US2192231A - Range door - Google Patents

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- March 5, 1940. s. KLUTE 2,192,231

RANGE DOOR Filed Feb. 28, 1938 INVENTOR. 5AMUA Z A2 (/75,

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Patented Mar. 5,1940 a? i '3 2 192 231 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RANGE DOOR.

Samuel Klute, South Bend, Ind, assignor to Malleable Steel Range Manufacturing Company, South Bend, Ind.

Application February 28, 1938, Serial No. 192,978

3 Claims. (Cl. 126- -194) This invention relates to range doors and partral portions in spaced substantially parallel reticularly to the construction and mounting of lation to said panel and each'provided with a j thedoors of a cooking range. central aperture 26. Brackets 25 are'each adapt- The primary object of the invention is to proed to receive and position a nut 21 therein. Bolts vide a novel door construction formed of sheet 23 extend through inner panel 2| and apertures 5 metal. 26 of the various brackets 25 for threaded en- A further object is to eliminate the use of gagement with nuts 21, whereby the nut is drawn castings in a door construction. against the bracket to draw and lock the-door A further object is to provide a novel hinge panels together in operative relation. The brackconstruction. ets 25 grip and hold the nuts 21 in operative 10 g A further object is to provide a novel range relation to aperture 26 preparatory to assemwherein the hinge mounting for the range door bly of the panels and against rotation while is concealed. bolts 28 are rotated. A suitable rigid panel 29 Other objects will be apparent from the deof insulating material fits snugly between the scription and appended claims. door panels, and is provided with cut out por- 16 I In the drawing:. tions fitting around brackets 25. Panel 29 in- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevation view of sulates the door and serves to prevent buckling a range. thereof, though the panel interconnecting struc- Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional ture defined serves to use each panel to reinforce view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. the other against buckling so that the panel 29 20 Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectional view similar is not essential. The door preferably extends to Fig. 2 and illustrating the door in open posiwith its outer vertical edge substantially flush tion. with the end panel I5, to normally constitute the Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the corner of the range body, considered over all. outer panel of the range door. The door is mounted on hinges 30.' As illus- 25 Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the door hinge, trated, one hinge plate 3! is secured to the in- Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the terior range body at end wall l2 inwardly of panel inner panel of the range door. l5 and projects forwardly through cut out I! in Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the the front panel flange l6. Hinge plate 3| has a 30 preferred embodiment of the invention, the nusubstantially goose-neck bend 32 therein in for-- 30 meral Ill designates the cabinet or body of a wardly spaced relation to range body front H, cooking range. The range cabinet is preferably and terminates in an outwardly directed portion of the type illustrated in my copending applica- 33 substantially perpendicular to end wall [2 and tion, Ser. No. 192,980 filed February 28, 1938, spaced from body front II a distance less than having a main bodyportion and. exterior enamthe thickness'of door l4. Inner. door panel 2! 35 eled sheet metal panels. Thus, referring to Fig. is provided with cut outs 34 opposite to and adapt- 2, the main body portion includes a front pored to receive a portion of hinge platesv3l. A

tion I I, an end wall l2, and is provided with a second hinge plate 35 is secured to the inner wall partition I3 which defines a compartment in the of inner door panel 2i and is of substantially U- range body adapted to be closed by door It. An shape and centered relative to cut-out 34. The

enameled sheet metal panel l5 covers the end spaced parallel arms 36 of the hinge plate 35 are wall l2 of the range body and is suitably secured sufiiciently long to receive goose-neck portion 32 of in Spaced relation e eto With marginal flanges plate 3i therebetween; and the outer end por- IS in edge abutment with said end wall l2. The tions 3! thereof constitute bosses. A hinge pinfront vertical panel flange l6 has spaced cut-outs tle 38 passing through bosses 3'! of plate 35 and 5 I1 therein at its edge, The body has a conventhrough the end of portion 33 ofplate 3i, pivtional top l3; and is mounted on a base comotally interconnects said hinge plates within the prising egs l9 and rails 20. outline of the door panels.

Door 14 comprises an inner sheet metal panel It will thus be seen that the door hinge is en- 2! hav perpendicularly Out-turned marginal tirely concealed when the door is closed by rea- 50 flanges 22, and an outer sheet metal panel 23 son of the mounting of plate 35 within the door having perpendicularly in-turnedmarginalfianges and the mounting of plate 3! interiorly of end 24 fitting tightly over flanges 22. A plurality of panel l5. When the'door is opened a small porsubstantially U-shaped brackets 25 are secured to tion of the goose-neck 32 of plate 3| is visible,

the inner face of outer panel 23 with their cenas illustrated in Fig. 3, but is small enough not 55 and an end wall, an end panel covering said end Wall and spaced therefrom, marginal flanges projecting from said panel and bearing against said end Wall, the front Vertical flange having a cutout therein, a door comprising spaced panels, the inner door panel having an opening adjacent said flange cut out, and a hinge comprising a plate secured to said end wall and projecting through said cut-out and opening to terminate within said door, and a hinge plate secured to a door panel and projecting over said opening for pivotal connection with said first plate within the door.

2. In combination, a range body having a front and an end wall, an end panel secured tosaid end I wall in spaced parallel relation'thereto, a hollow door covering a portion of said front wall and terminating at its outer vertical edge inthe plane] of said end panel, and a hinge comprising a hinge, plate secured to saidv end-Wall inwardly of said end panel and a hinge plate mounted and pivotally connected to said-firsthinge plate within saiddoon' v; p 1 i 3. In combination, a range body including a front and an end WalLanend panel having perpendicular marginal flanges and covering said end 'wall, a hollow door covering'a part of said front with its outer vertical edge terminating flush with said end panel, said door and a panel flange having registering openings, a hinge plate secured to said end wall and including a perpendicularly outwardly directed bent portionwithin' said door, and a hinge platemounted within the door and pivoted to the bent end of saidfirst hinge plate adjacenttheonter edgeof the door.

SAMUEL KLU'rE.

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