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US3221376A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sound restricting door seal

Assignee: OVERLY Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1963-06-07
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1983-06-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald C Smeltzer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 16:58
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B7/00; E06B7/16; E06B7/22; E06B5/00; E06B5/20; E06B7/23; E06B7/2314

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 191 words
A SOUND SEAL FOR RESTRICTING PASSAGE OF AIR BORNE SOUND THROUGH THE PERIPHERAL CLEARANCE OPENINGS BETWEEN A DOOR PANEL AND THE FRAME WITHIN WHICH THE PANEL IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED, COMPRISING, (A) A SEAL HOUSING PORTION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF AND IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH MARGINAL EDGE OF ONE FACE OF THE DOOR PANEL AND CONNECTED WITH THE ADJACENT DOOR FRAME SURFACES PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS HOUSING MEMBER, (B) SEALING MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF EACH SAID HOUSING PORTIONS AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM TO ENGAGE A PORTION OF THE ADJACENT FACE OF THE DOOR PANEL AND TO EXTEND ACROSS THE CLEARANCE OPENINGS BETWEEN THE PERIPHERAL MARGIN OF THE PANEL AND THE ADJACENT FRAME SURFACES, (C) SAID SEALING MEANS COMPRISING A RESILIENT CLOSED CELL CELLULAR SOUND ABSORBING BODY PORTION HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY CO-EXTENSIVE INSERT OF A SOUND TRANSMITTING MATERIAL WHICH INSERT IS JUXTAPOSED TO THE CLEARANCE OPENING, SAID INSERT BEING BOUNDED ON AT LEAST TWO SIDES THEREOF BY THE CELLULAR BODY PORTION, AND (D) MEANS ON EACH SAID HOUSING PORTIONS FOR ADJUSTABLY MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION OF THE SEALING MEANS AND THE FACE OF THE ADJACENT PANEL SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 191 words
A SOUND SEAL FOR RESTRICTING PASSAGE OF AIR BORNE SOUND THROUGH THE PERIPHERAL CLEARANCE OPENINGS BETWEEN A DOOR PANEL AND THE FRAME WITHIN WHICH THE PANEL IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED, COMPRISING, (A) A SEAL HOUSING PORTION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF AND IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH MARGINAL EDGE OF ONE FACE OF THE DOOR PANEL AND CONNECTED WITH THE ADJACENT DOOR FRAME SURFACES PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS HOUSING MEMBER, (B) SEALING MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF EACH SAID HOUSING PORTIONS AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM TO ENGAGE A PORTION OF THE ADJACENT FACE OF THE DOOR PANEL AND TO EXTEND ACROSS THE CLEARANCE OPENINGS BETWEEN THE PERIPHERAL MARGIN OF THE PANEL AND THE ADJACENT FRAME SURFACES, (C) SAID SEALING MEANS COMPRISING A RESILIENT CLOSED CELL CELLULAR SOUND ABSORBING BODY PORTION HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY CO-EXTENSIVE INSERT OF A SOUND TRANSMITTING MATERIAL WHICH INSERT IS JUXTAPOSED TO THE CLEARANCE OPENING, SAID INSERT BEING BOUNDED ON AT LEAST TWO SIDES THEREOF BY THE CELLULAR BODY PORTION, AND (D) MEANS ON EACH SAID HOUSING PORTIONS FOR ADJUSTABLY MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION OF THE SEALING MEANS AND THE FACE OF THE ADJACENT PANEL SURFACE.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-12-06 1969-06-07 1969-12-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-12-06 1973-06-07 1973-12-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-12-06 1977-06-07 1977-12-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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