Sunrise textured door design with colonist profile

- Masonite Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view the back being a mirror image thereof of a sunrise textured door design with colonist profile showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of a portion of the sunrise textured door design with colonist profile showing my new design;

FIG. 3 is a top view the bottom being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view through lines 4--4 of FIG. 4 revealing the details of the concave and convex curves in the face of the sunrise textured door design with colonist profile; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the molding located on the center, right side of the article in FIG. 4.

The characteristic feature of the design resides in the unique frame design appearing in FIG. 1 at the outside edges of the upper, arched frame, best shown in detail in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
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4853062 August 1, 1989 Gartland
4876838 October 31, 1989 Hagemeyer
5016414 May 21, 1991 Wang
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Other references
  • "Masonite.RTM. Brand Door Facings" brochure, published in 1987. "Elite Doors" brochure, apparently published in Oct. 1987. Quality Doors .COPYRGT.1988--front cover top and second from right. VISADOR--p. 1, cabinet doors at top. 1981 Sweet's Catalogue, Section 8.31/MO, p. 3, door in center of page. 1981 Sweet's Catalog, section 8.3/SO, p. 7, first column from left of page, second row, door labeled SX-319.
Patent History
Patent number: D366939
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 1994
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 1996
Assignee: Masonite Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Inventor: Dale E. Schafernak (Palatine, IL)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Marshall, O'Toole, Gerstein, Murray & Borun
Application Number: 0/24,724
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D25/48