US 12,110,738 B2
Panel doors and related method
Jan H. Ettrich, Geneva, IL (US); and Hubert Breton, Wheaton, IL (US)
Assigned to MASONITE CORPORATION, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/197,293.
Application 18/197,293 is a continuation of application No. 17/712,599, filed on Apr. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,649,666, issued on May 16, 2023.
Application 17/712,599 is a continuation of application No. 17/000,910, filed on Aug. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,293,216, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 17/000,910 is a continuation of application No. 16/369,245, filed on Mar. 29, 2019, granted, now 10,753,143, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/650,152, filed on Mar. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0279722 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 7/14 (2006.01); B32B 21/14 (2006.01); E06B 3/54 (2006.01); E06B 3/58 (2006.01); E06B 3/663 (2006.01); E06B 3/74 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 7/14 (2013.01) [E06B 3/5409 (2013.01); E06B 3/5454 (2013.01); E06B 3/66304 (2013.01); E06B 3/74 (2013.01); B32B 21/14 (2013.01); E06B 3/5892 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door, comprising:
a door panel having a periphery and opposite first and second panel surfaces;
stiles and rails collectively surrounding the panel, the stiles having channeled stile surfaces extending across a thickness of the stiles and facing one another, the rails having channeled rail surfaces extending across a thickness of the rails and facing one another, the channeled stile surfaces and the channeled rail surfaces comprising
channels with open ends that receive the periphery of the panel,
first sealant-receiving grooves positioned at first interfaces of the first panel surface and first edges of the open ends of the channels, the first sealant-receiving grooves having a first unobstructed, open groove area configured to receive a first continuous bead of sealant applied therethrough, and
second sealant-receiving grooves positioned at second interfaces of the second panel surface and second edges of the open ends of the channels, the second sealant-receiving grooves having a second unobstructed, open groove area configured to receive a second continuous bead of sealant applied therethrough; and
said sealant received in the first and second sealant-receiving grooves.