Entryway and weather strip for the same
AssigneeEndura Products, Inc.
InventorTomasz Jaskiewicz
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Abstract
A weather strip includes a carrier portion and a sealing portion. The carrier portion is formed form a first material that has a first resilience. The carrier is configured to mount to a surface of a frame member of an entryway. The sealing portion is integrally formed with the carrier portion and is formed form a second material. The second material has a second resilience that is greater than the first resilience. The carrier portion and the sealing portion have a constant profile along a length of the weather strip.
Claims20
A weather strip comprising:
- a carrier portion formed from a first material having a first resilience, the carrier configured to mount to a surface of a frame member of an entryway;
- and
- a sealing portion integrally formed with the carrier portion and formed from a second material, the second material having a second resilience greater than the first resilience, the carrier portion and the sealing portion having a constant profile along a length of the weather strip.
A weather strip comprising:
- a rigid carrier portion configured to mount to a surface of a frame member of an entryway;
- and
- a flexible sealing portion integrally formed with the carrier portion, the sealing portion extending from the carrier portion and configured to contact and form a seal with a surface of a door.
A method of manufacturing a weather strip, the method comprising:
- extruding a first material through a first die to form a carrier portion, the carrier portion configured to mount to a surface of a frame member of an entryway;
- and
- extruding a second material different from the first material through a second die to form a sealing portion, the carrier portion and the sealing portion integrally joined to one another as the first and second materials are extruded, the second material having a greater resiliency than the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.