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US 8,820,032 B2Granted
Door with assembly of stiles and rails
AssigneeProvia Door, Inc.
InventorsChad Badger, Scott Widmer, Bill Mullet
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Abstract
An entry door is shown and described. The entry door may include a first skin, a second skin, and at least one stile formed from a plurality of interconnected members attached together. The entry door may also include at least one rail formed from a plurality of interconnected members attached together, where the at least one rail and stile are positioned between and secured with the first and second skins forming a cavity between the first and second skins, and an insulative material positioned between the first and second skins generally filling the cavity.
Claims39
An entry door comprising:
- a first skin;
- a second skin;
- at least one stile, the stile comprising:
- an elongated edge member;
- at least one stile side member engaged with the elongated edge member;
- and
- a plurality of stile cross members attached with and extending generally perpendicular to the at least one stile side member, wherein the plurality of stile cross members are spaced apart from each other;
- at least one rail, the rail comprising:
- an elongated header;
- at least one rail side member engaged with the elongated header;
- and
- a plurality of rail cross members attached with and extending generally perpendicular to the at least one rail side member, wherein the plurality of rail cross members are spaced apart from each other;
- wherein the at least one rail and stile are positioned between and secured with the first and second skins forming a cavity between the first and second skins;
- and
- an insulative material positioned between the first and second skins generally filling the cavity.
12 more elements
An entry door comprising:
- a first skin;
- a second skin;
- a pair of stiles, wherein a first stile of the pair of stiles comprises:
- an elongated edge member;
- at least one stile side member engaged with the elongated edge member;
- and
- a plurality of stile cross members attached with and extending generally perpendicular to the at least one stile side member, wherein the plurality of stile cross members are spaced apart from each other;
- a pair of rails, wherein a first rail of the pair of rails comprises:
- an elongated header;
- at least one rail side member engaged with the elongated header;
- and
- a plurality of rail cross members attached with and extending generally perpendicular to the at least one rail side member, wherein the plurality of rail cross members are spaced apart from each other;
- wherein the pair of stiles and rails are positioned between and secured with the first and second skins forming a cavity between the first and second skins;
- and
- an end member attached to the elongated edge member, wherein the end member includes a generally perpendicular internal corner capable of engaging at least two surfaces of a jamb.
12 more elements
An entry door comprising:
- a jamb attachable to an opening in a building structure, the jamb having a width;
- a first skin;
- a second skin;
- a pair of stiles, wherein at least one of the pair of stiles comprises:
- an elongated edge member;
- at least one stile side member engaged with the elongated edge member;
- and
- a plurality of stile cross members attached with and extending generally perpendicular to the at least one stile side member, wherein the plurality of stile cross members are spaced apart from each other;
- top and bottom rails, wherein the top rail comprises:
- an elongated header;
- at least one rail side member engaged with the elongated header;
- and
- a plurality of rail cross members attached with and extending generally perpendicular to the at least one rail side member, wherein the plurality of rail cross members are spaced apart from each other;
- wherein the pair of stiles and rails are attached together, positioned between and secured with the first and second skins forming a cavity between the first and second skins whereby at least one of the pair of stiles is connected with the jamb;
- and
- wherein the first skin extends beyond the width of the jamb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.