US 10,501,026 B2Granted

Combination splash seal and wear bar

OwnerEdwin E. Ksiezopolski, Kevin J. Ksiezopolskiinventors

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Abstract

A seal assembly is mounted to a floor portion of an RV with a slide out room. The slide out room has a wall and a floor that is separated from the floor of the RV. The seal assembly has a floor portion, a separate wear bar and a separate bulb seal. The floor portion has a mounting portion that receives the wear bar and an exterior leg that connects the bulb seal using a tongue and groove. Fasteners connect the wear bar and floor portion to the floor of the RV. The floor portion includes a wiper that extends upwardly from an inner lateral edge. A catch wall extends adjacent the wiper and cooperates with it to form a trough for drainage. The catch wall can receive a corner piece to direct drained water to the outside of the RV.

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Dependent claims

A seal for living quarters having main living area walls and a main living area floor defining a main living area, said main living area floor having a lateral edge, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls, an end wall, and a second floor defining an auxiliary living space, said slide out room capable of movement between a retracted and an extended position, said second floor adapted for slidably overlaying said main living area floor and separated therefrom, said seal comprising:

a bulb seal having a bulb portion and a connector, said connector formed from L-shaped tabs;
a wear bar formed from a single unitary member having an inner and outer mounting flange with corresponding planar lower surfaces and oppositely located upper surfaces, a base wall extending between said mounting flanges, said wear bar having outer upright members extending from said base wall adjacent said upper surfaces of said mounting flanges, said upright members extending to an arcuate top that is integrally joined thereto, said wear bar having a strut member extending between said upper surface of said mounting flange and said arcuate top, said strut member located at a midpoint between said outer upright members;
a floor portion having a mounting portion including an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of said mounting portion being substantially planar and adapted for receiving said wear bar, said floor portion having an exterior leg affixed thereto at an outer lateral edge of said mounting portion, said exterior leg extending away from and beyond said lower surface of said mounting portion, said exterior leg including a connector formed from L-shaped tabs and adapted for receiving said bulb seal, said mounting portion having a wiper extending from an inner lateral edge opposite of said exterior leg, said wiper extending away from and beyond said upper surface of said mounting portion and in a direction opposite of said exterior leg, a portion of said wiper formed from a material more flexible than said mounting portion;
and
said inner lateral edge of said mounting portion being connected to a catch wall having an upper end opposite said inner lateral edge, said upper end of said catch wall extending away from and beyond said upper surface of said mounting portion at an oblique angle, said upper end of said catch wall connected to a hook wall, said hook wall substantially parallel to and spaced from a portion of said catch wall, said catch wall and said wiper cooperating to form a valley therebetween.

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a bulb seal having a bulb portion and a connector, said bulb portion formed from a material having a lower durometer than said connector;
a wear bar having a mounting flange with a substantially planar lower surface and an oppositely located upper surface, said mounting flange connected to and integrally joined to an arcuate top, said wear bar formed from a material having a higher durometer than said bulb portion;
a floor portion having a mounting portion including an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of said mounting portion adapted for receiving said wear bar, said floor portion having an exterior leg integrally affixed to an outer lateral edge of said mounting portion, said exterior leg extending away from and beyond said lower surface of said mounting portion, said exterior leg including a connector adapted for receiving said bulb seal, said mounting portion having a wiper extending away from and beyond said upper surface of said mounting portion and in a direction opposite of said exterior leg, said wiper having a portion formed from a material more flexible than said mounting portion;
and
a catch wall extending from said mounting portion in a direction opposite said exterior leg and having an upper end opposite said mounting portion, said upper end of said catch wall extending away from and beyond said upper surface at an oblique angle, said upper end of said catch wall connected to a hook wall, said hook wall substantially parallel to and spaced from a portion of said catch wall, said catch wall and said wiper cooperating to form a valley therebetween.

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a bulb seal having a bulb portion and a connector, said bulb portion formed from a material having a lower durometer than said connector;
a wear bar having a mounting flange with a lower surface, said mounting flange connected to and integrally joined to a top surface, said top surface spaced from said lower surface, said wear bar formed from a material having a higher durometer than said bulb portion;
a floor portion having a mounting portion including an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of said mounting portion adapted for receiving said wear bar, said floor portion having an exterior leg integrally affixed to an outer lateral edge of said mounting portion, said exterior leg extending away from and beyond said lower surface of said mounting portion, said exterior leg including a connector adapted for receiving said bulb seal, said mounting portion having a wiper extending away from and beyond said upper surface of said mounting portion and in a direction opposite of said exterior leg, said wiper having a portion formed from a material more flexible than said mounting portion;
and
a catch wall extending from said mounting portion in a direction opposite said exterior leg and having an upper end opposite said mounting portion, said upper end of said catch wall extending away from and beyond said upper surface, said upper end of said catch wall angled with respect to said upper surface of said mounting portion, said catch wall and said wiper cooperating to form a valley therebetween.

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Facts

Application: 15/791,288Filed 23 Oct 2017 · continuation in part
Priority: 6 Dec 2013
Published: US 2018/0043844 A115 Feb 2018
Granted: 10 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B60R 13/06
Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes: sealing strips
B60P 3/34
Comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles: the living accommodation being expansible, collapsible or…
F16J 15/025
The packing being locally weakened in order to increase elasticity: and with at least one flexible lip
F16J 15/027
The packing being locally weakened in order to increase elasticity: and with a hollow profile

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Application61/912,687Us provisional application · filed 6 Dec 2013
Application14/563,146Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Dec 2014
Application14/959,840Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 4 Dec 2015
Application15/346,911Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 Nov 2016
US 2018/0043844 A1Pre-grant publication · published 15 Feb 2018
US 9,796,321 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 9,533,629 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 9,505,357 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2015/0158438 A1Published application
US 2016/0159294 A1Published application
US 2017/0102072 A1Published application
US 10,501,026 B2This patent

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