Seals for vertically stacking panel door
AssigneeCornellCookson, LLC
InventorsJames Janick, Joseph A. Garrah, Brandon Carl Smith
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Abstract
In example implementations, a header seal for a vertical stacking panel door is provided. The header seal includes a header channel and a seal plate. The header channel includes a body portion comprising a plurality of openings to receive a mechanical fastener and a lip portion coupled to the body portion. The seal plate includes a bracket comprising a plurality of openings to receive a mechanical fastener to connect the bracket to the top most vertical panel and a flexible member to contact the lip portion to form a seal against the lip of the header channel when the vertically stacking panel door is in a closed position.
Claims15
A header seal for a vertically stacking panel door, comprising:
- a header channel, the header channel comprising:
- a body portion comprising a plurality of openings to receive a mechanical fastener;
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- a lip portion coupled to the body portion;
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- a seal plate coupled to a top most vertical panel of the vertically stacking panel door, wherein the seal plate comprises:
- a bracket comprising a plurality of openings to receive a mechanical fastener to connect the bracket to the top most vertical panel, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings of the bracket comprises a slot to provide an adjustment tolerance towards and away from the header channel when the seal plate is installed on the top most vertical panel;
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- a flexible member to contact the lip portion to form a seal against the lip portion of the header channel when the vertically stacking panel door is in a closed position.
A vertically stacking panel door system, comprising
- a vertically stacking panel door comprising a plurality of disconnected panels;
- a track system to guide movement of the vertically stacking panel door;
- a header channel located between opposing tracks of the track system;
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- a seal plate coupled to a top most panel of the plurality of disconnected panels, wherein the seal plate forms a seal against the header channel when the vertically stacking panel door is in a closed position, wherein the seal plate comprises:
- a bracket comprising a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings to receive a mechanical fastener to connect the bracket to the top most panel, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings of the bracket comprises a slot to provide an adjustment tolerance towards and away from the header channel when the seal plate is installed on the top most panel;
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- a flexible member to contact a lip portion of the header channel to form a seal against the lip portion of the header channel when the vertically stacking panel door is in the closed position.
A vertically stacking panel door system, comprising
- a vertically stacking panel door comprising a plurality of disconnected panels;
- a track system to guide movement of the vertically stacking panel door;
- a header channel;
- a seal plate coupled to a top most vertical panel of the plurality of disconnected panels, wherein the seal plate forms a seal against the header channel when the vertically stacking panel door is in a closed position, wherein the seal plate comprises:
- a bracket comprising a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings to receive a mechanical fastener to connect the bracket to the top most vertical panel, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings of the bracket comprises a slot to provide an adjustment tolerance towards and away from the header channel when the seal plate is installed on the top most vertical panel;
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- a flexible member to contact a lip portion of the header channel to form a seal against the lip portion of the header channel when the vertically stacking panel door is in the closed position;
- a first vertical seal coupled to a first side of a doorjamb;
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- a second vertical seal coupled to a second side of the door jamb opposite the first side, wherein the first vertical seal and the second vertical seal are to form a seal against the plurality of disconnected panels when the vertically stacking panel door is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.