Overhead garage door system with sealing feature
OwnerDaryl W. Bruckelmyerinventor
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Abstract
A threshold sealing system for a door panel assembly includes a threshold biasing element and an anchor. The threshold biasing element including a base configured to attach to a floor surface and a biasing surface extending at an oblique angle relative to the base. The anchor is configured to secure the base of the threshold biasing element to the floor. The anchor and the threshold biasing element may be integrally formed and include the same materials. The oblique angle of the biasing surface ranges from 70 degrees to 80 degrees and has a height of at least 1.5 inches.
Claims18
A threshold sealing system for an overhead door panel assembly, the threshold sealing system comprising:
- a threshold biasing element including a base configured to attach to a floor surface and a biasing surface extending at an oblique angle relative to the base;
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- an anchor configured to secure the base of the threshold biasing element to the floor surface.
A method of sealing an overhead door assembly against a door frame, the method comprising:
- positioning the overhead door assembly at a vertical track assembly attached to the door frame, the overhead door assembly including a shaft subassembly disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the overhead door assembly, the shaft subassembly including a roller engaged with the vertical track assembly to guide the overhead door assembly along the vertical track assembly between an opened position and a closed position;
- providing a threshold biasing element;
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- attaching the threshold biasing element to a floor surface beneath the shaft subassembly when the overhead door assembly is positioned within the vertical track assembly, the threshold biasing element biasing the shaft subassembly towards the door frame when the overhead door assembly is moved towards the floor surface along the vertical track assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.