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US 9,157,268 B2Granted
Composite capped stile, door and method
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsGary T. Fagan, Matthew D. White, Daniel Fulton
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a capped stile for an entry door having an interior backer element and an exterior cap element secured thereto. The exterior cap element is formed from a moisture resistant, foamed polymer composite and has a specific gravity of about 0.9 or less. A door having the disclosed capped stile, and a method of forming a door, are also disclosed.
Claims1
A capped perimeter frame member for an entry door, the capped perimeter frame member comprising:
- an interior backer element;
- and
- an exterior cap element secured to said interior backer element, said exterior cap element formed from a foamed polymer composite having a relatively homogenous consistency and a closed cell structure with a specific gravity between about 0.7 and 0.8;
- wherein said interior backer element includes a first major surface adhesively secured to said exterior cap element and an opposite second major surface;
- and
- further comprising a vent groove extending into the second major surface.
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