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US 5,475,948 AGranted
Method of sealing a lower edge of a door
OwnerRichard G. Parkeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for sealing an edge of a door is described which includes a first elongate sealing element and a second elongate sealing element in parallel spaced relation to the first elongate sealing element. At least one connective member connects the first elongate sealing element and the second elongate sealing element in parallel spaced relation.
Claims1
A method of sealing a lower edge of a door, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first elongate sealing element and a second elongate sealing element, the first elongate sealing element and the second elongate sealing element being connected in parallel spaced relation by at least one connective member, the first elongate sealing element and the second elongate sealing element being of a length which approximates the width of a door to which the respective sealing elements are to be fitted, the spacing between the first elongate sealing element and the second elongate sealing element being substantially equal to the thickness of the door to which the respective sealing elements are to be fitted;
- sliding the connective member beneath a lower edge of the door with the first elongate sealing element positioned adjacent the lower edge on a first side of the door and the second elongate sealing element positioned adjacent the lower edge on the second side of the door, the first elongate sealing element and the second elongate sealing element being maintained in position solely by their relative positioning to the door unfettered by fasteners, both the first elongate sealing element and the second elongate sealing element being larger than the distance between the lower edge of the door and a floor such that when the door is moved in a first direction the door pushes the first elongate sealing element along the floor which moves dragging behind the second elongate sealing element, and when the door is moved in a second direction the door pushes the second elongate sealing element along the floor which moves dragging behind the first elongate sealing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.