Door for mobile living quarters
AssigneeDexter Axle Company
InventorsRandy A. Bickel, Grant J. Mikosz
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Abstract
A door is assembled from a plurality of straight lengths of extrusion, with the lengths of extrusion mated with corners at the top and bottom. The top corners are curved and interference fit to terminal ends of the top and side extrusions. The top and side extrusions have an opening into a cavity. As assembled, a continuous screen groove extends through the corners from the top, bottom, and side extrusions. The door includes transverse extrusions having an enclosed cross-sectional profile that are affixed to the side extrusions with alignment ends. The bottom corners interference fit to terminal ends of bottom extrusions and side extrusions.
Claims20
A door for use in mobile living quarters, said door having a frame formed without bending, said door comprising:
- a top rail having terminal ends;
- a hinge side rail having terminal ends, a hinge side top radiused corner connecting one of said terminal ends of said top rail to one of said terminal ends on said hinge side rail;
- a latch side rail having terminal ends, a latch side top radiused corner connecting the other of said terminal ends of said top rail to one of said terminal ends on said latch side rail;
- said top rail, said hinge side rail, and said latch side rail having an identical first cross-section profile, said first cross-section profile having an outside facing wall, an inside facing wall substantially parallel to said outside facing wall, and a bridge wall connecting said outside facing wall to said inside facing wall, said walls forming an opening into a cavity, said opening being more narrow than said cavity;
- transverse members having a second cross-section profile, said transverse members affixed between said latch side rail and said hinge side rail, one of said transverse members being an upper transverse member and the other of said transverse members being a lower transverse member;
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- alignment ends mated to terminal ends of said transverse members, said alignment ends having a transverse member portion, an anti-rotation block portion, and a side rail mating portion, said side rail mating portion having spring tabs for being located in said cavity and a severable alignment tab for aligning a hole in said bridge wall to an untapped hole in said transverse member, said hole in said bridge wall and said untapped hole receiving a fastener to affix said transverse member to a corresponding said side rail.
A screen door comprising:
- a first extrusion having an inside facing wall connected to a bridge wall connected to an outside facing wall to form a three-sided profile shape, said outside facing wall being parallel to said inside facing wall, said first extrusion having an opening to a cavity, said opening being located opposite said bridge wall and more narrow than said cavity, said first extrusion having a first screen groove;
- a second extrusion being tubular with an enclosed interior shape, said second extrusion having an untapped hole adjacent a second screen groove, said second extrusion having a transverse channel located adjacent said untapped hole;
- a top rail, a hinge side rail, and a latch side rail formed from straight lengths of said first extrusion;
- a upper transverse member and lower transverse member formed from straight lengths of said second extrusion, said upper transverse member affixed between said hinge side rail and said latch side rail and parallel to said top rail, said lower transverse member affixed between said hinge side rail and said latch side rail and parallel to said upper transverse member;
- an alignment end having a transverse member portion for mating to a terminal end of said transverse members, an anti-rotation block portion, and a side rail mating portion, said side rail mating portion having spring tabs for being located in said opening and a severable alignment tab for aligning a hole in said bridge wall to an untapped hole in said transverse member, said hole in said bridge wall and said untapped hole receiving a fastener to affix said transverse member to a corresponding said side rail;
- a top radiused corner having a curved portion located between orthogonally positioned pegs, said pegs sized to mate with said first extrusion, said top radiused corner having a corner screen groove that aligns with said first screen groove when one of said pegs is mated to a terminal end of said first extrusion;
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- said hinge side rail affixed to said top rail at a first said top radiused corner, said top rail affixed to said latch side rail at a second said top radiused corner.
A door comprising:
- a frame assembled from a plurality of unbent extrusions and corners, one of said unbent extrusions being a top rail having terminal ends, a second of said unbent extrusions being a hinge side rail having terminal ends, a third of said unbent extrusions being a latch side rail having terminal ends, a fourth of said unbent extrusions being a bottom rail having terminal ends;
- a hinge side radiused top corner having a first peg and a second peg, said first and second pegs connected by an arcuate portion, said second peg being orthogonally positioned with respect to said first peg;
- a latch side radiused top corner being identical to said hinge side top corner;
- said hinge side top corner connecting said terminal ends of said hinge side rail to said terminal ends of said top rail, said latch side top corner connecting said terminal ends of said latch side rail to said terminal ends of said top rail;
- a first bottom corner connecting said terminal ends of said latch side rail to said terminal ends of said bottom rail;
- a second bottom corner connecting said hinge side rail to said bottom rail;
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- said radiused top corners, said bottom corners, and said rails each having a screen groove, said screen grooves connecting to form a continuous channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.