Title: Door construction

Abstract: A door construction arranged to permit interchangeable disposition of a selected panel face of any one of a plurality of different panels having different appearances. The door construction may include a fire wall panel forwardly of electrical control wiring therein and an interchangeable decorative panel assembly may be removably installed forwardly of the fire wall panel. The decorative panel assembly has a thickness similar to that of conventional wood paneling, thus permitting substitution of wood paneling in the door construction as desired. The door construction is arranged to permit facilitated changing of the exposed panel face at any time. The fire wall panel is electrically conductive and grounded and the decorative panel assembly is spaced forwardly of the fire wall panel. A control console at the top of the door construction is recessed to receive an upper edge portion of the decorative panel assembly for facilitated installation and removal.

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Inventors: Gourdeau, William F. (St. Joseph, MI, US)
Hahn, Ronald E. (St. Joseph, MI, US)

Application Number: 506183
Filing Date: 1974-09-16
Publication_date: 1976-02-03
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Primary Class(es): 312/329 52/800.13, 126/200, 312/204
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2572164	Oct, 1951	Rogers et al.	52/476.
2580957	Jan, 1952	Reeves	126/200.
2623249	Dec, 1952	Miller	52/476.
2859843	Nov, 1958	Allen	52/512.
3024074	Mar, 1962	Jacobs et al.	134/200.
3149624	Sep, 1964	Reeves	126/190.
3294461	Dec, 1966	Barnard et al.	312/204.
3328927	Jul, 1967	Kades	52/311.
3525190	Aug, 1970	Saunders et al.	52/624.
3773399	Nov, 1973	Sulcek	312/204.

Other Refs: 451,051541,733

Sep, 1948	CA
Dec, 1941	UK

Primary Examiner: Schultz, William H.
Assistant Examiner: Holko, Thomas J.
Attorney: Wegner, Stellman, McCord, Wiles & Wood