Entryway seals and vermin barrier
AssigneeGlobal Material Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKurt H Schild, III, Mieczyslaw F. Boczek, David A. Colbert, Mark Rak, Mariusz Walus
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Abstract
An apparatus for substantially sealing a gap disposed between an edge of a door and a surface, which, upon the attachment of the apparatus to the door, results in substantially impeding movement of vermin about the edge, the apparatus includes: (i) an outer material that substantially forms a seal between the edge and the surface; (ii) an inner material in contact with the inner surface of the outer material, wherein the inner material forms a gnaw-resistant barrier to vermin; and (iii) at least one connecting member in contact with the outer material that connects the apparatus to the edge of the door.
Claims14
A sealing apparatus for substantially sealing a gap disposed between a moveable closure and an adjacent surface, and for substantially impeding passage of vermin through the gap, the sealing apparatus comprising:
- a connecting member having at least one elongated channel and a mounting surface for mounting to the movable closure;
- a sealing element having an outer flexible layer and an inner core, wherein the outer flexible layer is disposed around the inner core and includes longitudinal ends disposed within the at least one elongated channel to mount the sealing element to the connecting member;
- the inner core being substantially surrounded by at least a portion of the flexible layer, and the inner core comprising a plurality of metal fibers having barbed projections.
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