Laminated wood piece and door containing the same
OwnerNian hua Ou, David Russell Willisinventors
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Abstract
A laminated wood piece is disclosed comprising a solid hardwood component having an upper surface and a lower surface that are substantially parallel to each other and a wood composite component having layers oriented substantially parallel to the lower surface of the solid hardwood component. The ratio of a thickness of the solid hardwood component to a thickness of the wood composite component being from about 1:1 to about 1:10. The laminated wood piece is suitable for use a door stile.
Claims16
A laminated wood piece comprising:
- (a) a solid hardwood component having an upper surface and a lower surface that are substantially parallel to each other;
- and
- (b) a wood composite component having layers oriented substantially parallel to the lower surface of the solid hardwood component;
- wherein the ratio of a thickness of the solid hardwood component to a thickness of the wood composite component is from about 1:1 to about 1:10, preferably from about 1:2 to about 1:5.
A door including a frame, the frame including at least one stile member, the stile member comprising:
- (a) a solid hardwood component having an upper surface and a lower surface that are substantially parallel to each other;
- and
- (b) a wood composite component having layers oriented substantially parallel to the upper surface of the solid hardwood component;
- wherein the ratio of a thickness of the solid hardwood component to a thickness of the wood composite component is from about 1:1 to about 1:10, preferably from about 1:2 to about 1:5.
A method for manufacturing a door comprising the steps of:
- providing a core;
- providing a door stile comprising:
- (a) a solid hardwood component having an upper surface and a lower surface that are substantially parallel to each other;
- and
- (b) a wood composite component attached to the solid hardwood component, the wood composite component having layers oriented substantially parallel to the lower surface of the solid hardwood component;
- and
- securing the door stile to the core, with the wood composite component contacting the core, and the solid hardwood component being on the outer side of the wood composite component.
A method for manufacturing a door stile comprising the steps of:
- preparing a wood composite panel having several layers and a thickness of about 0.6 cm to about 6 cm;
- cutting the wood composite panel into a plurality of wood composite sections, each wood composite section having a width of about 3 cm to about 6 cm;
- providing a solid hardwood component having an upper surface and a lower surface that are substantially parallel to each other;
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- attaching one of the plurality of wood composite sections to the lower surface of the solid hardwood component, wherein the wood composite section has several layers oriented substantially parallel to the lower surface of the solid hardwood component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.