PANELING DOORS OR OTHER WOOD WORK, No

(No Model.) J. A. SMITH, PANELING DOORS OR OTHER WOOD WORK, No. 422,844, Patented Mar. 4, 1890, Zze 7/2Zealafae Z7ez/622227 2222222, (22%afzezzé, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN A. SMITH, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. PAN ELING DOORS oR OTHER WOOD-WORK. or: SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,844, dated March 4, 1890. Application filed August 15, 1889, Serial No, 320,824 (No model.) To all whom, it may concern: In consequence of the prior construction Be it known that I, JoHN A. SMITH, a citi the contraction or shrinkage of the panel Zen of the United States, residing at Roches draws the moldings and nails outward from 5o ter, in the county of Monroe and State of New the grooved part of the frame, as indicated York, have invented new and useful Improve at the right-hand side of the frame shown. ments in Paneling Doors or other Wood This is a very objectionable feature, to which Work, of which the following is a specifica all Wooden doors having panels and mold tion. ings around the panels are subject; and to This invention relates to paneling wood avoid this objection I provide the frame 1, 55 O work where the panel edges are secured by Fig. 2, which may represent the stiles of a moldings and nails, as in doors. door, with a rabbet 2 at each edge to form a The object of my invention is to avoid in central projecting tongue 3. The moldings serting the panel-edges in grooves cut in the 4, of any desired pattern or style, are fash surrounding frame, and to provide a novel ioned to set in the rabbets against the sides construction and means for so securing the of the tongue, where such moldings are Se panels and moldings that expansion and con cured by glue and by obliquely-driven nails traction of the panels will not disturb the 5, that pass into the solid parts of the stile or moldings, and whereby a new panel can be frame 1. The edges of the panel 6, of suit expeditiously inserted without damaging or able shape, are located between the moldings separating the parts of the frame, such as and have no connection with the nails 5, and the stiles and rails of a door. while the panel may be glued in position it The object of my invention I accomplish can contract without tendency to draw out by a wood-work frame having the parts the obliquely-driven nails, whereby the mold such as the stiles of a door-provided with a ings will never be moved or disturbed by con 25 rabbet at each edge tu form a central pro traction or expansion of the panel. jecting tongue, and the moldings arranged in My impovement is especially useful in the such rabbets and secured by nailing to the construction of doors for buildings; but ob rabbeted part, with the panel located between viously it is applicable to other paneled wood 75 the moldings disconnected from the nails and Work. adapted to contract and expand without mov Having thus described my invention, what I ing or disturbing the moldings, as will more claim is fully appear hereinafter, reference being made In a paneled door or other wood frame, the to the accompanying drawings, in which - combination of the stile or frame having a Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a rabbet along each edge to form a central 35 piece of paneling constructed in the ordinary tongue, a molding nailed in each rabbet, and or well-known manner, and Fig. 2 is a similar a panel coextensive with the width of the view exhibiting my improvement. tongue and having its edges located between In order to enable those skilled in the art the moldings and free from engagement with to make and use my invention, I Will now describe the same in detail, referring first to the moldings and their retaining-nails, sub Fig.1 to explain the usual or ordinary method stantially as described. of paneling, where it will be seen that the In testimony whereof I have affixed my sig edges of the panel are inserted in grooves cut nature in presence of two witnesses. in the surrounding frame or stiles and that the JOHN A. SMITH, 45 moldings are secured to the panels by nails Witnesses: passing through the moldings and panel and HENRY FISK, entering the grooved part of the frame. GEORGE GEYER. .

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