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US 5,355,654 AGranted
Simulated solid wood slab
OwnerKenneth M. Stanleyinventor
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Abstract
A simulated solid wood multi panel door is disclosed. Predetermined portions of thin sheets of wood which form the front and back of the door are cut away. The portions are replaced with artificial panels, which panels are mounted within the openings left by the cut away portions. Molding is then preferably placed around the artificial panels.
Claims14
A hollow core slab door for simulating a solid wood slab door, said hollow core slab door comprising:
- a frame having a front and a rear;
- a first side, said first side including a first sheet of wood mounted to said front and defining a first plane;
- a second side, said second side including a second sheet of wood mounted to said rear and defining a second plane;
- each of said sides matching the shape and size of said frame and including an opening;
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- at least one artifical panel mounted within the opening and outside of said first and second planes.
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A simulated solid wood door comprising:
- a rectangular frame, said frame comprising a plurality of wood slats of equal width connected together to form a rectangle;
- first and second thin sheets of wood bonded to opposite sides of said rectangle, each of said sheets matching the shape and size of said rectangle, each of said sheets of wood having openings therethrough, and each of said sheets defining a plane;
- a plurality of artificial panels, said artificial panels being attached within said openings but not in said planes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.