Patent ID: 6877289

Claim:
A panel door comprising: a hollow core framework configured to form a support structure for the panel door, wherein the framework includes: a header and a footer extending substantially the entire width of the panel door; a set of stile members extending between the header and footer forming an edge-stile frame, each stile member having an exterior-frame member and an interior-frame member; a set of intermediate rail members extending horizontally between interior-frame members; and spacer members inserted between the exterior-frame members and the interior frame members at the intersections of the stile members and rail members, the spacer members being configured to space apart the respective frame members of the stile members and to space apart the respective rail members thereby forming hollow core voids between the respective rail members and the respective frame members of the stile members: a pair of surface covers one for each side of the panel door configured to overlay the framework and be secured thereto to form both a set of stiles and a set of rails for the panel door, wherein the set of stiles includes at least one intermediate stile and wherein each surface cover is a one-piece sheet; a set of open spaces bounded by the set of rails and the set of stiles; and a set of panels secured in the set of open spaces between the stiles and rails.