Reinforced door stile
AssigneeSnavely Forest Products
InventorEric A. Reppermund
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Abstract
In combination with a door in which the door includes two spaced apart solid plastic stiles and at least two spaced apart solid plastic rails and in which the two solid plastic stiles and the at least two solid plastic rails are connected together to form a rectangle having an opening defined by the distances between an inner edge of the solid plastic rails and the solid plastic stiles. At least one of a screen and a glass are dimensioned to cover such opening. Further, there is a means for fastening the screen and/or glass in a position to cover the opening. The improvement comprises at least one of the two solid plastic stiles and/or two rails having a lengthwise void formed at a predetermined location therein. A non-plastic reinforcing member is fitted in the lengthwise void.
Claims17
In combination with a door, said door including two spaced apart solid plastic stiles and at least two spaced apart solid plastic rails, said two solid plastic stiles and said at least two solid plastic rails being connected together to form a rectangle having an opening defined by the distances between an inner edge of said solid plastic rails and said solid plastic stiles, at least one of a screen and a glass dimensioned to cover said opening and means for fastening said at least one of said screen and said glass in a position to at least cover said opening;
- the improvement comprising:
- (a) at least one of said two solid plastic stiles having a lengthwise void formed at a predetermined location therein;
- and
- (b) a reinforcing member fitted in said lengthwise void.
In combination with a door, said door including two spaced apart solid plastic stiles and at least two spaced apart solid plastic rails, said two solid plastic stiles and said at least two solid plastic rails being connected together to form a rectangle having an opening defined by the distances between an inner edge of said solid plastic rails and said solid plastic stiles, at least one of a screen and a glass dimensioned to cover said opening and means for fastening said at least one of said screen and said glass in a position to at least cover said opening;
- the improvement comprising:
- (a) at least one of said at least two solid plastic rails having a lengthwise void formed at a predetermined location therein;
- and
- (b) a reinforcing member fitted in said lengthwise void.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.