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US 2026/0258697 A1Published application
Adjustable seal for sliding doors and windows
AssigneeAllegion Access Technologies LLC
InventorsPaul N. Gorgas, Aaron Rose, Christopher E. Kolodziej, Thuan Van Nguyen
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Abstract
An adjustable seal is provided for a sliding window panel of a door or window system. The adjustable seal includes first and second elongated seals and at least one elongated brush mounted to an elongated base. The elongated base is adjustably engaged to a lower or bottom side of the sliding window panel to close any gaps between the sliding window panel and the support surface along which the window panel slides.
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A system comprising:
- a sliding window panel configured to slide along a support surface between an open position and a closed position;
- an adjustable seal engaged to a bottom side of the sliding window panel facing the support surface, wherein the adjustable seal includes:
- an elongated base, first and second elongated seals mounted to the base and spaced apart from one another along the base, and an elongated brush mounted to the base that extends through the space between the elongated seals;
- first and second fastener assemblies for engaging respective opposite ends of the elongated base to the sliding window panel, the first and second fastener assemblies each including:
- a fastener extending through the elongated base to engage the sliding window panel;
- a spring between the base and the window panel;
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- wherein the spring of each fastener assembly is adjustable with the fastener to position the respective opposite end of the base relative to the bottom of the sliding window panel so the first and second seals are each positioned against the support surface at each of the opposite ends of the elongated base.
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An adjustable seal for a sliding window panel, the adjustable seal comprising:
- an elongated base including a center portion, the center portion extending between and connecting a first mounting and a second mounting portion of the base, the first mounting portion including a first pocket and a first rail extending along the base, and the second mounting portion including a second pocket and a second rail extending along the base;
- a first elongated seal engaged to the first rail;
- a second elongated seal engaged to the second rail;
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- a brush engaged to one of the first pocket and the second pocket, the brush extending between the first seal and the second seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.