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Non-slip door gasket

Assignee: H O CANFIELD CO Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-21
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Granted: 1964-01-14
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Expires: 1981-02-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel F Reahard
  • 👤 Raymond H Cowles
  • 👤 George W Champ

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 15:45
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/08; F25D23/082; F25D23/087

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A HOLLOW FLEXIBLE SEALING STRIP FOR REFRIGERATORS AND THE LIKE HAVING A UNIFORM, CLOSED, HOLLOW CROSS SECTION THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, SAID STRIP COMPRISING IN THE NORMAL UNSTRESSED CONDITION A STIFF, RELATIVELY THICK INNER WALL, A RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE SIDE WALL INTEGRAL WITH SAID INNER WALL AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR THERETO, A STIFF, RELATIVELY THICK OUTER WALL SUPPORTED AT AND ALONG ONE EDGE PORTION THEREOF FROM SAID INNER WALL AT A LOCATION SPACED TRANSVERSELY OF THE INNER WALL FROM AND GENERALLY TRANSVERSLEY TO THE JUNCTURE OF SAID SIDE WALL WITH SAID INNER WALL, SAID OUTER WALL EXTENDING CANTILEVER FASHION TOWARD SAID SIDE WALL AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A SPRING THE UNSUPPORTED EDGE PORTION OF WHICH IS SPACED FROM SAID INNER WALL AND SAID SIDE WALL, AND A RELATIVELY THIN FLEXIBLE SEALING PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN AND FIXED TO THE OUTER PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL AND THE UNSUPPORTED EDGE PORTION OF SAID OUTER WALL, SAID SELAING PORTION FORMING A RE-ENTRANT ANGLE WITH SAID OUTER WALL AND PROJECTING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE OUTWARDLY FROM SAID OUTER WALL IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID INNER WALL, THE CROSS SECTIONS OF SAID INNER WALL, SIDE WALL, OUTER WALL AND SEALING PORTION COMPRISING SAID CLOSED HOLLOW CROSS SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
A HOLLOW FLEXIBLE SEALING STRIP FOR REFRIGERATORS AND THE LIKE HAVING A UNIFORM, CLOSED, HOLLOW CROSS SECTION THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, SAID STRIP COMPRISING IN THE NORMAL UNSTRESSED CONDITION A STIFF, RELATIVELY THICK INNER WALL, A RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE SIDE WALL INTEGRAL WITH SAID INNER WALL AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR THERETO, A STIFF, RELATIVELY THICK OUTER WALL SUPPORTED AT AND ALONG ONE EDGE PORTION THEREOF FROM SAID INNER WALL AT A LOCATION SPACED TRANSVERSELY OF THE INNER WALL FROM AND GENERALLY TRANSVERSLEY TO THE JUNCTURE OF SAID SIDE WALL WITH SAID INNER WALL, SAID OUTER WALL EXTENDING CANTILEVER FASHION TOWARD SAID SIDE WALL AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A SPRING THE UNSUPPORTED EDGE PORTION OF WHICH IS SPACED FROM SAID INNER WALL AND SAID SIDE WALL, AND A RELATIVELY THIN FLEXIBLE SEALING PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN AND FIXED TO THE OUTER PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL AND THE UNSUPPORTED EDGE PORTION OF SAID OUTER WALL, SAID SELAING PORTION FORMING A RE-ENTRANT ANGLE WITH SAID OUTER WALL AND PROJECTING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE OUTWARDLY FROM SAID OUTER WALL IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID INNER WALL, THE CROSS SECTIONS OF SAID INNER WALL, SIDE WALL, OUTER WALL AND SEALING PORTION COMPRISING SAID CLOSED HOLLOW CROSS SECTION.

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