Door threshold
OwnerRobert Rissoneinventor
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Abstract
A door threshold may include upper and lower members for sandwiching carpet and/or carpet padding therebetween. The threshold may, in certain example embodiments, grip the carpet in order to prevent it from being pulled out from between the upper and lower threshold members. Thus, in certain example instances, the need for tacks (or carpet tack strip(s)) proximate the threshold can be reduced and/or eliminated. In certain example embodiments of this invention, the threshold structure may include a locating bracket that is provided proximate the door frame for frame alignment and security purposes, and/or one or more pans located under the threshold for locating and/or securing purposes. Levelers, shims and/or the like may be used in certain example embodiments in order to compensate for non-level flooring proximate the door.
Claims12
A door threshold structure to be at least partially located beneath a door when the door is in a closed position, in combination with a carpet, the door threshold structure comprising:
- a door threshold including a main body;
- wherein, on at least one side of the main body of the door threshold, there are provided upper and lower members extending from the main body in spaced apart relation from one another so that the upper and lower members are at least partially substantially parallel to one another;
- the carpet located adjacent the threshold;
- wherein a gap between the spaced apart upper and lower members receives an end of said carpet;
- an elongated first pan mounted to opposing sides of a door frame, and further being located at least partially beneath the door threshold so as to at least partially support the door threshold;
- the pan comprising first and second spaced apart vertically extending sidewalls;
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- wherein the door threshold is mounted on the pan between the first and second spaced apart vertically extending sidewalls of the pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.