Patent ID: 7895801
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sidelite assembly, comprising: first and second panels, each of said first and second panels having a major planar portion defining an opening, an inner edge extending outwardly from said major planar portion and surrounding said opening, said inner edge including a first portion having a ridge extending outwardly from a distal end thereof and a second portion having a channel extending inwardly from said distal end, an outer edge extending outwardly from said major planar portion and adjacent a periphery thereof, said outer edge including a first portion having a ridge extending outwardly from a distal end thereof and a second portion having a channel extending inwardly from said distal end, wherein said ridges of said first panel are received in said channels of said second panel so that said first panel is aligned with and secured to said second panel to form a cavity therebetween; a glazing panel disposed within said opening; and an L-shaped extension edge extending from the bottom of said first and second panels, said extension edge having a first leg attached to and extending outwardly perpendicular to the outer edge of said panels and a second leg extending parallel to, and in the same direction as the outer edge, said extension edge including a first portion having a ridge extending outwardly from a distal end thereof and a second portion having a channel extending inwardly from said distal end, wherein said extension edge may be removed from the door panels without disturbing the cavity formed between said first panel and said second panel.