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US 8,522,479 B2Granted
Door assembly including astragal
AssigneeMasonite International Corporation
InventorsVictor T. Massey, Kevin Hall
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Abstract
A double door assembly having an active door and a passive door includes an astragal that is formed of a composite of aluminum and wood. The astragal is formed of an aluminum rail with a U-shaped cross section that receives a wooden insert. The astragal is mounted to a passive door such that the U-shaped cross section opens to the active door and the wooden insert presents a mounting surface for hardware.
Claims8
A door assembly, comprising:
- a passive door having an outer edge;
- an active door having an outer edge, wherein the active door is mounted for movement between an open position and a closed position in which the outer edge of the active door is aligned with the outer edge of the passive door;
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- an astragal, wherein the astragal comprises a metallic frame having an exterior portion, an interior portion spaced from and opposed to the exterior portion, a side portion that extends between the exterior portion and the interior portion, and a spacer extending from the side portion towards the passive door to form a gap between the passive door and the side portion, wherein an elongated open channel facing the active door is defined by the exterior portion, the interior portion, and the side portion, and a wooden insert is retained within and substantially fills an area defined by the elongated open channel so that the wooden insert faces the active door, and
- further comprising a fastener extending through the wooden insert and the side portion into the outer edge of the passive door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.