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US 7,617,606 B2Granted
Composite door, door core and method of manufacture
AssigneeInno-Tech Plastics, Inc.
InventorsGary Robbins, Sr., Gary Robbins, Jr.
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Abstract
A method for making the core of a door of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). A billet of AAC is provided from which slabs are cut to the approximate dimensions of the door core. A reinforcing band is secured about the perimeter of a slab or a pair of slabs sandwiching a reinforcing panel. The thickness of the slab, or the pair of slabs and reinforcing panel, is then sized for the door core as by sanding. The door is finished by applying skins to the core surfaces and trim to the reinforcing band.
Claims3
The method of making a concrete core for a door, comprising:
- providing a core blank of cured, aerated concrete having length and width dimensions forming a perimeter and approximating the intended height, width and thickness dimensions of the door core;
- sizing the core blank prior to securing a reinforcing band about the perimeter thereof, the reinforcing band being a channel having two legs, the perimeter of the core blank being sized and configured for the internal dimensions and configuration of the band, including the step of providing for inletting both legs into the faces of the core blank with the face of one leg flush with the adjacent core blank face;
- securing the reinforcing band about the perimeter of the core blank;
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- sizing the thickness of the core blank by treating the core blank face opposite said adjacent core blank face to be flush with the other leg of said reinforcing band after securing the band about the perimeter thereof.
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