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US 2021/0087874 A1Published application
Fire rated door
AssigneeCornellCookson, LLC
InventorDavid DAWDY
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Abstract
A closure may include a door configured to seal an opening. The door may include a section with an internal cavity. The closure may also include a core within a first portion of the internal cavity of the section. The core may be configured to expand from a relaxed state to an expanded state and provide a seal between the door and an edge of the opening when the core is in the expanded state.
Claims25
A closure comprising:
- a door configured to seal an opening, the door including a section with an internal cavity;
- and
- a core within a first portion of the internal cavity of the section, the core configured to expand from a relaxed state to an expanded state and provide a seal between the door and an edge of the opening when the core is in the expanded state.
A closure comprising:
- a door configured to seal an opening, the door including a section with an internal cavity and a perforation extending between the internal cavity and a first surface of the section;
- a core within the internal cavity of the section, the core configured to expand from a relaxed state to an expanded state such that the core extends through the perforation and onto the first surface of the section when the core is in the expanded state;
- a guide coupled to an edge of the opening;
- an opening header configured to receive the door when the door is in the retracted position;
- and
- a header space between the door and the opening header when the door is in the extended position,
- wherein the door is moveable with respect to the opening along the guide from a retracted position to an extended position,
- wherein the core is configured to form a seal between the section and the guide when the core is in the expanded state, and
- wherein the section is adjacent the opening header when the door is in the extended position and the perforation confronts the header space such that the core provides a seal between the door and the opening header when the core is in the expanded state.
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