U.S. patent number 3,731,444 [Application Number 05/237,750] was granted by the patent office on 1973-05-08 for raised panel door and method of manufacture.
Invention is credited to Robert O. Tobin.
United States Patent |
3,731,444 |
Tobin |
May 8, 1973 |
RAISED PANEL DOOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Abstract
A raised panel door has a center panel surrounded by four inner
border members which in turn are surrounded by four outer border
members. Said panel and border members have a plastic face sheet
and a relatively thick backer of inexpensive material. The said
center panel is rabbeted around its periphery, and the four inner
border members taper in thickness from the latter outwardly, the
thicker edge portions extending into the center panel rabbets and
the thinner edge portions extending into rabbets formed in the
outer border members. A flat support is attached to the assembled
center panel and said border members, forming a unitary whole.
Inventors: |
Tobin; Robert O. (Marshfield,
MA) |
Family
ID: |
22895009 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/237,750 |
Filed: |
March 24, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/316; 52/784.1;
52/455; 156/63; D25/48.3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E06B
3/7001 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
E06B
3/70 (20060101); E06b 003/70 () |
Field of
Search: |
;52/316,455,613,615,622,623,311 ;144/39R,39A,39W ;156/63
;161/39,44 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Murtagh; John E.
Claims
What I claim is:
1. A panel door comprising a center panel having a rabett at its
periphery, four inner border members next to the sides of said
center panel and tapering in thickness outwardly therefrom, said
panel thicker portion entering said rabbet, and four outer border
members next to said inner border members each having a rabbet at
one side, said panel thinner portion entering said latter rabbets,
and a flat support attached to the face surfaces of inner and outer
border members.
2. A panel door as of claim 1, said panel and border members each
having a top surface, face sheet of relatively hard and thin
material, and each having a backer of relatively soft and thick
material, said rabbets being located solely in said panel and outer
border member backers whereby said face sheets overhang said latter
backers.
3. A panel door as of claim 2 said face sheets being of plastic and
said backers being of a woody material.
4. A panel door as of claim 2, said face sheets being substantially
1/16 inch thick, said outer border member backers being
substantially 6/16 inch thick and said inner border member backers
being substantially 5/16 inch thick.
5. A panel door as of claim 2, said outer border members each
having a side surface face sheet extending angularly from said top
surface face sheet to a point where said rabbets in said outer
border members commence, said center panel thinner portions
extending directly under said side face sheets and being of such
overall thickness that said outer backer and panel under surfaces
are in horizontal alignment and thereby present a flat, even
surface.
6. A panel door as of claim 2, said center panel being of
rectangular shape, said inner and outer border members being of
oblong shape.
7. A panel door as of claim 5, said inner border member backers
being thinner at their maximum thickness than said panel and outer
border member backers, said panel and outer border member backers
being of substantially uniform thickness throughout.
8. A panel door as of claim 7, said inner border members being
thinner at their maximum thickness than said panel and outer border
members, said panel and outer border member backers being of
uniform thickness throughout.
9. A method of assembling a panel door commencing with a center
panel having a rabbet at the outside edge, placing inner border
members which taper in thickness in contact with the periphery of
said center panel with the thicker side extremities of said inner
border members extending into said center panel rabbet, then
placing outer border members, which have each a rabbet at their
inner side extremities, in contact with said inner border members
with the thinner side extremities of the latter extending into the
said rabbets of the said outer border members, and then placing a
flat support on the assembled center panel, inner border members
and outer border members, and attaching said flat support to them
to thereby form a unitary panel.
10. A method of assembling a panel door as of claim 9, said center
panel, said inner border and outer border members each having a
plastic face sheet and a backer thicker than said face sheet, said
rabbets in said center panel and said outer border members being
formed solely in their respective said backers, placing the plastic
face sheets of said inner border members on the undersurface of
said center panel plastic face sheet, and the plastic faces of said
thinner side extremities of said inner border members into said
outer border member rabbets.
11. A method of assembling a panel door as of claim 10, said outer
border members each having an angularly extending plastic face
sheet at one side surface thereof, said outer border member rabbets
extending beyond said angular face sheets, and placing the ends of
said outer border angular face sheets on the face sheets of said
inner border members.
Description
The principal object of my invention is to eliminate the usual
milling or cutting away a whole piece of wood to thereby leave a
raised center panel that is surrounded by a sunken portion. This is
especially desirable when the panel has a face of a hard, tough
plastic such as that known under the name "Formica," making it
impractical to make a raised center panel in the usual way.
Another object is to make the panel door of pieces of material that
are simple and inexpensive to cut to the desired shape and which
can be assembled by merely moving the pieces into contact with each
other and then uniting them to a flat supporting sheet, so the
plastic sheets cover the entire exposed faces of the door.
The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of
the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a
construction, combination and arrangement of parts, and a method of
manufacture, such as is disclosed by the drawings. The nature of
the invention is such as to render it susceptible to various
changes and modifications, and, therefore, I am not to be limited
to the particular construction disclosed by the drawings nor to
that described in the specification; but am entitled to all such
changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my invention.
In the drawing:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a completed door.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of
FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a top plan, exploded view showing the parts forming my
panel door ready for assembly.
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a center panel used in my assembly;
but in inverted position.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged side elevational view of said center
panel.
FIG. 6 is a top plan view showing said center panel and four inner
border members in assembled position; but inverted.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 7--7 of
FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 is a top plan view showing four outer border members added
to the assembly shown in said FIG. 6, also inverted.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 9--9 of
FIG. 6.
FIG. 10 is a top plan view showing a flat support covering, and
ready to unite, said center panel, inner and outer border members,
all of which are inverted, said panel and border members being
indicated by dash lines.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 11--11 of
FIG. 10.
As illustrated, my panel door has a center panel 10 that has a
backer 14 of relatively thick and inexpensive and relatively soft
material such as coreboard, or a material made of pressed wood or
sawdust, and a binder, which gives depth to my door. It is covered,
on one side at least, with a relatively thin face sheet of a hard,
durable and preferably decorative plastic F-1, such as that sold
under the name "Formica," being attached as by cement. Said plastic
sheet F-1 may be 1/16 inch thick, for instance, and said backer 14
may be 5/16 inch thick. Whenever a member is covered by said thin
sheet of said plastic I identify it in each instance by the letter
F with a numeral. Said center panel 10 has a rabbet or cut-out 15
made in said backer 14 completely around it, so that said plastic
sheet F-1 overhangs said backer 14.
Surrounding said center panel 10 are four inner border members, the
two extending vertically, as shown, being called inner stiles 16
that have a relatively thick backer of coreboard 16a similar to
said backer 14 that is covered by a said plastic face sheet F-2.
The two that extend crosswise are called inner rails 17 that also
have a relatively thick backer of said coreboard 17a, that is
covered by a said plastic face sheet F-3. The ends of these stiles
and rails extend diagonally in the usual way as at 18 and the four
members adjoin each other to define a rectangle. Said stiles and
rails taper in thickness from said center panel 10 laterally
outward, the taper occurring in the coreboard as at 16a and 17a
only. The inner or thicker edge extends into said rabbet 15 so that
said plastic sheet F-1 overhangs said four inner boarder members 16
and 17.
Surrounding said inner members 16 and 17 are four outer border
members which I refer to as two outer stiles 24 and two outer rails
28. Said outer stiles have a relatively thick backer 25 of said
coreboard that is covered by a said plastic face sheet F-4. Also a
narrow side, face strip of plastic sheet F-5 is preferably used and
it extends angularly downward from said sheet F-4, for only part of
the thickness of said backer 25. There is a rabbet or cut-out 26
made in said backer 25 so that said side sheet F-5 overhangs the
cut portion of said backer 25.
Said outer rails 28 have a backer 29, similar to backer 25, that is
also covered by a said plastic face sheet F-6 and a narrow side
face strip of plastic sheet F-7 extends angularly downward from
said sheet F-6. There is a rabbet 30 made in said backer 29 similar
to rabbet 26. Said side sheets F-5 and F-7 may be 4/16 inch wide,
and said rabbets 26 and 30 may be 2/16 inch wide, for instance. The
thinner portions of said inner border members may be 2/16 inch
thick where they enter said rabbets 26 and 30, hence the under
surfaces of said outer border members and said thinner portions
present a flat even surface.
The outer or end portions of said inner stiles 16 and inner rails
17, which are relatively thin, extend into said rabbets 26 and 30
respectively, so that said plastic sheets F-5 and F-7 overhang
portions of said inner stiles and inner rails respectively.
Said center panel 10, said inner members 16 and 17, and said outer
members 24 and 28 are inverted when assembled, as described above,
and are unitarily supported by a flat support 32 which may be made
of coreboard. This is done by resting the faces of said coreboard
backers 14, 16a, 17a, 25 and 29 thereon, and cementing or otherwise
attaching these nine members to said support 32. Said plastic
sheets F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4 and F-5 are at the bottom at this point,
and by turning over said support 32 they will be in view with only
said plastic sheets showing. A rabbet 34 is shown cut in said
support 32 in said FIGS. 1 and 2, to provide for a hinge, if
desired.
Said inner and outer border members are thicker overall than said
center panel overall. For instance, said backers of these members
may be 6/16 inch compared to the thickness of said panel backer 14
which may be 5/16 inch as stated above. Said center panel and outer
border members are preferably of the same thickness, hence when my
door panel is completely assembled the under face surfaces of all
parts present an even flat surface which said support 32 rests
flatly upon. My method of assembling a panel door of parts such as
those above described, commences by laying on a flat table or board
said center panel 10 upside down, that is, with said backer 14 at
the top. Said tapered inner border members 16 and 17 are also laid
upside down the thicker side extremities being inserted into said
rabbets 15, with said plastic sheets F-2 and F-3 resting on the
under side of said plastic sheet F-1.
Said outer border members 24 and 28 are then laid, upside down,
next to said inner border members 16 and 17, bringing into contact
the thinner side extremities of said members 16 and 17 with said
outer border members 24 and 28 by having said thinner side
extremities enter said rabbets 26 and 30 thereby resting angularly
extending plastic sheets F-6 and F-7 on the latter thinner side
extremities.
A flat support 32 is then laid on the above assembly and said
center panel 10, said inner border members 16 and 17, and said
outer border members 24 and 28 are then joined together as by an
adhesive, or by driving nails through said support 32 and partly
into said panel and border members. The panel so formed is turned
right side up so only the plastic sheets are visible as shown on
said FIG. 1.
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