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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Karine Luetgert, Geneva, IL (US);
Christ Henry Melonio, Youngstown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/70 (2006.01); B44C 5/04 (2006.01); B44F 9/02 (2006.01); C23F 1/02 (2006.01); B21D 22/04 (2006.01); B21D 22/00 (2006.01); B21D 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/7001 (2013.01); B44C 5/04 (2013.01); B44F 9/02 (2013.01); C23F 1/02 (2013.01); B21D 22/00 (2013.01); B21D 22/02 (2013.01); B21D 22/04 (2013.01); E06B 2003/7049 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1039 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2457 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24058 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24066 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24438 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24479 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24612 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with an woodgrain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die set, for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin. The exterior surface has outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and halftone portions. The halftone portions have spaced protrusions defined by channels, wherein the channels are recessed from the plane of the outer portions.