摘要 |
A FIRE-RESISTANT DOOR, WHICH MAY BE DECORATIVE, AND INCLUDING A PERIPHERAL LEAF FRAME HAVING TWO SPACED-APART AND PARALLEL GENERALLY VERTICAL RAILS (30, 32, 34, 36), AND TWO SPACED APART AND GENERALLY PARALLEL HORIZONTAL RAILS (40, 42); THE PERIPHERAL LEAF FRAME BEING MADE OF A SOLID MATERIAL; A CENTRAL PANEL (44, 46) WITHIN THE PERIPHERAL LEAF FRAME AND BEING MADE AS A LAMINATE OF A PLURALITY OF LAYERS OF A PLANAR MATERIAL; THE PLURALITY OF LAYERS BEING HELD TOGETHER BY A FIRE RESISTANT ADHESIVE. THE CENTRAL PANEL (44, 46) MAY INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE DECORATIVE FEATURE. THE PLANAR MATERIAL MAY BE PLYWOOD. ALSO DISCLOSED IS A DOOR FRAME (14) INCLUDING A FIRST PORTION (84), AND A SECOND PORTION (86) HAVING A REGION OF OVERLAP WITH THE FIRST PORTION (84), THE SECOND PORTION (86) BEING SLIDEABLE RELATIVE TO THE FIRST PORTION (84) IN THE REGION OF OVERLAP TO ALLOW THE DOOR FRAME (14) TO BE USED ON WALLS (16) OF DIFFERENT THICKNESS; AT LEAST ONE OF THE FIRST PORTION (84) AND THE SECOND PORTION (86) HAVING A DOOR STOP (18).
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