Kenneth R Carson

US Patent:

55687130, Oct 29, 1996

Filed:

Jan 24, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/590787

Inventors:

Robert J. Gagne - Glastonbury CT
William J. Plein - South Windsor CT
Kenneth Carson - Shannon MS

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

E06B 372

US Classification:

527851

Abstract:

A mirror door comprising a door with opposed faces, one of which has a recess therein, and a mirror seated within the recess. The mirror has a light reflective front face and a rear face disposed against the door, and is cooperatively dimensioned with the recess to locate its periphery adjacent the periphery of the recess. The mirror is secured in the recess of the door by two adhesives. The first rigid adhesive is disposed between the peripheral portions of the rear face of the mirror and the door recess, and the second adhesive is disposed between the mirror and door inwardly of the peripheral portions. The first adhesive is relatively rigid in comparison to the second adhesive to mount the mirror on the door in a fixed position, and the second adhesive is relatively flexible to accommodate differential expansion between the door and mirror and to dampen impact forces acting between the door and mirror. A method for making a mirror door is also provided.

US Patent:

56004532, Feb 4, 1997

Filed:

Sep 21, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/531451

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Carson - Shannon MS

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

G02B 508
B32B 3100
B30B 506
B26D 528

US Classification:

359883

Abstract:

Apparatus for making a framed mirror includes a conveyor for moving a frame with the mirror seated therein to a film application and laminating station and a stop downstream of the laminating station. A cutter station serves the film applied from a roll supply. A control effects operation of the stop and stops unrolling of film from the roll supply. The framed mirror includes a frame with a peripheral portion having front and rear faces and defining an opening extending therethrough and a recess in the rear surface thereof providing a shoulder extending about the opening. The mirror having front and rear surfaces is seated on the shoulder. Synthetic resin sheeting extends over the rear surface of the mirror and over at least a portion of the rear surface of the frame peripheral portion, and is adhesively bonded to the rear surfaces of the mirror and the frame to secure the mirror on the shoulder and to provide resistance to shattering of the mirror.

US Patent:

55601685, Oct 1, 1996

Filed:

Mar 10, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/402003

Inventors:

Robert J. Gagne - Glastonbury CT
William J. Plein - South Windsor CT
Kenneth R. Carson - Shannon MS

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

E06B 500
E06B 354
A47G 100

US Classification:

52455

Abstract:

A hollow core door has a perimeter frame with stiles and top and bottom rails, and a pair of skins secured to the perimeter frame. One skin has an aperture therein with its side margins spaced inwardly of the perimeter frame, and inner frame elements are disposed between the margins of the aperture and the stiles, secured to at least one skin. A mirror with dimensions smaller than those of the aperture is secured in a molding which extends about its periphery of the mirror, and the molding has a peripheral portion overlying the skin about the side margins of the aperture and a body portion which extends inwardly of the door. The molding is secured against the skin.

US Patent:

54833868, Jan 9, 1996

Filed:

May 16, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/243278

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Carson - Shannon MS

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

G02B 508
A47G 106

US Classification:

359883

Abstract:

A framed mirror includes a frame with a peripheral portion having front and rear faces and defining an opening extending therethrough. The peripheral portion of the frame has a recess in the rear surface thereof providing a shoulder extending about the opening. A mirror having front and rear surfaces is seated in the opening with the peripheral portion of its front surface disposed on the shoulder. Synthetic resin sheeting extends over the rear surface of the mirror and over at least a portion of the rear surface of the frame peripheral portion, and is adhesively bonded to the rear surfaces of the mirror and the frame to secure the mirror on the shoulder and to provide resistance to shattering of the mirror.