Window and door sealing system and process
OwnerGary L. Myersinventor
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Abstract
A system and process for sealing exterior windows and doors of a building. For sealing a window, four slots are formed in the building wall spaced from the window. Four panels of material are obtained each having an elongated planar portion with two spaced apart edges and two flanges extending in opposite direction from the two edges respectively. One of each of the flanges of the panels are located in the four slots respectively and each of the other flanges are located next to the window. The lower ends of the two side panels overlap the laterally extending ends of the two side panels, and the upper panel overlaps the upper extending ends of the two side panels. The invention also is applicable to door frames in which case the lower panel will not be employed.
Claims15
A window attached to an, outer side wall of a building, wherein said window has a lower end, an upper end, and first and second sides each of which extends outward from said side wall, comprising:
- lower and upper slots formed in said side wall spaced below and above said lower and upper ends of said window respectively,
- first and second side slots formed in said side wall spaced laterally from said first and second sides of said window respectively,
- a lower panel of material having a flange located in said lower slot and a flange located next to said lower end of said window with end portions extending laterally beyond said first and second sides of said window,
- a first side panel of material having a flange located in said first side slot and a flange located next to said first side of said window with a lower portion covering a portion of said lower panel of material extending laterally beyond said first side of said window,
- a second side panel of material having a flange located in said second side slot and a flange located against said second side of said side window with a lower portion covering a portion of said lower panel of material extending laterally beyond said second side of said window,
- an upper panel of material having a flange located in said upper slot and a flange located next to said upper end of said window with end portions covering upper portions of said first and second panels of material extending upward beyond said first and second sides of said window.
A window attached an outer side wall of a building wherein said window has a lower frame, an upper frame, and first and second side frame each of which extend outward from said side wall,
- lower and upper slots formed in said side wall spaced below and above said lower and upper frames of said window, respectively,
- first and second side slots formed in said side wall spaced laterally from said first and second side frames of each window respectively,
- a four panels of material each having an elongated planar portion with two spaced apart edges and two flanges extending in opposite direction from said two edges respectively,
- one of said panels of material having one of its flanges located in said lower slot and its other flange located next to lower end of said window with end portions extending laterally beyond said first and second side frames of said window,
- one of said panels of material having one of its flanges located in said first side slot and the other of its flanges located next to said first side frame of said window with a lower portion covering an end portion of said panel of material extending beyond said first side frame of said window and an upper end portion extending upward beyond said upper frame of said window,
- one of said panels of material having one of its flanges located in said second side slot and the other of its flanges located next to said second side frame of said window with a lower portion covering an end portion of said panel of material extending beyond said second side frame of said window and an upper end portion extending upward beyond said upper frame of said window,
- one of said panels of material having one of its flanges located in said upper slot and its other flange located next to said upper frame of said window with end portions covering said upper end portions of said panels of material extending upward beyond said upper frame of said window.
A method of forming a seal around a window attached to an outer side wall of a building wherein said window has a lower end, and upper end, and first and second sides each of which extend outward from said side wall, comprising the steps of:
- a forming lower and upper slots in said side wall spaced below and above said lower and upper ends of said window, respectively,
- forming first and second side slots in said side wall spaced laterally from said first and second sides of said window, respectively,
- obtaining four panels of material each having art elongated planar portion with two spaced apart edges and two flanges extending in opposite directions from said two edges, respectively,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said lower slot with its other flange located next to said lower end of said window with end portions extending laterally beyond said first and second sides of said window,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said first side slot with the other of its flanges located next to said first side of said window with a lower portion covering an end portion of said panel of material extending beyond said first side of said window and an upper end portion extending upward beyond said upper end of said window,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said second side slot with the other of its flanges located next to said second side of said window with a lower portion covering an end portion of said panel of material extending beyond said second side of said window and an upper end portion extending upward beyond said upper end of said window,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said upper slot with its other flange located next to said upper end of said window with end portions covering said upper end portions of said panels of material extending upward beyond said upper end of said window.
A door attached an outer side wall of a building wherein said window has an upper frame, and first and second side frames each of which extend outward from said side wall,
- an upper slot formed in said side wall spaced above said upper frame of said door,
- first and second side slots formed in said side wall spaced laterally from said first and second side frames of said door,
- three panels of material each having an elongated planar portion with a two spaced apart edges and two flanges extending in opposite directions from said two edges respectively,
- one of said panels of material having one of its flanges located in said first side slot and the other of its flanges located next to said first side frame of said door,
- one of said panels of material having one of its flanges located in said second side slot and the other of its flanges located next to said second side frame of said door,
- one of said panels of material having one of it flanges located in said upper slot and its other flange located next to said upper frame of said door with end portions covering said upper end portions of said panels of material extending upward beyond said upper frame of said door.
A method of forming a seal around a door attached to an outer side wall of a building wherein said door has an upper frame and first and second side frames each of which extend outward from said side wall, comprising the steps of:
- forming an upper slot in said side wall spaced above and upper frame of said door,
- forming first and second side slots in said side wall spaced laterally from said first and second side frames of said door,
- obtaining three panels of material each having an elongated planar portion with two spaced apart edges and two flanges extending in opposite direction from said two edges, respectively,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said first side slot with the other of its flanges located next to said first side frame of said door with an upper end portion extending upward beyond said upper frame of said door,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said second side slot with the other of its flanges located next to said second side frame of said door with an upper end portion extending upward beyond said upper frame of said door,
- locating one of said flanges of one of said panels of material in said upper slot with its other flange located next to said upper frame of said door with end portions covering said upper end portions of said panels of material extending upward beyond said upper frame of said door.
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