Sliding door assembly
First Claim
1. A door assembly of the type having a frame mounted to a wall, the frame having a head portion, opposed vertical jamb portions and a sill portion, at least one door in the frame displaceable between an open position and a closed position, the door having a sash portion supporting a see-through panel, the door assembly comprising:
- one external cladding and one internal cladding being detachably connected to one another, for each of;
the head portion of the frame;
the jamb portion of the frame;
the sill portion of the frame; and
the sash portion of the door;
such that only the external cladding is exposed to an exterior of the door assembly and only the internal cladding is exposed to an interior of the door assembly when the door is in the closed position.
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Abstract
A door assembly of the type having a frame mounted to a wall. The frame comprises a head portion, opposed vertical jamb portions and a sill portion. Doors are provided in the frame. A door in the frame is displaceable between an open position and a closed position. The doors comprise a sash portion supporting a see-through panel. Each of the head portion, the jamb portion, the sill portion, and the sash portion of the door has one external cladding and one internal cladding. The external cladding and the internal cladding are detachably connected to one another, such that only the external cladding is exposed to an exterior of the door assembly and only the internal cladding is exposed to an interior of the door assembly when the door is in the closed position. A method for interconnecting two hollow elongated extruded sections of the door sash is also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A door assembly of the type having a frame mounted to a wall, the frame having a head portion, opposed vertical jamb portions and a sill portion, at least one door in the frame displaceable between an open position and a closed position, the door having a sash portion supporting a see-through panel, the door assembly comprising:
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one external cladding and one internal cladding being detachably connected to one another, for each of; the head portion of the frame; the jamb portion of the frame; the sill portion of the frame; and the sash portion of the door; such that only the external cladding is exposed to an exterior of the door assembly and only the internal cladding is exposed to an interior of the door assembly when the door is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A door assembly of the type having a frame mounted to a wall, the frame comprising a head portion, opposed vertical jamb portions and a sill portion, at least one door in the frame displaceable between an open position and a closed position, the door comprising a sash portion supporting a see-through panel, wherein each of the head portion, the jamb portion, and the sill portion of the frame, and the sash portion of the door has one external cladding and one internal cladding, the external cladding and the internal cladding being detachably connected to one another, such that only the external cladding is exposed to an exterior of the door assembly and only the internal cladding is exposed to an interior of the door assembly when the door is in the closed position, wherein the internal cladding and the external cladding define closed cavities, the internal cladding and the external cladding being provided with unidirectional flow valves between closed cavities such that fluid having infiltrated the closed cavities is drained to an exterior of the door assembly.
Specification