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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US);
Timothy D. Gouge, Elgin, IL (US);
Abhishek Vaidya, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Robert C. Allen, Elburn, IL (US);
Steven B. Swartzmiller, Batavia, IL (US);
Jason M. Walsh, Batavia, IL (US);
Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
A door includes a door frame, first and second door skins having rectangular outer peripheries and inner openings, and a frameless glazed unit received at the openings. The door skins include exterior surfaces facing away from the door frame and opposite interior surfaces facing and secured to opposite sides of the door frame. The exterior and interior surfaces of the first and second door skins establish integral lips and grooves of the first and second door skins. Opposite sides of the frameless glazed unit directly contact and are sealed by the integral lips and sealant and/or adhesive contained in the grooves of the first and second door skins.