Masonite Corporation

Mark A Ruggle

Jason M Walsh

Steven K Lynch

Timothy D Gouge

Bei-Hong Liang

Jason W Caulk

Henry M Coghlan

Geoffrey B Hardwick

Gary Thomas Fagan

Haritha Wunnava

Danny Lee Fitts

Eric Duane Bennett

A door skin comprises an exterior side and an interior side for being secured to a frame member. First and second molded, spaced stiles lie on a first plane. A flat planar portion is disposed between the stiles and lies on a second plane spaced from the first plane. A first interface portion is disposed between and contiguous with the stiles and the flat planar portion. First and second integrally molded, spaced rails lie on a third plane, wherein the third plane is intermediate the first and second planes.

Door skin, method of manufacturing a door produced therewith, and door produced therefrom

A door comprising first and second door skins secured to each other to form a cavity therebetween filled with expended foam. Each of the door skins has an opening therethrough for receiving a glass insert and a flange portion. Distal ends of the flange portions of the first and second door skins engage each other in an overlapping relationship by the expansion pressure of the expanded foam. The door further comprises a glazing rim member having a leg portion snap-locked between the flange portions of the first and second door skins. The method for assembling the door comprises the steps of filling the cavity between the door skins with foam material, then inserting the glass insert through the openings in the door skins and mounting the glazing rim member to the first door skin by snap-locking between the flange portions of the first and second door skins.

Door with glass insert and method for assembling the same

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Franklin Park, IL, United States of America

Mark A Ruggle