Barn door framing system

A door frame system for a frame-and-panel door construction for a barn, or similar structure, comprising:

• a plurality of horizontal frame members including vertically spaced top and bottom horizontal frame members, and a plurality of horizontally spaced vertical side frame members joined with said top and bottom frame members to define a generally rectilinear frame structure, all of said frame members comprising elongate, substantially U-shaped channel members which are substantially identical in cross-section, wherein said channel member can be provided by stock material of identical U-shaped cross-section and cut to length as needed, to provide said frame member with each frame member including three continuous sidewalls and an open sidewall, and corner joining means comprising corner brackets for joining respective top and bottom frame members with respective adjacent vertical frame members to define corner joints for said substantially rectilinear frame structure, and bracing means associated with each said corner joint to further strengthen said joint and assure the substantially rectilinear configuration of said frame, said bracing means for said corner joint further including a brace member comprising, a solid web of material defining at least one right angle corner an integral wall stucture extending laterally of said web on either side of said right angle corner, each said wall structure being of greater length than the respective section of the corner bracket and having an offset segment to accommodate said corner bracket thereagainst while the remainder of said wall structure engages the respective channels at locations longitudinally of said corner bracket.

A door frame system for a frame-and-panel door construction for a barn, or similar structure, comprising:

• a plurality of horizontal frame members including vertically spaced top and bottom horizontal frame members, and a plurality of horizontally spaced vertical side frame members joined with said top and bottom frame members to define a generally rectilinear frame structure, all of said frame members comprising elongate, substantially U-shaped channel members which are substantially identical in cross-section, wherein said channel member can be provided by stock material of identical U-shaped cross-section and cut to length as needed, to provide said frame member with each frame member including three continuous sidewalls and an open sidewall, and corner joining means comprising corner brackets for joining respective top and bottom frame members with respective adjacent vertical frame members to define corner joints for said substantially rectilinear frame structure, and bracing means associated with each said corner joint to further strengthen said joint and assure the substantially rectilinear configuration of said frame, said bracing means for said corner joint further comprising a channel member of substantially identical cross-sectional configuration to said frame member channels and having end surfaces cut at angles for substantially interfitting with said joined frame members spanning respective corners therebetween, and a pair of bracket members of substantially identical cross-sectional configuration to said corner bracket and formed at angles for joining respective end parts of said brace member with adjacent surfaces of the U-shaped frame members spanned thereby.