Aesthetic security doorway
OwnerWanda Plagerinventor
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Abstract
An aesthetic security doorway is made up of a door with a support structure and a number of crossbars which are shaped and arranged to take on an aesthetically pleasing design, and a doorframe surrounding the door with ornamentation that continues the design of the door onto the doorframe so as to form a unitary decorative image. The crossbars and ornamentation can convey a variety of suitable design themes, such as palm tree branches and fronds, or vines and leaves. Also disclosed is a method for concealing a security door by arranging a number of crossbars on the door to form a decorative design, and providing ornamentation on the surrounding doorframe to continue the design of the door onto the doorframe.
Claims23
A decorative security door system, comprising:
- a door, comprising:
- a generally planar support structure;
- and
- a plurality of cross members connected to the support structure, the cross members being shaped and arranged to form an aesthetically pleasing design;
- and
- a doorframe surrounding the door, the doorframe having ornamentation which continues and complements the design formed by the cross members;
- wherein said door is slidably received in said doorframe.
A protective barrier system, comprising:
- a barrier, the barrier comprising:
- a generally planar support frame;
- and
- plurality of cross pieces connected to the support frame, the cross pieces being shaped and arranged to form an aesthetically pleasing design;
- and
- a barrier frame surrounding the barrier, the barrier frame having decorative elements which extend the design formed by the cross pieces onto the barrier frame;
- wherein said barrier is slidably received in said barrier frame.
A method for concealing a security door, the method comprising:
- mounting the door in a doorframe so as to be slidable therein;
- attaching a plurality of cross members to the door;
- arranging the cross members to form a decorative design;
- and
- providing ornamentation on the doorframe, so that the ornamentation continues the design formed by the cross members.
A decorative security door system, comprising:
- a door, comprising:
- a generally planar support structure;
- and
- plurality of cross members connected to the support structure, the cross members being shaped and arranged to form a first portion of an image;
- and
- a doorframe surrounding the door, the doorframe having ornamentation which forms a second portion of said image, so that the perimeter of said door is obscured by said image;
- wherein said door is slidably received in said doorframe.
A decorative security door system, comprising:
- a door, comprising:
- a generally planar support structure;
- and
- a plurality of cross members connected to the support structure;
- and
- a wall surrounding the door, the wall having ornamentation;
- wherein said cross members and said ornamentation form an image which tends to conceal the shape of said door, and said door is slidably received in said wall.
A method for concealing a security door, the method comprising:
- mounting the door in a doorframe so as to be slidable therein;
- attaching a plurality of cross members to the door;
- arranging the cross members to form a first portion of an image;
- and
- forming a second portion of said image by applying ornamentation to the doorframe, so that said image tends to conceal the overall shape of said door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.