Exterior door construction
AssigneePease Industries, Inc.
InventorNorbert J. Guetle, Jr.
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Abstract
A wooden door for hinged mounting in a frame wherein the door opening is defined by jambs equipped with magnetic weather stripping is characterized by clip-like trim strips of magnetic material enclosing the corner of the lock side edge and the top edge of the door. These trim strips have the multiple functions of providing a magnetic interconnection between magnetic weather stripping and the otherwise wood door, protecting the corners of the door against damage by contact with foreign objects extending into the door opening, and providing a decorative appearance.
Claims35
A door for hinged mounting in a frame including a lock side jamb, a hinge side jamb, a top jamb and a sill cooperating to define a door opening, each of said jambs including a stop establishing the closed position of a door mounted in said frame, and at least said lock side jamb being provided with magnetic weather stripping mounted to overlie said stop portion thereof,
- (a) said door having at least the peripheral portion of the lock side edge made of non-magnetic material,
- (b) said door having a face designated for engagement with said stops,
- (c) a trim strip of magnetic material and having in cross-section a substantially L-shaped configuration,
- (d) flange means extending along each outer edge of said trim strip for holding said trim strip to said door, and
- (e) a vertical groove in each of the door lock side edge and the door face positioned to receive said flange means therein such that as said trim strip is pressed against the vertical corner of said lock side edge and the face of the door, said flange means clip-in to said vertical grooves and hold the trim strip in enclosing relation with said vertical corner for magnetically sealing engagement with said weather stripping in the closed position of said door
A door for hinged mounting in a frame including a lock side jamb, a hinge side jamb, a top jamb and a sill cooperating to define a door opening, each of said jambs including a stop establishing the closed position of a door mounted in said frame, and each of said lock side and top jambs being provided with magnetic weather stripping mounted to overlie said stop portion thereof,
- (a) said door having at least the peripheral portions of the top and lock side edges made of non-magnetic material,
- (b) said door having a face designated for engagement with said stops such that said top and lock side edges interfit with said top and lock side jambs in the closed position of said door,
- (c) clip-like trim means of magnetic material having a vertical portion enclosing the corner of the lock side edge and the face of said door and having a horizontal portion enclosing the corner of the top edge and the face of said door for magnetically sealing engagement with said weather stripping,
- (d) each said trim means portion being a strip of said magnetic material having in cross-section a substantially L-shaped configuration providing said strip with two sides, said strip having a flange along the outer edge of each of the two sides of said L-shape extending inwardly of said L-shape,
- (e) said face and edges of said door each having a groove therein positioned to receive a respective said flange of said trim means, each of said flanges including an inwardly-curled outer edge portion having a total width equal to slightly more than the width of, and being compressed between the sides of, said groove in which the flange is received to secure said trim means to said door.
A door for hinged mounting in a frame including a lock side jamb, a hinge side jamb, a top jamb and a sill cooperating to define a door opening, each of said jambs including a stop establishing the closed position of a door mounted in said frame, and each of said lock side and top jambs being provided with magnetic weather stripping mounted to overlie said stop portion thereof,
- (a) said door having at least the peripheral portions of the top and lock side edges made of non-magnetic material,
- (b) said door having a face designated for engagement with said stops such that said top and lock side edges interfit with said top and lock side jambs in the closed position of said door,
- (c) clip-like trim means having a vertical portion enclosing the corner of the lock side edge and the face of said door and having a horizontal portion enclosing the corner of the top edge and the face of said door for magnetically sealing engagement with said weather stripping,
- (d) each said trim means portion being a two-layer strip having in cross-section a substantially L-shaped configuration providing said strip with two sides, said strip having a flange along the outer edge of each of the two sides of said L-shape extending inwardly of said L-shape,
- (e) said face and edges of said door each having a groove therein positioned to receive a respective said flange of said trim means, each said two-layer strip comprising an inner layer composed of magnetic material and an outer layer completely overlying and secured to said inner layer, wherein said outer layer is substantially wider than said inner layer to provide marginal portions thereof which are wrapped around the edges of said inner layer.
In a door assembly including a frame comprising a lock side jamb, a hinge side jamb, a top jamb, and a sill cooperating to define the door opening, a door hingedly mounted on said hinge side jamb and having at least the peripheral portions of the top and lock side edges thereof made of non-magnetic material, each of said jambs including a portion forming a stop establishing the closed position of said door, said door having a face designated for engagement with the said stops, and each of said lock side and top jambs being provided with magnetic weather stripping mounted to overlie said stop portion thereof, the improvement comprising:
- (a) clip-like trim means of magnetic material having a vertical portion enclosing the corner of the lock side edge and the face of said door adjacent said lock side jamb stop and having a horizontal portion enclosing the corner of the top edge and the face of said door adjacent said top jamb stop for magnetically sealing engagement with said weather stripping,
- (b) each said trim means portion being a strip of said material having in cross section a substantially L-shaped configuration,
- (c) each of the two sides of each said L-shaped strip being of a width substantially equal to the width of one of the top jamb and lock side jamb stops, each said strip having a flange along the outer edge thereof extending inwardly of said L-shape,
- (d) said face and edges of said door each having a groove therein positioned to receive a respective said flange of said trim means,
- (e) means cooperating with said grooves and said flanges for retaining said flanges in said grooves to secure said trim means with the outer surfaces thereof substantially flush with the adjacent surfaces of the face, top edge, and the lock side edge of said door.
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