excerpt, the channel, and the opening, the excerpt, the opening, the channel and the enclosed hollow cavity define a storage compartment configured to house a door component such that the door component is accessible by removal of the removable cover when the door frame member is installed in a door frame assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.