PANEL WITH CLOSURE FEATURE

An insulated panel such as a door panel assembly comprising a frame which consists of a plurality of hollow plastic moulded elements having a panel mounted in the frame. The elements of the frame are secured with respect to one another by a body of foamed plastic material which fills the hollow chambers...     

A reinforced polyester door is disclosed. The door has an interior supporting frame, rigid front and back surface skins, an insulating foam layer between the front and back surface, and a reinforcing member adjacent the latch side of the door. Magnetizable particles are preferably placed within the front...     

An insulated glass panel has a frame and spacer structure which prevents foreign matter and moisture from entering between spaced panes while affording low-cost manufacture and repair. The spacer has a pair of opposed recesses mounting beads of resiliently deformable cured elastomeric material, and the...     

An upwardly-acting sectional door composed of a plurality of sections for sliding from a vertical track which aligns the sections in a vertical plane around a curved track to a horizontal track which aligns the sections in a horizontal plane. The sections are hinged together and each section is substantially...     

A window frame assembly comprising an exterior frame member, an interior frame member, cooperating locking means such as snap-in connectors integral with each of the frame members for locking the frame members together, a panel receiving channel partially defined by the exterior frame member, and a finish...     

A door body formed largely of yieldable material has two panels spaced apart with a hollow separator between them that is rectangular in cross section and has two pairs of oppositely disposed sides and two dividers therein at right angles to each other that thereby provide four enclosed openings. This...     

A warp resistant fire door structure is disclosed, which includes a frame and a pair of front and back panels mounted thereon. The panels are secured permanently to the frame only at points adjacent their lateral edges. At other points, the panels are heat releasably bonded to the frame to be able to...     

Injection molded plastic doors having only one face of the door exposed to view in an intended installation are prepared by injection molding a foam plastic door and providing a box beam generally centrally disposed within the door on the usually nonvisible face. Lightweight and high strength are obtained....     

A barn door which includes a pair of vertical side frame members and horizontal top and bottom frame members joined at their respective end portions to define a four-sided opening between the frame members. A girt is supported by and extends between the side frame members. Siding is applied over one...     

An adjustable entrance door with a plurality of extruded sections that are interconnected with tie rods to form a rectangular frame in which a glass panel is mounted. The extruded sections include a lead edge stile, a hinge stile, a top rail and a bottom rail, the tie rods extending through the rails...     

A door is fabricated from wooden boards arranged edge to edge in a layer and secured together by metal strips having fasteners in the form of integral nail-like projections. The strips extend horizontally of the door to one vertical edge thereof, and include integral hinge means for mounting the door....     

An on-site reglazable window assembly suitable for mounting in an aperture in a wall of a recreational vehicle and comprising a stationary glass panel, a slidable glass panel, a slidable screen panel, and slidable storm panels. All of the panels are removably positioned within a generally rectangular...     

An insulated door for refrigerators, freezers or similar cabinets where the inner and outer door surfaces are normally subjected to substantially different temperatures. The main door components, the door face and drum, are interconnected without the use of threaded fasteners such as screws or bolts....     

A one piece extruded elastomeric support and retention liner gasket for resiliently and sealingly mounting a plastic sheet food liner to the cabinet in a refrigerator or freezer includes a barbed lower body which is pressed into an upwardly opening J-shaped channel formed adjacent the inner rim of the...     

The construction incorporating the invention is applied to a utility vehicle such as an open vehicle provided with a fabric top, in which the windshield forms the upper portion of the forward upright of the door frame and portions of the top form the lintel and at least part of the rear upright. An elongate...     

A channel-like structural member for use as a refrigerator door frame, having a generally U-shaped cross section including a first flange, a second flange, and an intermediate control portion wherein the improvement comprises a thermally insulative thermal barrier interposed between said central portion...     

An improved door suitable for use in industrial plants and other such areas where the door is to be opened and closed by objects or vehicles which strike the side of the door. The door has a hollow body provided with a monolithic construction and is formed from a moldable material which is highly resistant...     

A steel door fabricated of sheet steel and having inner and outer end panels retained in spaced relation by inwardly-bent vertical edge portions has a plurality of inwardly-swaged recesses spaced along one edge of the door for the flush reception of hinge plates securable in place by the use of sheet...     

An access door for installation in a rough opening formed in a building ceiling or wall including an outer framework having an opening adapted to be fitted in the rough opening and secured to the ceiling or wall, a cover for opening and closing the opening in the outer framework, and link hinges for...     

A door hinge attachment device for a door having a core of hardboard or like relatively soft material sandwiched between and adhered to a pair of face panels and the resulting assembly. The attachment device includes a pair of gripping jaws embracing the hinged edge of the door and bolted thereto, and...     

A rectangular glass panel refrigerator door is provided with a mitered frame construction. The door frame has two vertical side frame members and two horizontal cross frame members. Each frame member is generally channel-shaped and has a front wall, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall which together...     

The invention concerns a new type of metal clad door. The metal clad door according to the invention is built from a unique internal metal frame with two external panels of galvanized sheet metal on either side of the frame. A sheet of insulating material such as polyurethane foam fills the space defined...     

Complete thermal insulation of metal rails and stiles in vertically or horizontally sliding or rolling windows or doors is provided by including in the frame thereof centered rigid plastic shapes which extend between panels of the windows or doors. All rails and stiles of each panel are thereby exposed...     

A plastic storm door comprising a unitary molded plastic panel having an integral solid skin. The panel has a channel along its peripheral edge having integrally molded load-transferring ribs diagonally traversing the width thereof. Hinges are secured along a vertical edge of the panel by attachment...     

A door arrangement having particular adaptability for use on a storage cabinet characterized by a frame positioning a reversible or interchangeable panel, the latter being slideable into a received position upon removal of a portion or section of the frame.

A deep-freeze cabinet provided with a closure comprising a pair of transparent, rigid sheets of a thermoplastic material which are bonded to each other and form a sealed double-walled enclosure having a peripheral flange. The closure may be contained in a surrounding metal frame or, preferably, is frameless...     

This invention relates to a metal clad window product. The window frame and sash are basically made of milled, elongated wooden members with suitable interconnecting parts, such as mortises and tenons, at the ends of the same. A metal cladding member is attached to each elongated member before assembly...     

A frame for a double door, one door fixed and the other pivoted, permits the pivoted door to be mounted on a center mull either with left- or right-handed orientation, and to swing inwardly or outwardly.

A refrigerator door structure comprising a door hingedly mounted on a mullion is disclosed, one or more of which may be mounted in a suitable opening through the wall of a refrigerator compartment without a frame and with or without a starter mullion to close such opening while providing access therethrough....     

A shallow two inch deep double hung window which is sufficiently water and wind resistant to replace jalousies, which can be used in cabana walls and which fits screen porches, utilizing existing screening. Block and tackle sash balance counter balance the weight of individual panels and provide a lateral...     

A metal panel, particularly though not exclusively for use as an outer panel of a refrigerator door or hinged freezer lid, has a peripheral lip forming an inwardly facing channel. The channel is formed by two folds, the outer fold being formed by roll-forming operations and the inner by a folding machine...     

A glazed closure assembly such as a window sash or door comprises a pair of upper and lower rails of synthetic resin, a pair of metal attachments mounted in the rails, and a pair of stiles of synthetic resin, the attachments being connected endwise to the stiles by means of screws. A pane of glass is...     

A fire-resistant gate is disclosed which comprises a trapezoidally profiled steel sheet with punched thorny apertures, insulating layers on both side of the profiled steel sheet, and the outer face of the insulating layers being made of thin fiber reinforced cement layers. The advantage of the gate resides...     

A double window construction and particularly an interior storm window construction wherein the framing or frame of the storm window is uniquely configured to provide both window support for the storm windows installed and also a smooth interior finish relative to the window opening being accommodated....     

A thermal-break window of extruded frame members interconnected to form a substantially rectangular frame for encasing a glass panel in which each of the frame members is formed with a channel along its axial length. This channel contains a material of low thermal conductivity hardened in situ and with...     

A fire resistant structure, and in particular a fire door leaf, having no components of asbestos material, and comprising a sub-frame consisting of two spaced apart arrangements of sub-frame members between which a central panel in the form of a glass fiber reinforced gypsum sheet is attached and two...     

There is disclosed a panel construction which is useful for overhead doors where the door is supported at side bearing points and is supported, when open, in an overhead, horizontal position. The door is formed of a core having a honeycomb structure which is defined by a plurality of parallel strips...     

Within an opening in a wall is placed a window or door having a frame, consisting of metal and plastic interlocked extrusions with a polyurethane core therein. The polyurethane core prevents penetration of condensate therethrough to the underlying casement consisting of wood studs, sheeting and dry wall....     

A vehicle door formed primarily from plastic material and a structure for reinforcing the door is disclosed. The door of the present invention includes a metal reinforcing beam extending longitudinally from an upper hinge support at a first end to a door latch at a second end. The beam has a hollow box...     

A door is disclosed which is primarily intended for application as a door being resistant to fire. This door having a more particularly metal frame, whereby disposed on the door frame is a material which foams under the effect of an increased temperature. Said material is applied in the form of a strip...     

This invention relates to a thermal window construction which comprises a fixed frame member and a movable frame or operating sash member. The window is characterized in that the operating sash member includes an outwardly facing glazing surface to which a pane sub-assembly comprising two or more glass...     

The present invention discloses a new and useful door device for use in railroad box cars which is adjustable as to height and width including first tubular frame means and cooperative second tubular means where the first frame means is adapted to receive the second frame means, where the first frame...     

Opposing steel door skins are punched to provide openings of the required size for a specified lite unit. Lite unit locator and retaining flanges are simultaneously formed on the two skins. A prefabricated lite assembly consisting of a pane of glass and surrounding mitered wood frame with sealant is...     

A sash adapted to be received in an opening in a window or the like having channels constituting tracks for the sash at opposite sides of the opening. The sash comprises a pair of side members, a pair of cross members, and fasteners for securing the side and cross members together at corner joints of...     

A replacement door which accommodates a wide variety of existing hinge spacings on a door jamb. The door includes a frame with at least one continuous hinge channel member. The channel member includes a plurality of offset sections spaced along its length. The offset sections are substantially longer...     

A glazed assembly is formed of a frame assembly and a sash assembly that is slideable in the frame assembly. The frame assembly is formed of at least four frame parts that have identical cross-sectional shapes. The sash assembly is formed of at least four sash parts that have identical cross-sectional...     

A door for an automotive vehicle includes a door panel, a door sash fixed thereto, a door sash moulding fitted to the door sash, and a non-metallic resilient material interposed between the door sash and the door sash moulding. Such a resilient material can be a plurality of pieces which are preferably...     

A fire resistant door has at least one swingable leaf which includes a glass plate. The swingable leaf comprises an inner frame composed of one or two tubular subframes having a general plane and a rigid outer cover frame. The outer frame has lateral walls surrounding the inner frame. The inner frame...     

A windowed door is provided with an internal compartment accommodating a window pane having an area at least twice that of the window aperture. The compartment and aperture are eccentrically disposed with respect to one another such that a portion of the pane not previously exposed through the aperture...     

A shallow two inch deep double hung window which is sufficiently water and wind resistant to replace jalousies, which can be used in cabana walls and which fits screen porches, utilizing existing screening. Block and tackle sash balance counter balance the weight of individual panels and provide a lateral...     

A sash assembly for a glazing panel. The sash members of the assembly are formed with a concave inner surface which contains a rigid reinforcement member.

The invention provides a door for buildings, comprising the outside panel thereof being larger in area than the inside panel thereof, the four edge faces of the door being provided on their outside portions with acute-angled projecting portions, the outside portions of the inner faces of a door frame...     

A door frame or jamb and hinge mount which is at once pre-hung and adjustable comprises a mounting bracket positionable immediately behind the body of the frame for rigid attachment to a hinge leaf disposed at a cutout in the frame and adjustable attachment to the frame body, via bolts. A cavity between...     

A window structure (10) having an exterior side (12) and an interior side (14). The window structure (10) includes a stationary casing (22) closed by a movable sash (26) that is fastened to the stationary casing (22) in hinged relation. The stationary casing (22) has an exterior panel (28) located exterior...     

A fire door assembly for automatically closing an opening in a wall in response to a predetermined condition has two or more door panels, a connection system for connecting a side edge of one of the door panels to an adjacent side edge of the other door panel in an edge-to-edge relationship, and flame...     

The present invention provides a window insulator and a frame therefor. The window insulator and frame comprise (a) one or more panels of an insulating material; (b) guides for the panels, including channels in which the panels are free to move; and (c) pressure-contact means for holding the guides in...     

The first and second vertical member of a storm window frame each include channels and vinyl sleeves for holding a double strength glass pane in position. One of the vertical members includes weather-stripping which protrudes from the frame in an exterior direction while the other vertical member includes...     

A refrigerator door of joint parts, an outer shell, an inner door lining and heat insulation. A top frame part and a bottom frame part have a bushing at their ends for a pivot pin or a hinge, the bushing being insertable in a sleeve on a side part of the frame. Thus, the refrigerator door is fabricated...     

A sliding door is constructed with a rectangular metal framework of C-frame channel rail sections joined at their corners. A plurality of vertically spaced horizontal reinforcing struts join the frame side rails. The top rail of the door is slidingly hung from a track by hangers including hanger brackets....     

Two or more fixed doorway panels are permanently interconnected through bracket components carried by opposing vertical edges of the fixed panels which simulate door hinges. A horizontally swinging hinged door is mounted on the endmost fixed panel through hinges which further rigidify the doorway structure.

There is disclosed a door framing system for a barn door or the like wherein a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members are joined together to define a generally rectilinear frame structure. All of the frame members are fabricated from substantially U-shaped channel members or similar cross-section,...     

There is disclosed a door framing system for a barn door or the like wherein a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members are joined together to define a generally rectilinear frame structure. All of the frame members are fabricated from substantially U-shaped channel members of similar cross-section,...     

The invention relates to a torsionally stiff door adapted to be mounted for pivotal movement at points on a line parallel to an edge of the door and to be latched at a point along an opposing edge of the door. The door is intended for use in an environment where one side of the door is subject to loading...     

A tilt window includes a frame with a sill, a header and a pair of jambs, each extruded from rigid plastic material. Each member is formed of multi-hollow construction for overall strength and rigidity. The jamb comprises, in cross-section, a base and an inner leg, an outer leg and center leg projecting...     

A replacement window is formed from extruded frame members connected by preformed corners in a manner which eliminates punch press operations typically used to form replacement windows. Preformed corner sections connect extruded horizontal and vertical frame members to form window sashes. Different preformed...     

An improved window construction including a combination metal/wood support frame for a double hung metal window sash, the metal window sash being provided with side channels for reception of counterbalance springs therein. A screw-threaded bow adjuster is provided which is usable for installing the combination...     

An improved door having a door nose and a door mounting component which attach to the door panel in a manner which minimizes fastener exposure on the outer surface of the door and reduces cost of assembly.

A shallow two inch deep double hung window which is sufficiently water and wind resistant to replace jalousies, which can be used in cabana walls and which fits screen porches, utilizing existing screening. Block and tackle sash balance counter balance the weight of individual panels and provide a lateral...     

An improved reinforced locking window assembly including a rectangular reinforcing structure and a plurality of reinforcing rods. The rectangular reinforcing bar structure aligns with the rails and stiles of a window sash with the rods aligned with the muntins of the sash. A set of troughs and channels...     

A cladding and sealing kit for use with a sliding door construction in which a plurality of cladding and sealing members are sealingly engaged with the various wooden frame members forming the door opening and forming the frame of the doors to readily clad the various exposed surfaces and provide sealing...     

An elongated safety bar comprises first and second spaced apart flanges and first and second webs which interconnect the associated side edges of the first and second flanges, the second flange, when viewed in cross section, including a flat central portion, and the first flange, when viewed in cross...     

A door and door jamb assembly is provided either with a kit of parts or as an assembled unit and includes a door and surrounding door jamb together with mounting brackets for the door jamb and hinges for supporting the door on the door jamb. Both the inner surface of the door jamb and the outer peripheral...     

A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with the front and portions of the sides being exposed...     

A closure with sashes includes a closure body, an inner sash enclosing around the closure body and including a first upper rail, a first lower rail, a first left stile and a first right stile and an outer sash matchable with the inner sash, including a second upper rail, a second lower rail, a second...     

A door for refrigerating and freezing chambers, comprising a door frame supporting one or more glass panes for exposing refrigerated or frozen goods in said chamber through the door. According to the invention, the door frame comprises a section (6) capable to support the glass (4) associated with the...     

A window unit comprising a frame and at least one window member slideable vertically in the frame, each window member having a window pane covered on the outside by a sheet of expanded metal spaced apart from the window pane.

The construction according to the invention is applied to a utility vehicle such as an open vehicle having an open top such as a Jeep type vehicle or a large earth moving machine. To provide an enclosed operator's compartment it has been necessary to use steel or fabric door closures. The present invention...     

A panel-like structural component for gates, doors, facings or the like includes a main wall and a frame surrounding the main wall. The frame is composed of sectional members with hollow rectangular cross sections whose inner walls facing the inside of the frame have at least one groove at least in the...     

A storm window assembly is provided for easy installation upon the exterior surface of the frame of a prime window of a building. The assembly is comprised of four track-like pathways adapted to slideably engage four storm window sashes and a screen sash. The pathways are of progressively larger rectangular...     

A door construction includes first and second panels which are thermally bonded together at their peripheral edges. A hinge receiving pocket is defined between these panels. A door supporting hinge section is insertable into this pocket for supporting the door in place. An adjustment mechanism on the...     

A door having a peripheral frame. The frame includes a length having side walls and an outer wall defining a generally U-shaped channel. A slot is formed in the side wall of the channel adjacent the outer wall. An accessory, such as a handle, is carried by the frame and includes a tang that extends extending...     

A sliding storm door assembly which includes peripheral door frames each encasing a glazing panel. Each door frame is constructed of lightweight non-metallic material and includes rigid strengthening inserts fitted in the door frame vertical members.

A fastening element for glass in metal sections is provided in the form of a metal section having a conical groove along its length, a deformable clamping section fitting into the conical groove, a fastener for holding the clamping section tight in the conical groove whereby the outer end of a glass...     

The service window is constructed from a universal extruded framing member which can be cut to any desired window dimensions. A bell crank linkage with hip actuator or either of the pair of handles can be used to swing both doors open simultaneously about their respective vertical hinges. The bell crank...     

A thermally insulated bin structure comprises an inner casing having an open top and a closed bottom for storing articles, an outer casing disposed outside of the inner casing and a connecting portion for interconnecting the inner and outer casings at respective lower end portions thereof, the inner...     

A snap-in apparatus for securing a glass to a window frame includes a glazing bead retainer secured to the window frame having at least one generally horizontal retaining flange. A generally L-shaped substantially rigid glazing bead includes a generally horizontal projection disposed between the horizontal...     

A rail car sliding door includes a substantially rectangular frame having a pair of side frame members and top and bottom frame members which are secured to each other. At least one corrugated panel is secured to the frame. Top, bottom and side reinforcing channels are secured to a respective one of...     

In a pasta dryer (1) with an insulation cladding encasing the dryer, the side parts of which cladding consist of individual convex wall elements (10) which can be braced in their edge regions against frame parts (13) of the dryer, the wall elements (10) are of convex design in the shape of a cylinder...     

A reversible, width adjustable gate including a vertically oriented hinge tube supporting a pair of vertically spaced hinges; an end tube, parallel with and laterally spaced from the hinge tube; an upper framing tube horizontally oriented and attached to the uppermost end of the hinge tube and end tube;...     

A sliding or swinging wardrobe door is sturdy and attractive and is quickly and easily assembled from a minimal number of inexpensive, lightweight and standardized components. The stiles and rails of the door frame have identical profiles and are cut as needed from a continuous length of inexpensive...     

In a gate, a stile (20) and rail (21) abut side face to end face and are held together by a bolt passing at right angles through the end face to pull against a plate (25) located in a slot (26). Straps (34,41), see FIGS. 11 and 13, are used to reinforce the hanging and shutting stiles (20,20A) and to...     

A sliding door having sliding and fixed door panels with extruded top, bottom and side sections all of an identical first extrusion, and joined at corners to form a rectangular frame, the first extrusion having an interior rectangular closed box portion with side walls and end walls, inner and outer...     

A door is formed by latch and hinge panels which can be attached without fasteners or welding. Each of the panels is formed of a unitary piece of sheet metal and includes a rectangular face member, a side flange extending substantially perpendicularly from the face member along one of its side edges,...     

This invention relates to a kit for reinforcing door hinges and, more specifically, to a two-piece kit for strengthening door hinges that may have come loose. The kit comprises a two-piece hinge repair kit that is adapted for use with standard size doors and with standard size hinges. The first piece...     

Wood cladding for mounting on the inner surface of nonwooden windows having common interior cross sections in which the sash is mounted on the frame from the outside of the window is disclosed. The wood cladding includes at least two sections of wood shaped to conform to the interior surface of the window....     

A door extension apparatus for use with a door having a bottom edge and having grooves in the bottom edge for normally receiving weather strips. The apparatus includes a first extension member for being secured to the grooves in the bottom edge of the door, the first extension member having a bottom...     

An adjustable insulating window is disclosed comprising two glass sheets separated by and bonded to a bonding strand which is positioned inward relative to the peripheral edge surface of each of the glass sheets. A groove is formed along the peripheral edge surface of the window by the bonding strand...     

A wooden door for installation as the entry door of a new or remodeled residence is completely factory prefinished by fabricating all wooden parts to accurate dimensions and staining all these parts, including cut-outs in the door blank for a lock assembly and other hardware, before assembly. After preliminary...     

Corner connector brackets, for connecting rails and stiles applied to a panel to form a sliding door, and for supporting arms carrying rollers or guides for the door, have snap in connections to the rails and stiles to be connected, and are positively retained in engagement with the corner of the panel,...     

The fire resistance of a metal skin covered door wherein the stile on the lock side projects between the skins for on site trimming purposes is more than doubled by directly connecting one leaf of each hinge to one of the skins and by directly connecting the skins to each other with a metal strap positioned...