Claims
- 1. A method of forming a door panel having an opening to receive a half-frame and muntins and of forming the half-frame and muntin members usable to retain a glass panel when assembled with a similar door panel and half-frame comprising the steps of
- cutting a rectangular plate from the door panel to form an opening therein;
- bending the edges of the door panel around the opening thus formed to provide an L-shaped retaining ledge at each side of the opening;
- cutting the plate from the door panel along diagonal parallel lines to provide elongated strips of suitable width to provide a pair of horizontal frame members, a pair of vertical frame members, a pair of long muntins and six short muntins;
- cutting the strips transversely into proper lengths for the frame and muntin members; and
- bending the frame and muntin members into desired cross-sectional shapes whereby the door panel and frame and muntin members are provided with minimum material waste.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the plate is cut along parallel lines which lie at an angle of 23.degree. to the longer side of the rectangular plate.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 178,493, filed Aug. 15, 1980, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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