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Door and jamb construction

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1963-04-08
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1983-04-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gordon C Russell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 10:25
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B1/00; E06B1/04; E06B1/26; E06B1/045; E06B1/52; E06B3/00; E06B3/70; E06B3/88

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A DOOR JAMB WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A BUILDING PANEL HAVING A DOOR OPENING FORMED THEREIN; (B) A STRUCTURAL SHAPE BOUNDING EDGES OF SAID DOOR OPENING, SAID STRUCTURAL SHAPES EACH BEING SECURED TO SAID BUILDING PANEL AND EACH INCLUDING; (C) FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALLS OF UNEQUAL LENGTH LOCATED PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING A FRONT AND A REAR END, EACH SAID REAR END INCLUDING A POSITIONING WALL RECESSED FROM THE BALANCE OF SAID SIDE WALL, ENGAGING SAID PANEL AND DEFINING WITH SAID PANEL A LONGITUDINAL RECESS, A SEALING STRIP BEING POSITIONED IN SAID RECESS; (D) FIRST AND SECOND CROSS WALLS EXTENDING INWARD FROM THE FRONT ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALLS AND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER; (E) CONNECTING WALL MEANS CONNECTING THE EXTREMITIES OF SAID CROSS WALLS REMOTE FROM SAID SIDE WALLS AND DISPOSED PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS; (F) A SEPARATE WALL PARALLEL TO AND SPACED FROM SAID CONNECTING WALL AND EXTENDING FROM ONE OF SAID CROSS WALLS AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE DOOR OPENING TO DEFINE A GROOVE WITH SAID LAST-MENTIONED CROSS WALL AND SAID CONNECTING WALL; (G) SEALING MEMBER MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID GROOVE MEANS SO AS TO EXTEND THEREFROM AND CONTACT A CROSS WALL OF A SIMILAR STRUCTURAL SHAPE UPON A DOOR WHEN SUCH DOOR IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID DOOR JAMB IN A CLOSED RELATION; AND (H) POSITIONING MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID LAST-MENTIONED CROSS WALL OPPOSITE SAID CONNECTING WALL AND SAID SEPARATE WALL TO CONTACT THE EDGE OF THE DOOR OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A DOOR JAMB WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A BUILDING PANEL HAVING A DOOR OPENING FORMED THEREIN; (B) A STRUCTURAL SHAPE BOUNDING EDGES OF SAID DOOR OPENING, SAID STRUCTURAL SHAPES EACH BEING SECURED TO SAID BUILDING PANEL AND EACH INCLUDING; (C) FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALLS OF UNEQUAL LENGTH LOCATED PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING A FRONT AND A REAR END, EACH SAID REAR END INCLUDING A POSITIONING WALL RECESSED FROM THE BALANCE OF SAID SIDE WALL, ENGAGING SAID PANEL AND DEFINING WITH SAID PANEL A LONGITUDINAL RECESS, A SEALING STRIP BEING POSITIONED IN SAID RECESS; (D) FIRST AND SECOND CROSS WALLS EXTENDING INWARD FROM THE FRONT ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALLS AND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER; (E) CONNECTING WALL MEANS CONNECTING THE EXTREMITIES OF SAID CROSS WALLS REMOTE FROM SAID SIDE WALLS AND DISPOSED PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS; (F) A SEPARATE WALL PARALLEL TO AND SPACED FROM SAID CONNECTING WALL AND EXTENDING FROM ONE OF SAID CROSS WALLS AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE DOOR OPENING TO DEFINE A GROOVE WITH SAID LAST-MENTIONED CROSS WALL AND SAID CONNECTING WALL; (G) SEALING MEMBER MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID GROOVE MEANS SO AS TO EXTEND THEREFROM AND CONTACT A CROSS WALL OF A SIMILAR STRUCTURAL SHAPE UPON A DOOR WHEN SUCH DOOR IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID DOOR JAMB IN A CLOSED RELATION; AND (H) POSITIONING MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID LAST-MENTIONED CROSS WALL OPPOSITE SAID CONNECTING WALL AND SAID SEPARATE WALL TO CONTACT THE EDGE OF THE DOOR OPENING.

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