Title: Relief panel and method of making same

Abstract: Structural and decorative unitary boards which may be laminated with a veneer are given a relief appearance by forming a rabbeted groove in the front face thereof, preferably rectangular in outline, and mounting therein from the front, tapered laminated strips having a thickness along one edge slightly less than the depth of the groove and the opposite narrow edge being substantially flush with the base of the groove. The entire panel thus presents a relief configuration in which substantially all of the exposed surfaces may be covered by the veneer. The panels may be used for doors used in kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and the like.

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Inventors: MacDonald, Edward J. (Scituate, MA, US)
MacDonald, Kenneth A. (Canton, MA, US)

Application Number: 769953
Filing Date: 1977-02-18
Publication_date: 1978-04-11
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Primary Class(es): 52/316 52/456, 52/796.1, 156/63, 156/257, 428/67
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US Patent Ref:

1988236	Jan, 1935	Chatfield	52/312.
2253667	Aug, 1941	Warner	156/268.
2842420	Jul, 1958	Hansen et al.	312/204.
3022207	Feb, 1962	Lang	156/257.
3731444	May, 1973	Tobin	52/316.
4008551	Feb, 1977	MacDonald et al.	52/622.

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Primary Examiner: Perham, Alfred C.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Morse, Altman, Oates & Bello