Patent ID: 7814707

Claim:
A crawl space access door assembly, comprising: a door, wherein the door is formed of substantially planar portion of material having at least a front side and a rear side; a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall is formed of an elongate portion of material having at least an inner side, an outer side, a front side, and a rear side; a second sidewall, wherein the second sidewall is formed of an elongate portion of material having at least an inner side, an outer side, a front side, and a rear side, and wherein the second sidewall is substantially a mirror image of the first sidewall; a top wall, wherein the top wall is formed of an elongate portion of material having at least an inner side, an outer side, a front side, and a rear side; a bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall is formed of an elongate portion of material having at least an inner side, an outer side, a front side, and a rear side, and wherein the bottom wall is substantially a mirror image of the top wall; wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall are assembled to define a crawl space access door frame assembly and an entrance aperture of the crawl space access door assembly; wherein door receiving grooves are formed in a portion of the front sides of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall, wherein the door receiving grooves extend from the front sides of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall, and wherein each of the door receiving grooves is formed such that, when the crawl space access door frame assembly is assembled, the door is capable of being at least partially received within the door receiving grooves such that the front side of the door is flush with the front sides of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall; a first rib receiving groove, wherein the first rib receiving groove is formed in the outer side of the first sidewall along a longitudinal axis of the first sidewall; a first sidewall rib removably attached within and extending from the first rib receiving groove; a second rib receiving groove, wherein the second rib receiving groove is formed in the outer side of the second sidewall along a longitudinal axis of the second sidewall; a second sidewall rib removably attached within and extending from the second rib receiving groove; and one or more latching mechanisms capable of removably securing the door to the crawl space access door frame assembly.