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US 12,012,803 B2Granted
Seal for an overhead door
AssigneeThermo Traks Inc
InventorsJohn D. Patock, Carl J. Peterson
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Abstract
A seal for an overhead door includes a first sidewall, and a second sidewall that extends from the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls extend beyond a bottom corner of the overhead door to cover an opening formed by compression of an astragal attached to a bottom surface of the overhead door.
Claims16
A seal for an overhead door, the seal comprising:
- mutually perpendicular height, width, and depth;
- a first sidewall delimited by the height and the width and having a bottom adjacent a bottom of the seal and a top adjacent a top of the seal;
- a second sidewall extending from the first sidewall, the second sidewall delimited by the height and the depth, the second sidewall including:
- a longitudinal portion;
- a lateral portion extending from the longitudinal portion;
- and
- at least one aperture configured to receive a fastener for attaching the seal to a bottom corner of the overhead door, the at least one aperture having a length providing a tolerance for the seal to move relative to the overhead door and the fastener;
- wherein the first sidewall is tapered from the bottom of the first sidewall to the top of the first sidewall, wherein the bottom of the first sidewall has a first thickness along the depth and the top of the first sidewall has a second thickness along the depth, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and wherein the first sidewall, in vertical cross-section, has a triangular shape.
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A kit comprising:
- an overhead door, which includes:
- an exterior surface;
- an interior surface separated from the exterior surface by a side surface;
- and
- an astragal attached to a bottom surface of the overhead door;
- and
- a seal for covering a gap formed after compression of the astragal and formed between the bottom surface of the overhead door and a ground surface under the overhead door, the seal including:
- a first sidewall configured to abut the exterior surface of the overhead door, the first sidewall having a bottom adjacent a bottom of the seal and a top adjacent a top of the seal;
- a second sidewall extending from the first sidewall, and configured to abut the side surface of the overhead door, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall extend beyond the bottom surface of the overhead door to cover the gap, and wherein the first sidewall is tapered from the bottom of the first sidewall to the top of the first sidewall, wherein the bottom of the first sidewall has a first thickness and the top of the first sidewall has a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and wherein the first sidewall, in vertical cross-section, has a triangular shape;
- and
- at least one aperture configured to receive a fastener for attaching the seal to a bottom corner of the overhead door, the at least one aperture having an extended length providing a tolerance for the seal to move relative to the overhead door and the fastener when the seal hits the ground surface after the compression of the astragal.
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A seal for an overhead door, the seal comprising:
- a first sidewall;
- a second sidewall extending from the first sidewall, the first sidewall having a bottom adjacent a bottom of the seal and a top adjacent a top of the seal, the first and second sidewalls defining an interior corner, the interior corner covering an exterior surface and a side surface at a bottom exterior corner of the overhead door, the second sidewall including:
- a longitudinal portion;
- a lateral portion extending from the longitudinal portion;
- and
- at least one aperture that is configured to receive a fastener for attaching the seal to the bottom exterior corner of the overhead door;
- wherein the first sidewall is tapered from the bottom of the first sidewall to the top of the first sidewall, wherein the bottom of the first sidewall has a first thickness and the top of the first sidewall has a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and wherein the first sidewall, in vertical cross-section, has a triangular shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.