Dana B Turner

US Patent:

43277888, May 4, 1982

Filed:

Apr 11, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/139447

Inventors:

Dana L. Turner - Norman OK

International Classification:

B27F 700

US Classification:

144319

Abstract:

A raised panel door for use on kitchen and vanity cabinets and the like which can be quickly and inexpensively constructed from a conventional laminated door having a core and a thin veneer facing. First, an outer molding is secured around the periphery of the laminated panel to provide a finished edge and to conceal the exposed edges of the veneer facing the core. Then, using the outer molding as a guide a rectangular groove is cut through the veneer and into the core. Finally, an inner molding adapted to fit in the groove and having a pair of opposing lips to conceal the upper edges of the groove is glued in place to complete the door.