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Closet door

Granted 13 Jun 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Masonite Corporation

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Inventors: Dale E. Schafernak, Steven K. Lynch, Brian Bonomo, David Paxton +1 · Examiner: Doris Clark · AU 294 · TC 2900

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US D426645
granted 13 Jun 2000

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a closet door in accordance with the present invention, the back view being either identical or unadorned;

FIG. 2 is a side view, from either side;

FIG. 3 is a top view, the bottom view being identical;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-section of the front face of the closet door, taken through lines 4--4 of FIG. 1, showing an improved nesting profile;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of FIG. 4 ;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the section illustrated in FIG. 4 showing a smooth surface texture;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a second embodiment of a closet door in accordance with the present invention; and,

FIG. 8 is a front view of a third embodiment of a closet door in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of a closet door in accordance with the present invention; and,

FIG. 10 is a front view of a fifth embodiment of a closet door in accordance with the present invention.

The broken lines in the figures indicate possible handles that may be used with but do not form part of the design as claimed.

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