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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
John D Gephart, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Paul R Cusson, West Hartford, CT (US);
The Stanley Works, New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A panel door has a generally rectangular panel which is seated in a frame provided by opposed pairs of integrally formed gasketless door stile and rail elements. Each frame element has an outer wall, a front wall, and a rear wall. The juncture of the rear wall and the outer wall of the aluminum extrusions is configured to enable resilient deflection of the rear wall relative to the outer wall, and the front and rear walls form a channel therebetween to receive the edge portion of the panel. Corner connectors couple the ends of the stiles and rails. The resiliently deflectable rear walls bear upon the rear surface of the panel and press it against the front wall to securely seat it in the channels.