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US 2015/0308184 A1Published application
Door facing alignment assembly
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.
Claims23
1-57. (canceled)
A door assembly, comprising:
- a first door facing comprising a first body portion, the first body portion comprising
- a first interior side having a first interior surface with a first substantially planar main surface area,
- a first exterior surface oppositely disposed relative to the first interior surface,
- a first male alignment member protruding in a direction of the first interior side relative to the first substantially planar main surface area, and
- a first female alignment member protruding in the direction of the first interior side relative to the first substantially planar main surface area;
- a second door facing comprising a second body portion, the second body portion comprising
- a second interior side having a second interior surface with a second substantially planar main surface area,
- a second exterior surface oppositely disposed relative to the second interior surface,
- a second male alignment member protruding in a direction of the second interior side relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, the second male alignment member being configured to align and mate with the first female alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in a mating relationship in which the first and second interior surfaces face one another, the second male alignment member also being configured to nest with the first male alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in a stacking relationship in which the first interior surface faces the second exterior surface, and
- a second female alignment member protruding in the direction of the second interior side relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, the second female alignment member being configured to align and mate with the first male alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in the mating relationship, the second female alignment member also being configured to nest with the first female alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in the stacking relationship.
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A door assembly comprising:
- a first door facing comprising a first body portion, the first body portion having a first removable area and comprising
- a first interior side having a first interior surface with a first substantially planar main surface area,
- a first exterior surface oppositely disposed relative to the first interior surface,
- a first male alignment member located within the first removable area, the first male alignment member protruding in a direction of the first interior side relative to the first substantially planar main surface area, and
- a first female alignment member located within the first removable area, the first female alignment member protruding in the direction of the first interior side relative to the first substantially planar main surface area;
- a second door facing comprising a second body portion, the second body portion having a second removable area and comprising
- a second interior side having a second interior surface with a second substantially planar main surface area,
- a second exterior surface oppositely disposed relative to the second interior surface,
- a second male alignment member located within the second removable area, the second male alignment member protruding in a direction of the second interior side relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, the second male alignment member being configured to align and mate with the first female alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in a mating relationship in which the first and second interior surfaces face one another, the second male alignment member also being configured to nest with the first male alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in a stacking relationship in which the first interior surface faces the second exterior surface, and
- a second female alignment member located within the second removable area, the second female alignment member protruding in the direction of the second interior side relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, the second female alignment member being configured to align and mate with the first male alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in the mating relationship, the second female alignment member also being configured to nest with the first female alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in the stacking relationship.
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A door assembly, comprising:
- a first door facing comprising a first body portion, the first body portion comprising
- a first interior side having a first interior surface with a first substantially planar main surface area,
- a first exterior surface oppositely disposed relative to the first interior surface,
- a first male alignment member protruding in a direction of the first interior side relative to the first substantially planar main surface area, and
- a first female alignment member protruding in the direction of the first interior side relative to the first substantially planar main surface area;
- a second door facing comprising a second body portion, the second body portion comprising
- a second interior side having a second interior surface with a second substantially planar main surface area,
- a second exterior surface oppositely disposed relative to the second interior surface,
- a second male alignment member protruding in a direction of the second interior side relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, the second male alignment member being configured to align and mate with the first female alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in a mating relationship in which the first and second interior surfaces face one another, the second male alignment member also being configured to nest with the first male alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in a stacking relationship in which the first interior surface faces the second exterior surface, and
- a second female alignment member protruding in the direction of the second interior side relative to the second substantially planar main surface area, the second female alignment member being configured to align and mate with the first male alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in the mating relationship, the second female alignment member also being configured to nest with the first female alignment member when the first and second door facings are placed in the stacking relationship,
- wherein the first and second door facings in the stacking relationship come into contact with one another only at the nested first and second male alignment members and the nested first and second female alignment members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.