Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Openwork; e.g. – truss – trellis – grille – screen – frame – or... – Outside corner or peripherally bordered
Patent
1997-11-26
1999-11-23
Callo, Laura A.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Openwork; e.g., truss, trellis, grille, screen, frame, or...
Outside corner or peripherally bordered
52211, 527168, 5274516, 527381, 5271705, 49504, 49DIG2, E06B 104, E06B 134
Patent
active
059878436
ABSTRACT:
A maintenance free composite door frame and a method for making the door frame. The composite door frame includes a plurality of framing members, each including a core formed from a foamed or cellulosic material that includes a wall surface adapted to be mounted within a cavity formed in the wall of the house or other building with which the frame is to be used, and a door surface is opposed to the wall surface and is adapted to extend within the cavity. The core preferably includes an elongate base member and an elongate stop member mounted on the base member in a parallel relationship to the base member. Each framing member further includes a resilient shell, which is preferably formed from a waterproof material, and which may be snap-fit on the core. The shell forms a continuous waterproof expanse which generally conforms to the shape and configuration of the core to cover and protect the door surface of the core and the lateral edges extending between the core's wall surface and the door surface. The shell may further include weather stripping that is formed with the shell in a one-piece unit, and the framing members may further include conventional or invented brickmold attached thereto. A method for making the invented door frame is also disclosed.
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