US 12,227,990 B2Granted

Interlocking molding with sightline elimination flange for toilet and other partitions

AssigneeAmerican Specialties, Inc.

InventorsDouglas Hitchon, Donald Wayne Smith, Andrew Neil McCall, Matthew Stepp

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Abstract

A flanged interlocking molding is provided for use in toilet partitions or other partitions, and which eliminates the sight lines along each edge of the partition door. The flanged interlocking molding, formed of a single piece of material can be arranged on a component of the partition, such as a door and/or a pilaster. The flanged interlocking molding comprises a body portion; a first arm extending from a first edge of the body portion; a flange comprising include parallel layers of the metallic material including a first layer extending in a first direction away from the body portion, and a second layer extending from the first layer in a direction opposite the first direction; and a second arm extending from the second layer of the, the second arm including an edge arranged parallel to an edge of the first arm with a gap formed therebetween.

Claims22

Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a body portion;
a first arm opposing an inner surface of the body portion and extending from a first edge of the body portion;
a flange comprising parallel layers of the metallic material, the parallel layers comprising:
a first layer extending in a first direction away from the body portion at a second edge of the body portion opposite the first edge of the body portion, and
a second layer extending at a first edge from the first layer in a second direction opposite the first direction;
and
a second arm extending from a second edge of the second layer of the flange and opposing the inner surface of the body portion, the second arm comprising an edge arranged parallel to an edge of the first arm with a gap formed therebetween,
wherein the flange is formed at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a reference plane through a base of the first arm and a base of the second arm and is configured to serve as a stop for a door closure;
and
wherein the apparatus is formed of a single, elongated, and contiguous strip of a metallic material.

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A system, comprising:

a door having a hinge side and a locking side;
a first pilaster arranged adjacent to the hinge side of the door;
a second pilaster arranged adjacent to the locking side of the door;
and
a first apparatus secured to the hinge side of the door or the first pilaster, and a second apparatus secured to the locking side of the door or the second pilaster, each of the first and second apparatuses being formed of a single, elongated, and contiguous strip of a metallic material, and comprising:
a body portion;
a first arm opposing an inner surface of the body portion and extending from a first edge of the body portion;
a flange comprising parallel layers of the metallic material, the parallel layers comprising:
a first layer extending in a first direction away from the body portion at a second edge of the body portion opposite the first edge of the body portion, and
a second layer extending at a first edge from the first layer in a second direction opposite the first direction;
and
a second arm extending from a second edge of the second layer of the flange and opposing the inner surface of the body portion, the second arm comprising an edge arranged parallel to an edge of the first arm with a gap formed therebetween, wherein the flange is formed at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a reference plane through a base of the first arm and a base of the second arm, and is configured to serve as a stop for a door closure;
wherein the first apparatus is provided along the height of the hinge side of the door or the first pilaster and the flange of the first apparatus is configured to conceal a gap formed between the door and the first pilaster to prevent a sightline forming between the first pilaster and the door;
and
wherein the second apparatus is provided along the height of the locking side of the door or the second pilaster and the flange of the second apparatus is configured to conceal a gap formed between the door and the second pilaster to prevent a sightline forming between the second pilaster and the door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/848,894Filed 24 Jun 2022 · us provisional application
Priority: 25 Jun 2021
Published: US 2022/0412158 A129 Dec 2022
Granted: 18 Feb 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

E06B 7/367
Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame: by covering the gap between the door and the door…
B21D 5/02
Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves: on press brakes without making use of clamping means
B21D 5/08
By drawing procedure making use of dies or forming-rollers, e.g. making profiles: making use of forming-rollers
E06B 7/362
Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame: the gap between the door and the door frame at the…