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AssigneeGemtron Corporation
InventorsCraig Bienick, Howard Daley
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A washer door or lid as defined by a tempered glass panel bordered by an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material. The latter material is preferably acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate polymer blended with mica glass beads at a ratio of substantially 70%-30% to 90%-10% by weight, but preferably 80%-20% by weight. Further specifics of the washer lid include a relatively thick inner periphery of the encapsulation which securely grips and reinforces an outer peripheral edge of the tempered glass panel, a rigid outer peripheral skirt, an indiscrete handle, a reinforced hand corder for a switch actuator and opposite rear corners carrying hinges for securing the washer lid to an associated washer opening.
A door comprising a tempered glass panel of a predetermined peripheral configuration defined by a substantially continuous peripheral edge, said panel further including opposite inner and outer surfaces bridged by said peripheral edge, a peripheral portion of said glass panel being defined by said peripheral edge and immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material, said open frame-like encapsulation including an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion, said frame-like inner peripheral portion entirely encapsulating said glass panel peripheral portion including said peripheral edge and said immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, said frame-like encapsulation further including inner and outer surfaces defining therebetween respective inner and outer surface configurations of the frame-like encapsulation and the wall thicknesses thereof, said frame-like encapsulation inner surface configuration being stepped at said frame-like inner peripheral portion and defining thereat a relatively thicker wall thickness than the wall thickness at said frame-like encapsulation outer peripheral portion, and said frame-like outer surface configuration defining a substantially continuous unstepped outer surface whereby only an inner surface of the door includes unaesthetic injection-molding characteristics.
A door comprising a tempered glass panel of a predetermined peripheral configuration defined by a substantially continuous peripheral edge, said panel further including opposite inner and outer surfaces bridged by said peripheral edge, a peripheral portion of said glass panel being defined by said peripheral edge and immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material, said open frame-like encapsulation including an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion, said frame-like inner peripheral portion entirely encapsulating said glass panel peripheral portion including said peripheral edge and said immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, said frame-like encapsulation outer peripheral portion including a depending front wall, a first portion of said front wall being recessed inwardly toward said frame-like encapsulation inner peripheral portion to define an outwardly opening area, and a wall portion of said frame-like encapsulation outer peripheral portion being in overlying spanning relationship to said outwardly opening area to define therewith a hand grip area for facilitating the opening and closing of the door.
A door comprising a tempered glass panel of a predetermined peripheral configuration defined by a substantially continuous peripheral edge, said panel further including opposite inner and outer surfaces bridged by said peripheral edge, a peripheral portion of said glass panel being defined by said peripheral edge and immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material, said open frame-like encapsulation including an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion, said frame-like inner peripheral portion entirely encapsulating said glass panel peripheral portion including said peripheral edge and said immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, said frame-like encapsulation further including inner and outer surfaces defining therebetween respective inner and outer surface configurations of the frame-like encapsulation and the wall thicknesses thereof, said frame-like encapsulation further including opposite corner portions, each corner portion including an opening, a hinge associated with each corner portion for hingingly connecting the door to an associated structural opening, each hinge including a pintle portion and a mounting portion, each pintle portion projecting through a corner opening, each mounting portion being disposed contiguous said outer peripheral portion inner surface, and means for fastening each mounting portion to said outer peripheral portion.
A door comprising a tempered glass panel of a predetermined peripheral configuration defined by a substantially continuous peripheral edge, said panel further including opposite inner and outer surfaces bridged by said peripheral edge, a peripheral portion of said glass panel being defined by said peripheral edge and immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material, said open frame-like encapsulation including an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion, said frame-like inner peripheral portion entirely encapsulating said glass panel peripheral portion including said peripheral edge and said immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, said frame-like encapsulation further including inner and outer surfaces defining therebetween respective inner and outer surface configurations of the frame-like encapsulation and the wall thicknesses thereof, said frame-like outer peripheral portion defining a depending peripheral skirt opening in a direction away from an annular top wall of said frame-like encapsulation, a switch actuator supported against said top wall, and fastener means for securing said switch actuator against said top wall.
A door comprising a tempered glass panel of a predetermined peripheral configuration defined by a substantially continuous peripheral edge, said panel further including opposite inner and outer surfaces bridged by said peripheral edge, a peripheral portion of said glass panel being defined by said peripheral edge and immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material, said open frame-like encapsulation including an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion, said frame-like inner peripheral portion substantially entirely encapsulating said glass panel peripheral portion including said peripheral edge and said immediately adjacent surface portions of said opposite inner and outer surfaces, and said polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material is an acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate polymer blended with mica glass beads.
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