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- the present invention relates, generally, to decorative and functional door moldings for food-chilling compartment doors and, more particularly, to protective door moldings for walk-in coolers used in large kitchens and commercial facilities.
- Large food-chilling units are commonly used in commercial kitchens and food storage areas for preservation of perishable food items.
- Commercial food-chilling units such as walk-in coolers, refrigerators, and freezers, and the like, generally include a cabinet or room having a rectangular opening in one of the vertical walls.
- a heavy duty industrial door is mounted in the opening and secured to the vertical wall by hinges. Because it is often necessary to transfer large, bulky materials into and out of the food-chilling unit, the door is relatively large in the width direction to facilitate movement of the large, bulky materials.
- doors for commercial food-chilling units are typically constructed of materials similar to the vertical walls of the food-chilling units.
- commercial food-chilling units were fabricated of heavy steel construction and corrugated metals.
- lighter materials such as aluminum and aluminum alloys, and the like.
- the new materials improve the esthetic appearance of the food-chilling units.
- the exteriors of the food-chilling units can be fabricated with a metallic material having a shiny or glossy surface. Accordingly, advances in materials and construction techniques have resulted in commercial food-chilling units that are lighter and more esthetically pleasing than in the past.
- a door molding including a rectangular base with two opposed elongated side surfaces intersecting two opposed shortened side surfaces.
- a front side opposite to the base has a convex surface and joins the two opposed elongated side surfaces and the two opposed shortened side surfaces.
- One of the two opposed elongated side surfaces is inclined toward the convex surface.
- a walk-in cooler door molding has a cross-sectional configuration that includes a back surface and an elongated side surface intersecting the back surface at substantially a right angle.
- a beveled side surface is inclined toward the back surface and intersects the back surface at an acute angle.
- a convex outer surface intersects the top surface and the beveled side surface.
- a walk-in cooler door and door molding combination includes a rectangular base having elongated sides and shortened ends.
- a domed front surface resided opposite the rectangular base.
- a beveled surface joins one of the elongated sides to the domed front surface.
- Rounded end surfaces join the shortened ends to the domed front surface.
- An elongated side surface joining the other of the elongated sides to the domed front surface.
- a door molding for a food-chilling compartment door includes a back surface for mounting on a face of the door.
- a front surface is opposite the back surface.
- a first elongated side surface extends between the back surface and the front surface and is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the back surface.
- a second elongated side surface is opposite to the first elongated side surface and extends between the back surface and the front surface.
- a molding mounted on a door that closes an opening into a food chilling compartment.
- the molding includes a base substantially parallel to a horizontal edge of the door and extending from one vertical side of the door to the opposite vertical side.
- the base has a back surface adjacent to a door face.
- An elongated side is proximate to the horizontal edge of the door and substantially perpendicular to the door face and extends from the base to the convex outer surface.
- a beveled side is opposite to the elongated side and extends from the base to the convex outer surface.
- Rounded sides are located adjacent to the vertical sides of the door and extend from the base to the convex outer surface.
- a plurality of interior walls in the base extend from the back surface toward the convex outer surface.
- a method of fabricating a door molding for a food-chilling compartment includes providing a mold having a cavity that is configured to form the door molding recited above. A thermoplastic material is provided and the thermoplastic material is flowed into the mold to form the door molding. Additional aspects of the fabrication method include blow molding and flowing a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.
- FIG. 1 is a partial front view of a food-chilling compartment having a door with door moldings configured in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the door and one of the door moldings taken along section line II-II of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the door molding shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the door molding taken along section line IV-IV of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a back view of the door molding shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a chilling-compartment door 10 in a vertical wall 12 of a chilling compartment.
- Door 10 is attached to vertical wall 12 by means of hinges 14 .
- An upper door molding 16 and a lower door molding 18 are attached to a face surface 20 of door 10 .
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 are positioned near the horizontal edges of door 10 .
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 span face surface 20 from a first vertical edge 22 to a second vertical edge 24 .
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 protrude outwardly from face surface 10 to a distance that is sufficient to prevent direct contact against face surface 20 and hinges 14 , so long as the contacting object is positioned on the floor.
- Upper door molding 16 will guard against damage caused by opening door 10 in situations where additional wall surfaces are present, or ventilation of other equipment is attached to the ceiling in proximity to the food-chilling compartment.
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 can be positioned in other locations on door 10 .
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 can be positioned closer to the center of door 10 .
- door moldings 16 and 18 can be considerably taller than is shown in FIG. 1, and can extend vertically across a large portion of face surface 20 .
- a single door molding can be used to protect door 10 .
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 can be sized such that they do not extend entirely across face surface 20 from first vertical edge 22 to second vertical edge 24 .
- upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 can be configured to only extend across a portion of face surface 20 , or can be formed in small sections and a plurality of small sections can be arranged across face surface 20 of door 10 .
- upper door molding 16 and lower door molding 18 are similarly shaped and, as arranged on door 10 , the moldings are mirror images of one another. Although illustrated as mirror images, upper door molding 16 and lower door molding 18 can be shaped differently from one another.
- the particular design illustrated in FIG. 1 offers an aesthetically pleasing symmetry; however, either of the upper or lower door moldings can be shaped to correspond with a particular environmental hazard to which the food-chilling compartment is subjected.
- the several embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to upper door molding 16 . Those skilled in the art, however, will appreciate that the following description also applies to lower door molding 18 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of upper molding 16 and a portion of door 10 taken along section line II-II of FIG. 1.
- Upper molding 16 includes a back surface 26 that is adjacent to face surface 20 of door 10 .
- a front surface 28 is opposite from back surface 26 .
- Two elongated side surface constitute a top or upper surface 30 opposite from a beveled surface 32 .
- Beveled surface 32 is inclined away from face surface 20 of door 10 and forms an acute angle ⁇ with back surface 26 .
- Front surface 28 forms a generally right angle with upper elongated surface 30 .
- upper surface 30 is generally flat and extends perpendicularly from face surface 20 of door 10 .
- upper door molding 16 is positioned on door 10 , such that top surface 30 is positioned in close proximity to upper edge 34 of door 10 .
- a plurality of interior walls are formed in upper and lower door moldings 16 and 18 to define cavities within the door mold.
- the cavities improve the impact resistance and resiliency of the door moldings.
- One such cavity 36 is illustrated in silhouette outline in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2. Cavity 36 is defined by an interior wall surface 37 .
- FIG. 3 A front view of door molding 16 is illustrated in FIG. 3.
- Beveled surface 32 extends from a first shortened side surface 36 to a second shortened side surface 38 .
- the top portion of beveled surface 32 forms a convex arc 40 where beveled surface 32 joins front surface 28 .
- Convex arc 40 is defined by a radius of curvature, such that the radius becomes smaller at each of side surfaces 36 and 38 .
- upper door molding 16 is generally rectangular shaped, such that upper surface 30 and bevel surface 32 are formed along elongated edges, while first side surface 36 and second side surface 38 are formed along shortened edges.
- first side surface 36 and second side surface 38 are formed along shortened edges.
- FIG. 4 A cross sectional view of door molding 16 taken along section line IV-IV of Figure is illustrated in FIG. 4.
- the front surface 28 has generally domed shape having a crown 42 and gradually transitioning toward each of first and second side surfaces 36 and 38 .
- cavities 44 and 46 reside in door molding 16 on either side of cavity 36 .
- door moldings in accordance with the invention can have more than three cavities or less than three cavities. Further, the cavities can vary in size from one another depending upon the particular degree of resiliency desired in the door molding.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a bottom view of door molding 16 showing back surface 26 and cavities 36 , 44 , and 46 .
- the cavities are generally funnel-shaped indentations in back surface 26 .
- the cavities extend from back surface 26 into the interior region of molding 16 .
- the depth to which the cavities extend into the interior regions of molding 16 will depend upon the particular design requirement for rigidity and resiliency of the door molding.
- the cavities are illustrated as generally funnel-shaped, the cavities can have a variety of geometric arrangements in the interior regions of the door molding.
- the cavity openings on back surface 26 can be rectangular, round, square, oval, and the like.
- the cavities can extend through the interior regions of molding 16 and terminate in close proximity to front surface 28 . Alternatively, the cavities can be much shorter and terminate at various distances from front surface 28 .
- a door molding in accordance with the invention can be fabricated from a wide range of materials, including rubber, plastics, thermoplastics, polymers, and the like. Regardless of the particular material of construction, the door molding fabrication method preferably involves a molding process, in which a mold or dye is constructed to have the desired shape of the door molding.
- a molding process in which a mold or dye is constructed to have the desired shape of the door molding.
- a wide variety of molding processes can be used to fabricate a door molding in accordance with the invention, including injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, transfer molding, reaction injection molding, compression molding, extrusion, and the like. While numerous molding techniques can be used, the particular molding process should be compatible with the particular material of construction. Further, the construction material should offer the desired resiliency and hardness to provide adequate impact protection to a chilling-compartment door.
- the particular material of construction preferably forms a non-skid surface, such as a textured surface or the like.
- a non-skid surface such as a textured surface or the like.
- a thermoplastic material is molded to form a door molding in accordance with the invention.
- a thermoplastic copolymer of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) material is used to fabricate the door molding.
- ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
- the components of the ABS material can be varied relative to one another to produce a desired impact strength, chemical resistance, abrasion resistance, colorfastness, and the like. Further, the ABS material can be formulated to have particular thermoexpansion characteristics.
- an ABS material is used in a blowmolding process to fabricate a door molding.
- Blowmolding processes are particularly suited to forming articles having hollow regions in the interior portions of the article. Accordingly, a blowmolding process is particularly useful to fabricate an embodiment of the invention in which cavities are formed within the door molding.
- a molten tube of thermoplastic material such as an ABS material
- blow molding processes can be carried by means of extrusion, injection, and injection-stretch blowmolding.
- an injection blowmolding process is preferably carried out.
- an ABS preform is placed within a split mold having a hollow cavity. The mold sides are clamped together and pinched to seal the preform. Air is then blown into the tube to expand the ABS material into the shape of the hollow cavity. After removing the mold, the door molding is trimmed and finished to a desired appearance.
- an extrusion molding process is carried out in which the ABS material is heated to form a molten plastic then forced into the mold.
- a twin-sheeting process can be used in which halves of the door molding are formed then fused together.
- the door moldings are formed to have a textured outer surface.
- the texturing of the surface improves the resiliency and wear resistance of the door moldings.
- door moldings configured in accordance with the invention offer wide ranging utility.
- the door moldings for either the upper portion or the lower portion of a door can be fabricated from a single mold. Accordingly, the same door molding can be applied to either the top or bottom of the door simply by flipping the door molding over so that the beveled surface faces toward the central portion of the door.
- the invention finds utility with doors closing openings into various structures, such as tool compartments, food storage compartments, warehouse doors, and the like. It is therefore intended to include within the invention variations and modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims and equivalence thereof
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- The present invention relates, generally, to decorative and functional door moldings for food-chilling compartment doors and, more particularly, to protective door moldings for walk-in coolers used in large kitchens and commercial facilities.
- Large food-chilling units are commonly used in commercial kitchens and food storage areas for preservation of perishable food items. Commercial food-chilling units, such as walk-in coolers, refrigerators, and freezers, and the like, generally include a cabinet or room having a rectangular opening in one of the vertical walls. Typically, a heavy duty industrial door is mounted in the opening and secured to the vertical wall by hinges. Because it is often necessary to transfer large, bulky materials into and out of the food-chilling unit, the door is relatively large in the width direction to facilitate movement of the large, bulky materials.
- In addition to being relatively large in size, doors for commercial food-chilling units are typically constructed of materials similar to the vertical walls of the food-chilling units. Until recently, commercial food-chilling units were fabricated of heavy steel construction and corrugated metals. With the development of new materials and construction techniques, commercial food-chilling units can now be constructed of lighter materials, such as aluminum and aluminum alloys, and the like. In addition to being lighter, the new materials improve the esthetic appearance of the food-chilling units. For example, the exteriors of the food-chilling units can be fabricated with a metallic material having a shiny or glossy surface. Accordingly, advances in materials and construction techniques have resulted in commercial food-chilling units that are lighter and more esthetically pleasing than in the past.
- Although the light-weight attractive materials of construction have resulted in food-chilling units having an improved appearance, the exterior materials are somewhat more susceptible to denting, marring, and other types of surface damage. Since the food-chilling units are often located in areas where movement of hand-trucks and heavy transport carts takes place, the food-chilling units are constantly in danger of being damaged by collisions. Additionally, food-chilling units are often located in close proximity to other machines and walls, and the like, that can damage the doors of the food-chilling units when the doors are opened. Accordingly, a need exists for protective door moldings to preserve the esthetic appearance of food-chilling compartment doors, and preserving the overall enhanced appearance of modem food-chilling compartments.
- There is provided in accordance with the invention a door molding including a rectangular base with two opposed elongated side surfaces intersecting two opposed shortened side surfaces. A front side opposite to the base has a convex surface and joins the two opposed elongated side surfaces and the two opposed shortened side surfaces. One of the two opposed elongated side surfaces is inclined toward the convex surface.
- In another aspect of the invention, a walk-in cooler door molding has a cross-sectional configuration that includes a back surface and an elongated side surface intersecting the back surface at substantially a right angle. A beveled side surface is inclined toward the back surface and intersects the back surface at an acute angle. A convex outer surface intersects the top surface and the beveled side surface.
- In yet another aspect of the invention, a walk-in cooler door and door molding combination is provided. The door molding includes a rectangular base having elongated sides and shortened ends. A domed front surface resided opposite the rectangular base. A beveled surface joins one of the elongated sides to the domed front surface. Rounded end surfaces join the shortened ends to the domed front surface. An elongated side surface joining the other of the elongated sides to the domed front surface.
- In a further aspect of the invention a door molding for a food-chilling compartment door includes a back surface for mounting on a face of the door. A front surface is opposite the back surface. A first elongated side surface extends between the back surface and the front surface and is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the back surface. A second elongated side surface is opposite to the first elongated side surface and extends between the back surface and the front surface.
- In a still further aspect of the invention a molding mounted on a door that closes an opening into a food chilling compartment. The molding includes a base substantially parallel to a horizontal edge of the door and extending from one vertical side of the door to the opposite vertical side. The base has a back surface adjacent to a door face. A convex outer surface. An elongated side is proximate to the horizontal edge of the door and substantially perpendicular to the door face and extends from the base to the convex outer surface. A beveled side is opposite to the elongated side and extends from the base to the convex outer surface. Rounded sides are located adjacent to the vertical sides of the door and extend from the base to the convex outer surface. A plurality of interior walls in the base extend from the back surface toward the convex outer surface.
- In still another embodiment, a method of fabricating a door molding for a food-chilling compartment includes providing a mold having a cavity that is configured to form the door molding recited above. A thermoplastic material is provided and the thermoplastic material is flowed into the mold to form the door molding. Additional aspects of the fabrication method include blow molding and flowing a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.
- FIG. 1 is a partial front view of a food-chilling compartment having a door with door moldings configured in accordance with the invention;
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the door and one of the door moldings taken along section line II-II of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the door molding shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the door molding taken along section line IV-IV of FIG. 3; and
- FIG. 5 is a back view of the door molding shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a chilling-
compartment door 10 in avertical wall 12 of a chilling compartment.Door 10 is attached tovertical wall 12 by means ofhinges 14. Anupper door molding 16 and alower door molding 18 are attached to aface surface 20 ofdoor 10. In the illustrated embodiment, upper andlower door moldings door 10. Further, upper andlower door moldings span face surface 20 from a firstvertical edge 22 to a secondvertical edge 24. By arranging upper andlower door moldings face surface 20 ofdoor 10 andhinges 14 can be protected from damage by collision with hand-trucks, carts and other heavy objects. - In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, upper and
lower door moldings face surface 10 to a distance that is sufficient to prevent direct contact againstface surface 20 andhinges 14, so long as the contacting object is positioned on the floor.Upper door molding 16 will guard against damage caused by openingdoor 10 in situations where additional wall surfaces are present, or ventilation of other equipment is attached to the ceiling in proximity to the food-chilling compartment. - Those skilled in the art will appreciate that upper and
lower door moldings door 10. For example, upper andlower door moldings door 10. Further,door moldings face surface 20. Additionally, instead of two separate door moldings, a single door molding can be used to protectdoor 10. It will also be apparent to those skilled in the art that upper andlower door moldings face surface 20 from firstvertical edge 22 to secondvertical edge 24. Instead, upper andlower door moldings face surface 20, or can be formed in small sections and a plurality of small sections can be arranged acrossface surface 20 ofdoor 10. - As illustrated in FIG. 1,
upper door molding 16 andlower door molding 18 are similarly shaped and, as arranged ondoor 10, the moldings are mirror images of one another. Although illustrated as mirror images,upper door molding 16 andlower door molding 18 can be shaped differently from one another. The particular design illustrated in FIG. 1 offers an aesthetically pleasing symmetry; however, either of the upper or lower door moldings can be shaped to correspond with a particular environmental hazard to which the food-chilling compartment is subjected. The several embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference toupper door molding 16. Those skilled in the art, however, will appreciate that the following description also applies tolower door molding 18. - FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of
upper molding 16 and a portion ofdoor 10 taken along section line II-II of FIG. 1.Upper molding 16 includes aback surface 26 that is adjacent to facesurface 20 ofdoor 10. Afront surface 28 is opposite fromback surface 26. Two elongated side surface constitute a top orupper surface 30 opposite from abeveled surface 32. Beveledsurface 32 is inclined away fromface surface 20 ofdoor 10 and forms an acute angle θ withback surface 26.Front surface 28 forms a generally right angle with upperelongated surface 30. Also, in the illustrated embodiment,upper surface 30 is generally flat and extends perpendicularly fromface surface 20 ofdoor 10. In accordance with the exemplary embodiment,upper door molding 16 is positioned ondoor 10, such thattop surface 30 is positioned in close proximity toupper edge 34 ofdoor 10. - In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of interior walls are formed in upper and
lower door moldings such cavity 36 is illustrated in silhouette outline in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2.Cavity 36 is defined by aninterior wall surface 37. By forming one or more cavities within upper andlower door moldings face surface 10 and hinges 14 ofdoor 10. - A front view of
door molding 16 is illustrated in FIG. 3. Beveledsurface 32 extends from a first shortenedside surface 36 to a second shortenedside surface 38. The top portion ofbeveled surface 32 forms aconvex arc 40 wherebeveled surface 32 joinsfront surface 28.Convex arc 40 is defined by a radius of curvature, such that the radius becomes smaller at each of side surfaces 36 and 38. - In the illustrated embodiment,
upper door molding 16 is generally rectangular shaped, such thatupper surface 30 andbevel surface 32 are formed along elongated edges, whilefirst side surface 36 andsecond side surface 38 are formed along shortened edges. Those skilled in the art, however, will recognize that although the door moldings of the invention are illustrated as generally rectangular structures with respect to their placement onface surface 20, other geometrical forms, such as square, oval, circular, and the like are possible. - A cross sectional view of
door molding 16 taken along section line IV-IV of Figure is illustrated in FIG. 4. In the illustrated embodiment, thefront surface 28 has generally domed shape having acrown 42 and gradually transitioning toward each of first and second side surfaces 36 and 38. - A plurality of cavities are illustrated in the side view of upper door molding16 illustrated in FIG. 4. In addition to
cavity 36, in theillustrative embodiment cavities door molding 16 on either side ofcavity 36. Those skilled in the art will recognize that although three cavities are illustrated, door moldings in accordance with the invention can have more than three cavities or less than three cavities. Further, the cavities can vary in size from one another depending upon the particular degree of resiliency desired in the door molding. - FIG. 5 illustrates a bottom view of
door molding 16 showing backsurface 26 andcavities back surface 26. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the cavities extend fromback surface 26 into the interior region ofmolding 16. The depth to which the cavities extend into the interior regions ofmolding 16 will depend upon the particular design requirement for rigidity and resiliency of the door molding. Although the cavities are illustrated as generally funnel-shaped, the cavities can have a variety of geometric arrangements in the interior regions of the door molding. For example, the cavity openings onback surface 26 can be rectangular, round, square, oval, and the like. Further, the cavities can extend through the interior regions ofmolding 16 and terminate in close proximity tofront surface 28. Alternatively, the cavities can be much shorter and terminate at various distances fromfront surface 28. - A door molding in accordance with the invention can be fabricated from a wide range of materials, including rubber, plastics, thermoplastics, polymers, and the like. Regardless of the particular material of construction, the door molding fabrication method preferably involves a molding process, in which a mold or dye is constructed to have the desired shape of the door molding. A wide variety of molding processes can be used to fabricate a door molding in accordance with the invention, including injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, transfer molding, reaction injection molding, compression molding, extrusion, and the like. While numerous molding techniques can be used, the particular molding process should be compatible with the particular material of construction. Further, the construction material should offer the desired resiliency and hardness to provide adequate impact protection to a chilling-compartment door. Further, the particular material of construction preferably forms a non-skid surface, such as a textured surface or the like. Those skilled in the art will recognize that numerous rubber, thermoplastic, and polymer materials can be selected that are both compatible with a molding process and will have a desired degree of hardness and impact resistance.
- In one embodiment of the invention, a thermoplastic material is molded to form a door molding in accordance with the invention. In a preferred embodiment, a thermoplastic copolymer of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) material is used to fabricate the door molding. The components of the ABS material can be varied relative to one another to produce a desired impact strength, chemical resistance, abrasion resistance, colorfastness, and the like. Further, the ABS material can be formulated to have particular thermoexpansion characteristics.
- In one particular embodiment of the invention, an ABS material is used in a blowmolding process to fabricate a door molding. Blowmolding processes are particularly suited to forming articles having hollow regions in the interior portions of the article. Accordingly, a blowmolding process is particularly useful to fabricate an embodiment of the invention in which cavities are formed within the door molding. In the blowmolding process, a molten tube of thermoplastic material, such as an ABS material, is blown into a tube with compressed air or other inert gas, while the blow mold is chilled. Those skilled in the art will recognize that blow molding processes can be carried by means of extrusion, injection, and injection-stretch blowmolding. When a door molding of the invention is fabricated with an ABS material, an injection blowmolding process is preferably carried out. In the preferred process, an ABS preform is placed within a split mold having a hollow cavity. The mold sides are clamped together and pinched to seal the preform. Air is then blown into the tube to expand the ABS material into the shape of the hollow cavity. After removing the mold, the door molding is trimmed and finished to a desired appearance.
- In a preferred embodiment an extrusion molding process is carried out in which the ABS material is heated to form a molten plastic then forced into the mold. In an alternative processing method, a twin-sheeting process can be used in which halves of the door molding are formed then fused together.
- In one particular embodiment of the invention, the door moldings are formed to have a textured outer surface. The texturing of the surface improves the resiliency and wear resistance of the door moldings.
- Those skilled in the art will recognize that, through the molding process, door moldings configured in accordance with the invention offer wide ranging utility. For example, the door moldings for either the upper portion or the lower portion of a door can be fabricated from a single mold. Accordingly, the same door molding can be applied to either the top or bottom of the door simply by flipping the door molding over so that the beveled surface faces toward the central portion of the door.
- Thus, it is apparent that there has been described, in accordance with the invention, a door molding for a food-chilling compartment that fully provides the advantages set forth above. Although the invention has been described and illustrated with reference to specific illustrative embodiments thereof, it is not intended that the invention be limited to those illustrative embodiments. Those skilled in the art will recognize that variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, although the invention has been described with reference to walk-in coolers, the door moldings can be used for a wide variety of doors that require impact protection. Accordingly, in addition to food-chilling compartments, refrigerators, freezers, and the like, the invention finds utility with doors closing openings into various structures, such as tool compartments, food storage compartments, warehouse doors, and the like. It is therefore intended to include within the invention variations and modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims and equivalence thereof
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