Patent ID: 8516756

Claim:
A door panel, comprising: a frame defining a portion of an outer periphery of the panel and having an inner section and an outer section positioned, respectively, adjacent inner and outer portions of the panel wherein the inner section and the outer section have substantially the same width; a laminate core positioned between the inner section and the outer section of the frame such that the inner section and the outer section extend parallel to each other along opposite sides of the core; a plurality of thermally-insulative connectors connecting the inner section and the outer section to the core; and an exterior skin covering the frame, wherein the core is a thermal barrier between the inner section and the outer section, the inner section and the outer section are formed from a thermally conductive material, the core includes an inner layer formed from a thermally-insulative material, and two outer layers formed from steel, the thermally-insulative connectors include a thermally-insulative jacket and a fastener positioned within the jacket.