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US 2013/0199104 A1Published application
Door facing alignment assembly and method of forming a door
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsDouglas THOMPSON, Jason WALSH
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Abstract
A door facing is provided. The door facing includes a body portion, and male and female alignment members protruding from a main surface area of the body portion. Also provided are door assemblies including the door facing and methods of making the door facing and the door assembly.
Claims21
1-37. (canceled)
A method of making a door assembly, comprising:
- providing a first door facing comprising a first body portion comprising a first interior surface with a first substantially planar main surface area and an oppositely disposed first exterior surface, a first male alignment member protruding relative to the first substantially planar main surface area, and a first female alignment member protruding relative to the first substantially planar main surface area;
- providing a second door facing comprising a second body portion comprising a second interior surface with a second substantially planar main surface area and an oppositely disposed second substantially planar main surface area, a second male alignment member protruding relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, and a second female alignment member protruding relative to the second substantially planar main surface area;
- placing the first and second door facings in opposing relationship to one another;
- and
- mating the first male and first female alignment members with the second female and second male alignment members, respectively.
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A method of making a door assembly, comprising:
- providing a first door facing comprising a first body portion comprising a first interior surface with a first substantially planar main surface area and an oppositely disposed first exterior surface, the first body portion having a first removable area comprising a first male alignment member protruding relative to the first substantially planar main surface area and a first female alignment member protruding relative to the first substantially planar main surface area;
- providing a second door facing comprising a second body portion comprising a second interior surface with a second substantially planar main surface area and an oppositely disposed second substantially planar main surface area, the second body portion having a second removable area comprising a second male alignment member protruding relative to the second substantially planar main surface area and a second female alignment member protruding relative to the second substantially planar main surface area;
- placing the first and second door facings in opposing relationship to one another;
- attaching the first and second door facings to one another and mating the first male and first female alignment members with the second female and second male alignment members, respectively;
- and
- removing the first and second removable areas of the first and second door facings which contain the alignment members subsequent to the door facings being attached to one another.
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A method of making a door assembly, comprising:
- providing a first door facing comprising a first body portion comprising a first interior surface with a first substantially planar main surface area and an oppositely disposed first exterior surface, the first body portion having a first removable area comprising a first male alignment member protruding relative to the first substantially planar main surface area and a first female alignment member protruding relative to the first substantially planar main surface area;
- providing a second door facing comprising a second body portion comprising a second interior surface with a second substantially planar main surface area and an oppositely disposed second substantially planar main surface area, the second body portion having a second removable area comprising a second male alignment member protruding relative to the second substantially planar main surface area and a second female alignment member protruding relative to the second substantially planar main surface area;
- placing the first and second door facings in opposing relationship to one another;
- attaching the first and second door facings to a door frame and mating the first male and first female alignment members with the second female and second male alignment members, respectively
- wherein said second door facing is attached to said frame subsequent to said first door facing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.