Wood core exterior door with mortise lock
First Claim
1. A frame door, comprising:
- a rectangular frame, said frame including left and right vertical members, a head panel and a base panel;
wherein one of said left and right vertical members comprises upper and lower vertical stile pieces and a separate mortise box located between said upper and lower vertical stile pieces, said mortise box having an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein; and
where the mortise box carries at least one of an extension or a depression for engaging with a mating feature of at least one of the stile pieces to thereby strengthen the joint between the mortise box and the respective stile piece.
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Abstract
A storm door construction includes an internal rectangular frame providing a pane opening, the frame including left and right vertical members, a head panel and a base panel. One of the left and right vertical members comprises upper and lower vertical stile pieces and a mortise box located between the upper and lower vertical stile pieces. The mortise box has an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein. Inside and outside skin panels shaped to cover both sides of said rectangular frame and having rectangular openings substantially in registry with said rectangular pane opening are laminated onto the frame. Both vertical members can include mortise boxes for alternate left or right side mounting of the door in an external doorframe. Each mortise box can comprise upper and lower tongues, and each upper and lower vertical stile pieces can comprise a groove that is sized and shaped to engage a respective tongue of the mortise box. Each mortise box is preferably composed of plastic and the vertical stile pieces are preferably composed of particleboard.
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36 Claims
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1. A frame door, comprising:
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a rectangular frame, said frame including left and right vertical members, a head panel and a base panel;
wherein one of said left and right vertical members comprises upper and lower vertical stile pieces and a separate mortise box located between said upper and lower vertical stile pieces, said mortise box having an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein; and
where the mortise box carries at least one of an extension or a depression for engaging with a mating feature of at least one of the stile pieces to thereby strengthen the joint between the mortise box and the respective stile piece.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
said vertical stile pieces are composed of a material selected from the group consisting of particle board, medium density fiberboard, honeycombed material, foam-filled styrene, composite wood, engineered wood, foam-filled composite material.
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14. The frame door according to claim 12, comprising an inside skin and an outside skin each providing a pane opening substantially in registry with an inside opening of said frame, said inside and outside skins are applied onto said frame to cover said upper and lower vertical stile pieces and said mortise box.
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15. The frame door according to claim 10 comprising an inside skin and an outside skin each providing a pane opening substantially in registry with an inside opening of said frame, said inside and outside skins are applied onto said frame to cover said upper and lower vertical stile pieces and said mortise box.
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16. The frame door according to claim 1, wherein said mortise box is composed of plastic;
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said vertical stile pieces are composed of a material selected from the group consisting of particle board, medium density fiberboard, honeycombed material, foam-filled styrene, composite wood, engineered wood, foam-filled composite material.
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8. A frame door, comprising:
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a rectangular frame, said frame including left and right vertical members, a head panel and a base panel;
wherein one of said left and right vertical members comprises upper and lower vertical stile pieces and a separate mortise box located between said upper and lower vertical stile pieces, said mortise box having an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein; and
wherein said mortise box and said upper vertical stile piece together comprise a first tongue-in-groove formation for securing of said mortise box to said upper vertical stile piece; and
said mortise box and said lower vertical stile piece together comprise a second tongue-in-groove formation for securing of said mortise box to said lower vertical stile piece together comprise a second tongue-in-groove formation for securing of said mortise box to said lower vertical stile piece.
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17. A frame door, comprising:
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an internal frame including a right side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box, and a lower vertical stile piece;
a left side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box and a lower vertical stile piece;
a head panel;
a base panel;
the mortise boxes connecting the upper and lower vertical stile pieces of the left member and the right side member respectively, the mortise boxes having openings facing outwardly, which are sized to selectively receive a mortise lock therein, the upper vertical stile pieces connected together by the head panel;
the lower vertical stile pieces connected together by the base panel;
the left side of vertical member, the right side vertical member, the head panel, and the base panel, together define a rectangular frame having a rectangular pane opening;
inside and outside skin panels shaped to cover both sides of the rectangular frame; and
wherein said mortise boxes each comprise upper and lower tongues, and said upper and lower vertical stile pieces each comprise a groove sized and shaped to engage a respective tongue of said mortise boxes.
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18. A frame door, comprising:
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an internal frame including a right side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box, and a lower vertical stile piece;
a left side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box and a lower vertical stile piece;
a head panel;
a base panel;
said mortise boxes connecting said upper and lower vertical stile pieces of said left side member and said right side member respectively, said mortise boxes having openings facing outwardly, which are sized to selectively receive a mortise lock therein, said upper vertical stile pieces connected together by said head panel;
said lower vertical stile pieces connected together by said base panel;
said left side of vertical member, said right side vertical member, said head panel and said base panel, together define a rectangular frame havinp a rectangular pane opening; and
inside and outside skin panels shaped to cover both sides of said rectangular frame wherein said mortise boxes are composed of plastic and said vertical stile pieces are composed of particle board.
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19. A frame door, comprising:
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an internal frame including a right side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box, and a lower vertical stile piece;
a left side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box and a lower vertical stile piece;
a head panel;
a base panel;
said mortise boxes connecting said upper and lower vertical stile pieces of said left side member and said right side member respectively, said mortise boxes having openings facing outwardly, which are sized to selectively receive a mortise lock therein, said upper vertical stile pieces connected together by said head panel;
said lower vertical stile pieces connected together by said base panel;
said left side of vertical member, said right side vertical member, said head panel, and said base panel, together define a rectangular frame having a rectangular pane opening; and
inside and outside skin panels shaped to cover both sides of said rectangular frame;wherein said mortise boxes are composed of plastic; and
said vertical stile pieces are composed of a material selected from the group including particle board, medium density fiberboard, honeycombed material, foam-filled styrene, composite wood, engineered wood, foam-filled composite material.
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20. A frame door, comprising:
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an internal frame including a right side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box, and a lower vertical stile piece;
a left side vertical member having an upper vertical stile piece, a mortise box and a lower vertical stile piece;
a head panel;
a base panel;
the mortise boxes connecting the upper and lower vertical stile pieces of the left side member and the right side member respectively, the mortise boxes having openings facing outwardly, which are sized to selectively receive a mortise lock therein, the upper vertical stile pieces connected together by the head panel;
the lower vertical stile pieces connected together by the base panel;
the left side of vertical member, said right side vertical member, the head panel, and the base panel, together define a rectangular frame having a rectangular pane opening;
inside and outside skin pahels shaped to cover both sides of the rectangular frame; and
wherein said mortise boxes each comprise upper and lower tongues, and upper and lower dowels, and said upper and lower vertical stile pieces each comprise a groove and a bore, sized and shaped to engage a respective tongue and a respective dowel of said mortise boxes.
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21. A frame door, comprising:
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a rectangular frame, the frame including left and right vertical members, a head panel and a base panel;
wherein one of the left and right vertical members comprises upper and lower vertical stile pieces and a mortise box located between the upper and lower vertical stile pieces, the mortise box having an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein; and
wherein said mortise boxes each comprise upper and lower tongues, and upper and lower dowels, and said upper and lower vertical stile pieces each comprise a groove and a bore, sized and shaped to engage a respective tongue and a respective dowel of said mortise boxes.
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22. A frame door, comprising:
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a rectangular frame, the frame including left and right elongated members, a head panel and a base panel;
wherein one of the left and right members comprises separate upper and lower stile pieces and a mortise box located between and coupled to the upper and lower stile pieces, the mortise box having an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein, wherein the upper and lower stile pieces and the mortise box form a unitary structure; and
wherein the mortise box and the upper stile piece together comprise a first tongue-in-groove formation for securing the mortise box to the upper stile piece; and
the mortise box and the lower stile piece together comprise a second tongue-in-groove formation for securing of the mortise box to the lower stile piece.- View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
the stile pieces are formed of a material selected from a group including particle board, medium density fiberboard, honeycombed material, foam-filled styrene, composite wood, engineered wood, foam-filled composite material.
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29. A frame door, comprising:
a rectangular frame, the frame including left and right elongated, side members, a head panel and a base panel;
wherein one of the left or right side members comprises first and second separate stile pieces and a mortise box located between the stile pieces, the mortise box having an opening sized to receive a mortise lock therein; and
the mortise box carrying a joint strengthening feature which engages a mating feature when the box is located between the stile pieces, the strengthening feature either extends from a selected surface of the box, or is recessed in a selected surface of the box.- View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
Specification