Garage door bottom seal retainer
AssigneeAmarr Garage Doors
InventorDarrin Brunk
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Abstract
A garage door bottom seal retainer (10) comprises a seal cavity (36), a exterior tension member (38), and an interior tension member (40). In use, an installer slides a retaining member (20) of a seal (12) into the seal cavity (36). Then the installer seats an exterior gripping edge (58) of the exterior tension member (38) upon an exterior shelf (32) of a bottom surface (14) of a garage door (16). The installer then applies force to the interior tension member (40) so as to seat an interior gripping edge (66) into place upon an interior shelf (34) of the bottom surface (14). In this manner, the seal (12) is secured to the retainer (10) and the retainer (10) is then secured to the garage door (16) without the use of any tools or fasteners.
Claims20
A garage door bottom seal retainer for securing a seal to a bottom surface of a garage door, the retainer comprising:
- an exterior tension member operable to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an interior tension member operable to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door in an opposite direction of the exterior tension member, thereby securing the retainer to the bottom surface of the garage door;
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- a seal cavity between the tension members operable to support the seal.
A garage door bottom seal retainer for securing a seal to a bottom surface of a garage door, the retainer comprising:
- an exterior tension member operable to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an exterior gripping edge on the exterior tension member, wherein the exterior gripping edge seats upon an exterior shelf of the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an interior tension member operable to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door in an opposite direction of the exterior tension member, thereby securing the retainer to the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an interior gripping edge on the interior tension member, wherein the interior gripping edge seats upon an interior shelf of the bottom surface of the garage door;
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- a seal cavity between the tension members operable to support a seal.
A garage door bottom seal retainer for securing a seal to a bottom surface of a garage door, the retainer comprising:
- an exterior tension member operable to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an exterior gripping edge running the entire length of the exterior tension member, wherein the exterior gripping edge seats upon an exterior shelf of the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an interior tension member operable to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door in an opposite direction of the exterior tension member, thereby securing the retainer to the bottom surface of the garage door;
- an interior gripping edge running the entire length of the interior tension member, wherein the interior gripping edge seats upon an interior shelf of the bottom surface of the garage door;
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- a seal cavity between the tension members and offset toward the exterior tension member, wherein the cavity is operable to support a seal.
A garage door comprising:
- a plurality of articulating panels, one of the panels having a bottom surface including
- an exterior lip extending downwardly from the bottom surface, and
- an interior lip extending downwardly from the bottom surface;
- a seal retainer attached to the bottom surface, the retainer comprising,
- an exterior tension member operable to apply tension to the exterior lip of the bottom surface,
- an interior tension member operable to apply tension to the interior lip of the bottom surface in an opposite direction of the exterior tension member, thereby securing the retainer to the bottom surface of the garage door, and
- a seal cavity between the tension members;
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- a seal attached to the retainer, the seal comprising,
- a cylindrical cushion for sealing the door to a floor, and
- a retaining member operable to be slid down the seal cavity, thereby mating the seal to the retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.