Wood and vinyl hybrid residential door frame
OwnerJimmy D. Ridgeinventor
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Abstract
A door frame assembly for use in framing residential entranceways. The door frame assembly includes a support panel, a base strip, and a stop strip. The support panel provides strength to the door frame assembly while the base and stop strips provide weather resistance and a desired appearance. The door frame assembly may also include a brick molding strip. An extension strip may be used to adapt the door frame assembly for use in framing a garage door. The door frame assembly may also be modified to form a mullion post for use in patio doors and the like.
Claims40
A door frame assembly attachable to a stud or post adjacent a door frame opening for framing a doorway, said door frame assembly comprising:
- a. a support panel attachable to said stud and having an interior end and an exterior end and opposed inner and outer faces extending between said interior and exterior ends;
- b. a polymeric base strip attached to and substantially covering said exterior end of said support panel;
- c. a nailing fin extending outwardly from said base strip for attaching said base strip to said stud;
- d. a polymeric stop strip mounted adjacent said inner face and having first and second ends, said first end interfitted with said base strip, and said second end attached to said support panel and having a stop face formed thereon;
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- e. wherein said base strip and said stop strip are separately formed, distinct pieces.
A door frame kit for use with a support panel of the type having an interior end, an exterior end and opposed inner and outer faces extending between the interior and exterior ends, in which said support panel is attachable to a stud or post adjacent the door frame opening, said door frame kit comprising:
- a. a polymeric base strip for mounting on and substantially covering said exterior end of said support panel when secured thereto;
- b. a nailing fin integrally formed with and extending outwardly from said base strip for attaching said base strip to said stud;
- c. a polymeric stop strip, when assembled, mounted adjacent said inner face and having first and second ends, said first end interfitted with said base strip, said second end attachable to said support panel and having a stop face formed thereon;
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- d. wherein said base strip and said stop strip are separately formed, distinct pieces.
A door frame assembly attachable to a stud or post adjacent a door frame opening comprising:
- a. a support panel attachable to said stud and having an interior end and an exterior end and opposed inner and outer faces extending between said interior and exterior ends, said inner face being substantially planar;
- b. a polymeric base strip attached to and covering said exterior end;
- c. a polymeric stop strip mounted adjacent said inner face and having first and second ends, said first end interfitted with said base strip, and said second end attached to said support panel and having a stop face formed thereon extending outwardly from said inner face;
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- d. wherein said base strip and said stop strip are separately formed, distinct pieces.
A stop strip for use with a base strip of the type having a connecting structure and a support panel having an inner face, said stop strip separately formed and distinct from the base strip and having first and second ends, said stop strip comprising:
- a. a second connecting structure formed in said first end for connecting said stop strip to said base strip connecting structure;
- b. a body portion having a length extending between said first and second ends, said body portion spaced apart from the inner face of the support panel when said stop strip is mounted on the support panel;
- c. a stop face formed in said second end of said stop strip;
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- d. a weatherstrip channel formed in said stop face, said weatherstrip channel arranged and configured to receive and hold a weatherstrip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.