Door adapted for automated assembly
AssigneePlyco Corporation
InventorsGary S. Sokol, Jeffrey L. Grafrix
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Abstract
A door adapted for automated assembly includes a door frame, a first door sheet and a second door sheet. The door frame preferably includes a hinge rail, a strike rail, a top rail, a bottom rail and four corner keys. The hinge rail preferably includes a pair of snap slots formed on opposing sides. The strike rail preferably includes a pair of hook slots formed adjacent opposing sides. The door frame is assembled by inserting corner keys into ends of the hinge rail, strike rail, top rail and bottom rail. Each door sheet includes a J-shaped end formed on one end and a hook end formed on the other end thereof. The hook end is inserted into one of the hook slots and the J-shaped end is pushed into one of the snap slots. The door may then be filled with a foam material.
Claims14
A door adapted for automated assembly, comprising:
- a door frame includes a hinge rail, a strike rail, a top rail, a bottom rail,
- said strike rail includes a pair of snap slots formed on opposing sides thereof, said hinge rail includes a pair of hook slots formed adjacent opposing sides thereof, one end of said hinge rail is secured to one end of said top rail, one end of said strike rail is secured to the other end of said top rail, the other end of said hinge rail is secured to one end of said bottom rail, the other end of said strike rail is secured to the other end of said bottom rail;
- a first door sheet includes a first J-shaped end formed on one end and a first hook end formed on the other end thereof;
- and
- a second door sheet includes a second J-shaped end formed on one end and a second hook end formed on the other end thereof,
- said first hook end is inserted into one of said pair of hook slots,
- said first J-shaped end is pushed into one of said pair of snap slots, said second hook end is inserted into the other one of said pair of hook slots,
- said second J-shaped end is pushed into the other one of said pair of snap slots,
- each one of said pair of snap slots includes a snap opening,
- and each one of said pair of hook slots includes a hook opening,
- wherein each one of said pair of snap openings is oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to each one of said pair of hook openings.
A door adapted for automated assembly, comprising:
- a door frame includes a first rail, a second rail, a top rail, a bottom rail, one of said first and second rails includes a pair of snap slots formed on opposing sides thereof, the other one of said first and second rails includes a pair of hook slots formed adjacent opposing sides thereof, one end of said first rail is secured to one end of said top rail, one end of said second rail is secured to the other end of said top rail, the other end of said first rail is secured to one end of said bottom rail, the other end of said second rail is secured to the other end of said bottom rail;
- a first door sheet includes a first J-shaped end formed on one end and a first hook end formed on the other end thereof;
- and
- a second door sheet includes a second J-shaped end formed on one end and a second hook end formed on the other end thereof, said first hook end is inserted into one of said pair of hook slots,
- said first J-shaped end is pushed into one of said pair of snap slots, said second hook end is inserted into the other one of said pair of hook slots,
- said second J-shaped end is pushed into the other one of said pair of snap slots,
- each one of said pair of hook slots includes a hook opening, each one of said pair of snap slots includes a snap opening,
- wherein each one of said pair of snap openings is oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to each one of said pair of hook openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.