Railing base shoe and weather seal system and method
AssigneeFrameless Hardware Company
InventorGary Sprague
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Abstract
A system and method for waterproofing the interface between a base shoe and a panel is provided. The system includes a weather seal adapted to extend between an inner side wall of the base shoe and an adjacent surface of the panel to seal the gap therebetween. The system includes an elongate groove formed in the inner side wall at a downward offset angle and including a groove entrance that is accessible from directly above. The weather seal includes a foot adapted to be received into the elongate groove when the seal is configured to seal the gap. In this way, the seal may be installed from above and the seal's foot may be pressed into the groove via the groove entrance to secure the seal in place.
Claims17
A system configured to seal a gap between a base shoe portion and a panel, the base shoe portion including an inner side wall and the panel including a first surface opposing the inner side wall, the system comprising:
- a first elongate groove formed in the base shoe inner side wall and including a first groove entrance defined by a groove upper lip and a groove lower lip, a first groove back side opposite the first groove entrance and a first groove bottom surface that extends from the first groove lower lip to the first groove back side at a reflex angle relative to the inner side wall;
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- a first elongate seal configured to extend from the base shoe inner side wall to the panel and including a first foot adapted to be received into the first elongate groove;
- wherein the groove upper lip is recessed from the groove lower lip such that at least a portion of the first groove entrance is vertically accessible from directly above the first elongate groove.
A system configured to seal a gap between a base shoe portion and a panel, the base shoe portion including an inner side wall at a first position in a horizontal plane and a top side, and the panel including a first surface opposing the inner side wall, the system comprising:
- a first elongate groove formed at an intersection of the base shoe inner side wall and the base shoe top side, the first groove including a first groove entrance defined by a groove upper lip and a groove lower lip, and a first groove back side opposite the first groove entrance and a first groove bottom surface that extends from the first groove lower lip to the first groove back side at a reflex angle relative to the inner side wall;
- a first elongate seal configured to extend from the base shoe inner side wall to the panel and including a first foot adapted to be received into the first elongate groove;
- wherein the top side terminates at a second position in the horizontal plane laterally offset from the first position in a direction away from the panel such that at least a portion of the first groove entrance is vertically accessible from directly above the first elongate grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.