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US 4,031,665 AGranted
Adjustable entrance door
OwnerHarold B. Abramsoninventor
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Abstract
An adjustable entrance door with a plurality of extruded sections that are interconnected with tie rods to form a rectangular frame in which a glass panel is mounted. The extruded sections include a lead edge stile, a hinge stile, a top rail and a bottom rail, the tie rods extending through the rails and into the stiles. The top rail is provided with a block that engages the top edge of the panel for relative vertical movement of the lead edge stile and hinge stile. The bottom rail is fitted with an adjustable member that extends the width of the door and is vertically movable for alignment with a threshold.
Claims10
An adjustable entrance door comprising:
- (a) a plurality of extruded sections including a lead edge stile, a hinge stile, a top rail and a bottom rail;
- (b) means for interconnecting said sections, said interconnecting means including a pair of tie rods, one of said tie rods connecting said lead edge stile, said hinge stile and said top rail, said other tie rod connecting said lead edge stile, said hinge stile and said bottom rail, said connected sections defining a substantially rectangular open frame;
- (c) a substantially rectangular panel configured to be received within said frame;
- (d) means for mounting said panel to said frame, said mounting means including a first pair of shims and a second pair of shims, one shim of said first pair disposed between one of said stiles and said panel adjacent a first corner of said frame, the other shim of said first pair disposed between one of said rails and said panel adjacent said first corner, one shim of said second pair disposed between the other of said stiles and said panel adjacent a second corner of said frame, the other shim of said second pair disposed between said other of said rails and said panel adjacent said second corner, said first corner diagonally opposite said second corner, said first and second pairs of shims positioned so that said panel is mounted oblique to the inner faces of said rectangular frame;
- (e) first adjusting means mounted to said top rail in engagement with a top edge of said glass panel, said first adjusting means operative to cause relative vertical movement between said lead edge stile and said hinge stile;
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- (f) second adjusting means mounted to said bottom rail, said second adjusting means constrained against free movement relative to said bottom rail and constrained for forced movement relative to said bottom rail, said second adjusting means operative to vary the height of said door when moved relative to said bottom rail.
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An adjustable entrance door configured to be hung on a door frame, said entrance door comprising:
- (a) a plurality of extruded sections including a lead edge stile, a hinge stile, a top rail and a bottom rail, said lead edge stile having a generally trapezoidal profile in right cross section with a flange extending from an outer exterior corner thereof parallel to the exterior side of said entrance door, said flange overlapping a doorjamb of the door frame when said entrance door is closed for security and weather protection, said hinge stile having a substantially trapezoidal profile in right cross section, said top rail having a double I beam profile in right cross section with a shallow U-shaped channel at an outer side thereof, and said bottom rail having a substantially A-shaped profile in right cross section with a deep U-shaped channel at an outer side thereof;
- (b) means for interconnecting said extruded sections to form a substantially rectangular frame that is configured to be received in the door frame;
- (c) a substantially rectangular glass panel configured to be received within said rectangular frame;
- (d) means for mounting said glass panel in said rectangular frame, said mounting means including a first pair of shims and a second pair of shims, one shim of said first pair disposed between one of said stiles and said glass panel adjacent a first corner of said frame, the other shim of said first pair disposed between one of said rails and said glass panel adjacent said first corner, one shim of said second pair disposed between the other of said stiles and said glass panel adjacent a second corner of said frame, said other shim of said second pair disposed between the other of said rails and said glass panel adjacent said second corner, said first corner diagonally opposite said second corner, said first and second pairs of shims positioned so that the edges of said rectangular glass panel are disposed oblique with respect to the inner sides of said rectangular frame;
- (e) first adjusting means mounted to said top rail, said first adjusting means including a lever and a mover, said top rail formed with a hole through which at least a portion of said lever projects in engagement with an upper edge of said glass panel, said mover in engagement with said lever and available at an outer side of said top rail, said first adjusting means operative to cause relative vertical movement between said lead edge stile and said hinge stile;
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- (f) second adjusting means mounted within said deep U-shaped channel of said bottom rail, said second adjusting means constrained against free movement relative to said bottom rail and constrained for forced movement relative to said bottom rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.