Wooden door assembly and door jamb assembly having an insulative foam core
OwnerMark Fulfordinventor
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Abstract
Wooden door assembly and method of manufacture thereof having a wooden composite subframe stile and rail assembly and an insulative foam core that are encapsulated within an exterior veneer or solid wood stile, rail, and raised panel assembly of finish wood material. Wooden door jamb assembly having a wooden composite subframe, an insulative foam door jamb core, and an exterior veneer or solid wood laminate of finish wood material.
Claims44
A wooden door assembly for attachment to a framed door opening within a residential home or commercial building, said wooden door assembly comprising the combination of:
- (a) a composite wooden subframe stile and rail assembly defining an enclosure therebetween, said subframe assembly having a plurality of spaced, elongated members and a plurality of spacers secured thereto, said spacers being generally juxtaposed between said elongated members;
- (b) an insulative foam core positioned within said enclosure secured to said subframe assembly;
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- (c) an exterior veneered or solid wood stile and rail assembly laminated to said subframe assembly and to said insulative foam core, said exterior assembly and said subframe assembly encapsulating said insulative foam core within said enclosure, said subframe assembly having at least a pair of subframe stiles, said subframe stiles each having at least two generally vertical elongated members, said elongated members being held in spaced relationship to each other by said spacers, said insulative foam core being positioned between said spaced elongated members.
A wooden door assembly for attachment to a framed door opening within a residential home or commercial building, said wooden door assembly comprising the combination of:
- (a) a composite wooden subframe stile and rail assembly defining an enclosure therebetween, said subframe assembly having a plurality of spaced, elongated members and a plurality of spacers secured thereto, said spacers being generally juxtaposed between said elongated members;
- (b) an insulative foam core positioned within said enclosure secured to said subframe assembly;
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- (c) an exterior veneered or solid wood stile and rail assembly laminated to said subframe assembly and to said insulative foam core, said exterior assembly and said subframe assembly encapsulating said insulative foam core within said enclosure, said subframe assembly having at least a pair of subframe stiles, said subframe stiles each having at least two generally vertical elongated members, said elongated members being held in spaced relationship to each other by said spacers, said subframe assembly having at least a pair of subframe rails, said subframe rails each having at least two generally horizontal elongated members, said elongated members being held in spaced relationship to each other by said spacers, at least two of said subframe rails being generally identical and therefore interchangeable.
A wooden door assembly for attachment to a framed door opening within a residential home or commercial building, said wooden door assembly comprising the combination of:
- (a) a composite wooden subframe stile and rail assembly defining an enclosure therebetween, said subframe assembly having a plurality of spaced, elongated members and a plurality of spacers secured thereto, said spacers being generally juxtaposed between said elongated members;
- (b) an insulative foam core positioned within said enclosure secured to said subframe assembly;
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- (c) an exterior veneered or solid wood stile and rail assembly laminated to said subframe assembly and to said insulative foam core, said exterior assembly and said subframe assembly encapsulating said insulative foam core within said enclosure, said subframe assembly having at least a pair of subframe stiles, said subframe stiles each having at least two generally vertical elongated members, said elongated members being held in spaced relationship to each other by said spacers, said subframe assembly having at least a pair of subframe rails, said subframe rails each having at least two generally horizontal elongated members, said elongated members being held in spaced relationship to each other by said spacers, said subframe rails further comprising at least one kick or bottom rail assembly having at least two of said generally horizontal elongated members, said elongated members being held in spaced relationship to each other by said spacers, said bottom rail assembly being positioned near a lower edge of said wooden door assembly, said insulative foam core being positioned between said spaced, elongated members of said kick or bottom rail assembly.
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