# US 11,466,510 B2 · Seal with rat resistant barrier > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,466,510 B2 - Document ID: US11466510B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/464,978 - Filed: 2017-11-29 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Granted: 2022-10-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-30 - Assignees: Rodexit APS - Applicants: Rodexit Aps - Inventors: Bjørn Von Ryberg; Claus Frimand - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11466510B2 ## CPC - A01M 29/30: preventing or obstructing access or passage, e.g. by means of barriers, spikes, cords, obstacles or sprinkled water - E06B 7/2316: {used as a seal between the floor and the wing} - B29C 48/07: Flat, e.g. panels - B29C 48/154: Coating solid articles, i.e. non-hollow articles - B29C 48/156: Coating two or more articles simultaneously - B29C 48/2883: {of preformed parts, e.g. inserts, retaining their shape during the extrusion process} - E06B 7/2301: {without an integrally formed part for fixing the edging} - E06B 7/2305: {with an integrally formed part for fixing the edging (E06B7/2316 takes precedence)} - E06B 7/2314: {characterised by the material} - B29C 48/30: Extrusion nozzles or dies (extrusion characterised by the shape or cross-section of the extruded article B29C48/03) - B29C 48/34: Cross-head annular extrusion nozzles, i.e. for simultaneously receiving moulding material and the preform to be coated - B29C 48/919: {using a bath, e.g. extruding into an open bath to coagulate or cool the material} - B29K 2021/003: {Thermoplastic elastomers} - B29K 2027/06: PVC, i.e. polyvinylchloride - B29K 2105/106: {longitudinally} - B29K 2305/00: Use of metals, their alloys or their compounds, as reinforcement - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS ## Abstract A flexible and oblong blade seal for sealing a gap between a door leaf and an adjacent surface includes A) a flexible outer material and B) a section with the sealing function (the sealing section), in which a barrier of a plurality of substantially parallel metal wires and/or narrow metal strips is embedded in the flexible outer material in such a way, that the wires and/or strips are arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the seal. A method for mounting such seals and a method for producing them. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An elastic and oblong seal for sealing one or more gaps wherein the one or more gaps are selected from the group consisting of: one or more gaps between a building part and an adjacent surface, one or more gaps between a wall and an adjacent surface, and one or more gaps between a fence and an adjacent surface, said seal comprising: a sealing section comprising an elastic outer material in the form of a polymer; and a rodent proofing barrier embedded in at least a part of the elastic outer material, said barrier comprising a plurality of separate metal wires arranged at a distance to each other and extending substantially in parallel to a longitudinal direction of the seal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The seal of claim 1, wherein the elastic outer material is a thermoplastic elastomer or rubber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The seal of claim 2, wherein: the plurality of separate metal wires comprises at least two separate metal wires that each are solid single stranded wires with a surface that is coated with an adhesive coating to which the elastic outer material adheres better than to the at least two separate metal wires; and the elastic outer material constitutes one single outer material, in which the at least two separate metal wires are embedded. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The seal of claim 3, wherein the distance between the at least two separate metal wires is no larger than 10 mm; and the elastic outer material is the thermoplastic elastomer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The seal of claim 2, wherein the a Shore A hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer or rubber is between 45 and 90. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The seal of claim 4, wherein the one or more gaps are the one or more gaps between the building part and the adjacent surface; and wherein the distance between the at least two separate metal wires is no larger than 8 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The seal of claim 6, wherein the building part is a door leaf. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The seal of claim 7, wherein the door leaf is a door leaf of an up-and-over door. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The seal of claim 6, wherein: the seal is a blade seal; and the at least two separate metal wires are made of steel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The seal of claim 9, wherein: a cross section of the seal is symmetric with a uniform structure; the at least two separate wires are at least six separate metal wires; and said at least six separate metal wires are distributed evenly over a width of the seal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The seal of claim 6, wherein the seal has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional form. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The seal of claim 6, wherein the seal has a substantially L-shaped cross-sectional form. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The seal of claim 6, wherein the seal has a substantially J-shaped cross-sectional form. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The seal of claim 1, wherein: the one or more gaps are the one or more gaps between the building part and the adjacent surface; the rodent proofing barrier consists essentially of the plurality of separate metal wires; the plurality of separate metal wires comprises at least two separate wires with a diameter of at least 0.4 mm; and the distance between the at least two separate metal wires is no larger than 10 mm. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The seal of claim 14, wherein the building part is a door leaf and the seal is a blade seal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) A method of securing the one or more gaps between the building part and the adjacent surface against pests comprising the step of mounting the seal according to claim 6 on the building part. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the building part is a door leaf. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the door leaf is a door leaf of an up-and-over door. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the step of mounting the seal comprises securing the seal to the door by means of a 20-80 mm wide mounting strip. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the mounting strip is made of a polymer.