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US 5,426,894 AGranted
Continuous sidelight sill with adaptable threshold caps
OwnerJ. Charles Headrickinventor
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A continuous sidelight threshold and door sill assembly for use with entryways having at least one fixed sidelight panel and a hinged door panel comprises an extruded aluminum frame having an elongated channel and a sloped sill. A vertically adjustable threshold cap is shorter than the channel is configured to fit in and be selectively positioned at a predetermined location along the channel. A separate panel cap is also configured to fit in the channel and be selectively positioned therealong. The assembly is universally adaptable to be used either with left handed, right handed, or double sided sidelight door entryways simply by positioning the threshold cap and the panel cap at respective appropriate locations along the channel. Also, the threshold and sidelight caps preferably are formed from extruded plastic material and can be easily cut and fitted to virtually any entryway configuration.
An threshold and door sill assembly for installation beneath entryways having at least one fixed panel overlying a first portion of said door sill assembly and a hinged door panel that, when closed, overlies a second portion of said door sill assembly, said threshold and door sill assembly comprising:
An out-swing door sill assembly comprising an elongated aluminum frame formed with a longitudinally extending upwardly open U-shaped channel having a floor and spaced forward and rear walls that extend upwardly from said floor to respective rims and a sill shaped to provide a surface that extends laterally and slopes downwardly from the forward wall of said channel to an outside edge of said frame member, an elongated threshold cap sized and configured to be received and supported within said channel with the threshold cap substantially covering said channel, said threshold cap having a top surface with a forward edge and a lip that depends from said top surface along the forward edge thereof, said lip being sized to overhang the forward wall of said channel and extend downwardly toward the downwardly sloped surface of said sill when said threshold cap is positioned within said channel, and an elongated weather strip having a first portion captured between said lip and said downwardly sloped surface to hold said weather strip in place and a second portion disposed in front of said lip for engaging and sealing against the bottom of an out-swing door panel when the door panel is closed.
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