Patent ID: 6067699
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B23P,B27M,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of in-line manufacturing of a plurality of doors; the method comprising the steps of:(a) fashioning a plurality of rails;(b) fashioning a plurality of panels;(c) fashioning a plurality of mullions;(d) fashioning a plurality of stiles;(e) conveying selected rails of said plurality of rails, selected panels of said plurality of panels, and selected mullions of said plurality of mullions to a plurality of different locations, and pre-assembling the selected rails, selected panels and selected mullions into a plurality of sub-assemblies, with one sub-assembly being assembled at each of said plurality of different locations; each respective sub-assembly of said plurality of sub-assemblies having at least one respective selected rail, at least one respective selected panel, and at least one respective selected mullion;(f) positioning said plurality of sub-assemblies intermediate a first stile of said plurality of stiles and a second stile of said plurality of stiles in a pre-assembly orientation; said plurality of sub-assemblies, said first stile, and said second stile being generally coplanar in said pre-assembly orientation; and(g) while in said pre-assembly orientation, compressively urging together said plurality of sub-assemblies, said first stile, and said second stile in two substantially perpendicular axes; said compressive urging substantially seating and joining said plurality of sub-assemblies, said first stile, and said second stile to one another thereby creating a substantially squared door with respect to said two axes; said plurality of sub-assemblies being affixed to said first stile along at least a portion of said first stile; said plurality of sub-assemblies being affixed to said second stile along at least a portion of said second stile; said plurality of sub-assemblies being attached to one another intermediate said first stile and said second stile.