US 6,295,779 B1 · Composite frame member and method of making the same

Abstract

A composite frame member and a method for making the same. In one embodiment, the frame member is a door frame including a plurality of framing members, each including a core formed from a foamed or cellulosic material that includes a wall surface adapted to be mounted within a cavity formed in the wall of the house or other building with which the frame is to be used, and a door surface is opposed to the wall surface and is adapted to extend within the cavity. The core preferably includes an elongate base member and an elongate stop member mounted on the base member in a parallel relationship to the base member. Each framing member further includes a resilient shell, which is preferably formed from a waterproof material, and which, in some embodiments, may be snap-fit on the core. A brickmold member is also disclosed, as well as various methods for making the invented frame and brickmold members.

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Dependent claims

A composite door frame member, comprising:

a core including an elongate base member with a wall side, a door side and spaced-apart inside and outside edges extending between the wall side and the door side, the core further including an elongate stop member connected to the door side of the base member, the stop member including an inside edge extending transversely away from the door side, and the inside edge of the stop member and adjacent region of the door side of the base member distal the stop member forming a door-receiving notch therebetween;
a shell disposed over the core to substantially cover and conform to the door side of the base member and the stop member, the shell further including a shelf projecting away from the inside edge of the stop member into the door-receiving notch to form a stop edge adapted to selectively engage and stop the movement of a door, and to define a cavity between the shelf and the inside edge of the stop member, wherein the cavity extends along at least a substantial portion of the length of the inside edge of the stop member;
and
a filler received within and at least partially filling the cavity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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