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Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap woodFabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060037281, Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates wooden hollow doors fabricated with parts of scrap wood and wood composites. [0002] In particular, the present invention relates to a hollow door using modular panel rib components and the method of fabricating the hollow door. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] At present, hollow doors are constructed primarily of wood or wood composites. Such doors have a frame defining the shape and size of the door with panels or "skins" that form the two flat vertical sides of the door. [0004] The hollow core of the door has ribs or spacers between the skins to give the door structural strength while keeping the overall weight of the door low. [0005] The spacers are usually made of a flexible honeycomb of paper or cardboard, glued to the skins of the door. [0006] While materials used may differ, similar methods of fabrication have also applied to partition panels, signboards, cabinets, writing (white or black) boards, table-tops, floors and ceiling panels, all of which utilize the same construction: that of panels separated by spacers. [0007] One problem with using virgin wood strips as is the cost and weight in addition, wood is getting scarce. One way to reduce reliance on virgin wood material is to substitute it with paper or cardboard as a spacer material. However, paper and cardboard is susceptible to moisture and dampness. [0008] Another problem is that significant portion of the cost of the items is due to the manufacturing cost of the paper or cardboard honeycombs as specialized equipment are needed. [0009] These problems in the current art are especially ironic since carpentry factories and workshops fabricating hollow doors and other furnishings generate a lot of off-cuts or scrap wood. Left unused, this scrap wood is usually disposed of as waste. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010] The present invention seeks to provide a method to render scrap wood or wood composites into modular components for the manufacture of wood hollow doors. [0011] In particular, the present invention teaches methods for the rendering scrap wood or wood composites into modular components of panel ribs, elements of the present invention, for the manufacture of hollow wooden doors. [0012] In another aspect, the present invention is a hollow door fabricated according to the methods of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be more fully described, by way of example, with reference to the drawings of which: [0014] FIG. 1 illustrates two hollow doors with the panel or "skin" from one side is partially removed to expose the hollow core of the door occupied by a honeycomb of paper one (FIG. 1A) and a modular latticework made from scrap wood in the other (FIG. 1B); [0015] FIG. 2 shows the method of making panel ribs from short pieces of scrap wood using notches and connector blocks; [0016] FIG. 3 shows the method of fastening panel ribs to a connector block in a radial pattern using conventional woodworking fasteners; [0017] FIG. 4 shows how panel ribs may be joined with a notched connector; and [0018] FIG. 5 shows two possible lattice arrangements in hollow doors under the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0019] In accordance with the present invention, methods of rendering scrap construction or manufacturing materials, particularly off-cuts from wood and wood composites into modular components, and a preferred embodiment of the invention, fabrication of a hollow door, are described. Continue reading about Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood... Full patent description for Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Metal roof system Next Patent Application: Interior wall and partition construction Industry Class: Static structures (e.g., buildings) ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Fabrication af hollow door using modular panel rib components made from scrap wood patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.11756 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Computers: Graphics , I/O , Processors , Dyn. Storage , Static Storage , Printers 174 |
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