Door construction
OwnerGerhard R. Schmidtinventor
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Abstract
A door construction comprising a core member formed of chip plate having cavities therein at locations corresponding to the positions to be occupied by fittings such as hinge plates, locks, and the like. Each cavity is filled by a hardwood plug into which hardware such as screws may be secured. The faces and edges of the core preferably are covered by veneer, either of wood, asbestos, plastic or metal.
Claims8
A door construction adapted to have fittings such as hinge plates, a lock, and the like mounted thereon, said construction comprising a core member formed of chip plate, said core member having cylindrical bores extending inwardly from the edge surfaces thereof at positions corresponding to those at which said fittings are to be mounted, a cylindrical hardwood plug seated in each of said bores, said core member having at least one rabbeted edge, and an outer layer of veneer adhesively bonded directly to the surfaces of said core member and to said rabbeted edge.
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