Decorative trim strip mounting means

Claim 2

A door construction of sheet panels which are fastened together to form a hollow structure, the outermost panel being of flat pan shape with rearwardly turned side flanges and a narrow raised ledge on at least two of the opposite sIdes of the front face of the outermost panel, and an elongated decorative trim strip of angular configuration for assembly to each of at least two of the opposite sides of the door, each trim strip being formed with a re-entrant inward fold at the opposite sides thereof, and compressible spring means for holding the trim strip in place, one fold of the trim strip being hooked against the side of the said raised ledge and the other fold being held by the compressible spring means having one end bearing against the interior of the raised ledge and the other end slipped into the adjacent fold of the trim strip.

Claim 3

A door construction as recited in claim 1 wherein the said compressible spring means comprises a series of spring clips, each clip having a central compressible section and offset end portions which are oppositely directed.

Claim 4

A door construction having an outer door panel and an inner door liner, the inner door liner having a forwardly turned peripheral flange, while the outer door panel has a rearwardly turned peripheral flange telescoped over the inner door liner flange, and fastening means joining the outer panel with the inner liner; the invention comprising means for attaching an elongated, decorative trim strip to each of at least two of the opposite sides of the door, the front face of the outer door panel having a raised ledge on at least two of the opposite sides thereof, the said elongated trim strip being of angular configuration with a front face overlying the raised ledge and a side face overlying the adjacent peripheral flange of the outer door panel, the front face having an inwardly folded edge that is locked against the side of the raised ledge, while the side face has an inwardly folded edge that is held by a series of spring clips, where each spring clip has a compressible center section and an innermost end braced against the innermost side of the raised ledge and an outermost end engaged with the folded edge of the side face of the trim strip.

Claim 5

A door construction having an outer door panel and an inner door liner, the inner door liner having a forwardly turned peripheral flange, while the outer door panel has a rearwardly turned peripheral flange telescoped over the inner door liner flange, and fastening means joining the outer panel with the inner liner; the invention comprising means for attaching an elongated, decorative trim strip to each of at least two of the opposite sides of the door, the front face of the outer door panel having a raised ledge on at least two of the opposite sides thereof, the said elongated trim strip being of angular configuration with a front face overlying the raised ledge and a side face overlying the adjacent peripheral flange of the outer door panel, the front face having an inwardly folded edge that is locked against the side of the raised ledge, while the side face has an inwardly folded edge that is held by a series of spring clips, where each spring clip has a compressible center section and an innermost end braced against the innermost side of the raised ledge and an outermost end engaged with the folded edge of the side face of the trim strip.

Claim 6

A door construction as recited in claim 3 wherein each spring clip has a compressible section of generally transverse hair-pin configuration and each of its ends is offset from the other and generally parallel therewith.

Claim 7

A supporting structure having an outer panel with a peripheral flange, an inner panel with a wall telescoped with respect to the said peripheral flange, and fastening means joining the outer panel with the inner panel, the front face of the outer panel having a raised ledge on at least two of the opposite sides thereof, and compressible spring means located between the above telescoped surfaces and bearing at one end against the interior of the raised ledge and at the other end protruding beyond the edge of the peripheral flange, and an elongated decorative trim strip of angular configuration for assembly to each of at least two of the opposite sides of the outer panel, each trim strip being formed with a re-entrant inward fold at the opposite sides thereof, one fold being hooked over the protruding end of the compressible spring means and the other fold bearing against the side of the said raised ledge to form a tight fit.

Claim 8

A supporting structure having an outer panel with a peripheral flange, an inner panel with a wall telescoped with respect to the said peripheral flange, and fastening means joining the outer panel with the inner panel, the front face of the outer panel having a raised ledge on at least two of the opposite sides thereof, and compressible spring means located between the above telescoped surfaces and bearing at one end against the interior of the raised ledge and at the other end protruding beyond the edge of the peripheral flange, and an elongated decorative trim strip of angular configuration for assembly to each of at least two of the opposite sides of the outer panel, each trim strip being formed with a re-entrant inward fold at the opposite sides thereof, one fold being hooked over the protruding end of the compressible spring means and the other fold bearing against the side of the said raised ledge to form a tight fit.

Claim 9

A supporting structure as recited in claim 5 wherein the said compressible spring means comprises a series of spring clips, each clip having a central compressible section and offset end portions which are oppositely directed.

Claim 10

A supporting structure as defined in claim 5 wherein said compressible spring means comprises a plurality of spring clips, each clip having a central compressible section of generally transverse, hair-pin configuration, and each end is offset from the other and generally parallel to the other.