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US 2016/0097234 A1Published application
Composite capped stile, door and method
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsGary T. FAGAN, Matthew D. WHITE, Daniel FULTON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a capped stile for an entry door having an interior backer element and an exterior cap element secured thereto. The exterior cap element is formed from a moisture resistant, foamed polymer composite and has a specific gravity of about 0.9 or less. A door having the disclosed capped stile, and a method of forming a door, are also disclosed.
Claims25
A capped perimeter frame member for an entry door, the capped perimeter frame member comprising:
- an interior backer element;
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- an exterior cap element secured to said interior backer element, said exterior cap element formed from a foamed polymer composite, wherein said interior backer element includes a first major surface adhesively secured to said exterior cap element and an opposite second major surface with a vent groove extending into the second major surface.
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A door, comprising:
- a perimeter frame having a pair of stiles and a pair of rails, at least one of said stiles having an interior backer element, and an exterior cap element secured to said interior backer element, said exterior cap element formed from a foamed polymer composite wherein said interior backer element includes a first major surface adhesively secured to said exterior cap element and an opposite second major surface with a vent groove extending into the second major surface;
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- first and second door facings secured to opposite sides of said perimeter frame, said exterior cap element defining an exteriorly disposed edge of the door.
A perimeter frame, comprising:
- a pair of stiles and a pair of rails forming a rectangular frame, at least one of said stiles having an interior backer element and an exterior cap element secured to said interior backer element, wherein said exterior cap element is formed from a foamed polymer composite, wherein said interior backer element includes a first major surface adhesively secured to said exterior cap element and an opposite second major surface with a vent groove extending into the second major surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.