Universal seal for a movable barrier
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorBradley J. Lee
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Abstract
A flexible seal may be attachable to a moveable barrier and usable to seal selectively along a horizontal lower surface adjacent the moveable barrier and along a vertical upper surface adjacent the moveable barrier. The flexible seal may assume a first orientation to be affixed to a lower edge of the movable barrier and may assume a second orientation to be affixed to an upper edge of the movable barrier. In the first orientation, a central region of the flexible seal contacts the horizonal lower surface. In the second orientation, a first or second end of the flexible seal contacts the vertical upper surface.
Claims20
A movable barrier system, comprising:
- a movable barrier comprising a lower edge and an upper edge;
- a flexible member, comprising:
- a first anchor at a first end of the flexible member;
- a second anchor at a second end of the flexible member;
- and
- a third anchor extending from a central region of the flexible member, the central region of the flexible member connecting the first end and the second end,
- wherein the flexible member is configured to be selectively deployed along a lower edge and an upper edge of the movable barrier, wherein,
- in a first orientation, the first anchor is configured to be received within a first groove disposed along the lower edge and the second anchor is configured to be received within a second groove disposed along the lower edge, and
- in a second orientation, the first anchor is configured to be received within a third groove disposed along the upper edge and the third anchor is configured to be received within a fourth groove along the upper edge and the second anchor is configured to extend beyond a sidewall of the movable barrier.
A flexible elongate member for sealing edges of a movable barrier, comprising:
- a first anchor;
- a second anchor;
- a third anchor;
- and
- a central region connecting the first anchor and the second anchor,
- wherein the flexible elongate member is configured to selectively seal along a lower edge and an upper edge of the movable barrier,
- wherein, in a first configuration, the first anchor and the second anchor of the flexible elongate member are configured to be positioned within corresponding grooves positioned along the lower edge of the movable barrier to couple the flexible elongate member to the lower edge of the movable barrier;
- and
- wherein, in a second configuration, the second anchor and the third anchor of the flexible elongate member are configured to be positioned within corresponding grooves positioned along the upper edge of the movable barrier to couple the flexible elongate member to the upper edge of the movable barrier and the first anchor extends beyond a sidewall of the movable barrier to contact a vertical surface external to the movable barrier.
A flexible seal comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a first surface connecting the first end and the second end;
- a second surface opposite the first surface;
- and
- an anchor extending from the second surface;
- wherein in a first configuration, the first end is configured to extend beyond a sidewall of a movable barrier and to form a seal between an upper horizontal edge of the movable barrier and a vertical surface;
- and
- in the first configuration, the second end and the anchor are configured to abut against the upper horizontal edge of the movable barrier;
- and
- wherein in a second configuration, the first surface is configured to form a seal between a lower horizontal edge of the movable barrier and a horizontal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.