Patent ID: 8596022
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: E05B,E06B

Abstract:
1. A method of making a metal door, comprising: providing at least two sheet metal door panels, each of said sheet metal door panel panels having a central body portion with top, bottom and opposing side edges; positioning said door panel such that each of said central body portions are positioned in opposing spaced apart relation with said integral inturned lips positioned in contacting relation; providing an elongate connector comprising an elongate metal strip, a longitudinally extending bend formed in a central portion of the strip defining a generally U-shaped channel with opposed, generally parallel side walls; positioning the elongate connector onto a mounting mold having a longitudinally extending groove such that the side walls of said strip are received with a slot of the mold; inserting the integral inturned lips of each of said door panels, into the U-shaped channel of the strip; and pressing said flanges toward the mounting mold to force the integral inturned lips inwardly toward the groove of the mounting mold to secure the door panels together, thereby forming assembled panels, and thereafter removing the mounting mold from the assembled panels.