Patent ID: 6112496
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E04C,E06B

Abstract:
A door comprising:a first metal panel having an exterior planar surface and an interior planar surface that is oppositely disposed from said exterior surface, said exterior and interior surfaces being bounded by perimeter edges that extend between the exterior and interior surfaces;a second metal panel having an exterior planar surface and an interior planar surface that is oppositely disposed from said exterior surface, said exterior and interior surfaces being bounded by perimeter edges that extend between the exterior and interior surfaces; said second metal panel being spaced apart from said first panel and oriented substantially parallel to said first panel with the interior surface of said second panel located in opposing relationship to the interior surface of said first metal panela first connector that is connected to the interior surface of said first metal panel at a location on said first metal panel that is set back from the perimeter edge of said first metal panel, said first connector and said perimeter edge defining therebetween a recessed portion of the interior surface of said first metal panel, said first connector having a distal portion that extends away from the first metal panel;a second connector that is connected to the interior surface of said second metal panel at a location on said second metal panel that is set back from one perimeter edge of said second metal panel, said second connector and said perimeter edge defining therebetween a recessed portion of the interior surface of said second metal panel, said second connector having a distal portion that extends away from the second metal panel, said second connector also being connected to said first connector, said first and second connectors cooperating with the recessed portions of the interior surfaces of said first and second panels to define a channel; andat least one composite member, said composite member having a first portion that is sized to engage the channel defined by the first and second connectors and by the recessed portions of the first and second panels.