Threshold weatherstrip

Claim 2

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of reinforced plastic material of generally Ushaped cross section which is of sufficient length to enable it to be mounted so as to extend along the entire bottom edge of the door with upstanding side flanges which are flared inwardly at the Top edges so as to snugly engage the bottom margins of the exterior and interior door faces, an elongate strip member of resilient, compressible material disposed in said channel member between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member which has a width less than the distance between said side flanges, adjustable fastening means for securing the channel member in adjusted position on the bottom edge of the door with said strip member adapted to be compressed in the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member so as to substantially fill said space while permitting limited adjustment of said channel member on the door edge, and resilient, compressible strip means extending in depending relation along the bottom face of said channel member and between the side edges of the door so as to contact in wiping engagement with the sill surface which confronts the bottom face of said channel member when the door is moved to a closed position thereby to form a weather seal.

Claim 3

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of relatively rigid plastic material having a generally U-shaped cross section and a length sufficient to extend between the side edges of the door, which channel member is adapted to be mounted on the bottom of the door with upstanding side flanges which are adapted to engage the margins of the oppositely disposed door faces, an elongate strip member of resilient, compressible material positioned in said channel member, which compressible strip member is of a normal width less than the corresponding dimension of the channel member and is compressible so as to expand laterally and fill the space between the bottom edge of the door and the channel member, adjustable fastening means for securing the channel member in position on the bottom edge of the door with said resilient strip member adapted to be compressed thereby permitting limited adjustment of the vertical position of said channel member on said door edge, and resilient, compressible depending strip means extending along the bottom face of said channel member so as to contact in wiping engagement with the sill surface which is disposed opposite the bottom edge of the door when the door is moved to a closed position thereby to form a weatherseal between the bottom edge of the door and the sill surface.

Claim 4

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of relatively rigid plastic material having a generally U-shaped cross section and a length sufficient to extend between the side edges of the door, which channel member is adapted to be mounted on the bottom of the door with upstanding side flanges which are adapted to engage the margins of the oppositely disposed door faces, an elongate strip member of resilient, compressible material positioned in said channel member, which compressible strip member is of a normal width less than the corresponding dimension of the channel member and is compressible so as to expand laterally and fill the space between the bottom edge of the door and the channel member, adjustable fastening means for securing the channel member in position on the bottom edge of the door with said resilient strip member adapted to be compressed thereby permitting limited adjustment of the vertical position of said channel member on said door edge, and resilient, compressible depending strip means extending along the bottom face of said channel member so as to contact in wiping engagement with the sill surface which is disposed opposite the bottom edge of the door when the door is moved to a closed position thereby to form a weatherseal between the bottom edge of the door and the sill surface.

Claim 5

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of relatively rigid plastic material having a generally U-shaped cross section and a length sufficient to extend between the side edges of the door, which channel member is adapted to be mounted on the bottom of the door, said channel member having upstanding side flanges which are spaced so as to engage the bottom margins of the oppositely disposed door faces when positioned on the door, an elongate strip member of resilient, compressible material positioned in said channel member, adjustable fastening means for securing the channel member in position on the bottom edge of the door with said resilient strip member interposed between the bottom edge face of the door and the inner face of the bottom of the channel member and adapted to be compressed so as to fill the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member thereby permitting limited adjustment of the vertical position of said channel member on said door edge, and resilient, compressible depending strip means extending along the outer bottom face of said channel member so as to contact in wiping engagement with the sill surface which is disposed opposite the bottom edge of the door when the door is moved to a closed position thereby to form a weatherseal between the bottom edge of the door and the sill surface.

Claim 6

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of relatively rigid plastic material having a generally U-shaped cross section and a length sufficient to extend between the side edges of the door, which channel member is adapted to be mounted on the bottom of the door, said channel member having upstanding side flanges which are spaced so as to engage the bottom margins of the oppositely disposed door faces when positioned on the door, an elongate strip member of resilient, compressible material positioned in said channel member, adjustable fastening means for securing the channel member in position on the bottom edge of the door with said resilient strip member interposed between the bottom edge face of the door and the inner face of the bottom of the channel member and adapted to be compressed so as to fill the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member thereby permitting limited adjustment of the vertical position of said channel member on said door edge, and resilient, compressible depending strip means extending along the outer bottom face of said channel member so as to contact in wiping engagement with the sill surface which is disposed opposite the bottom edge of the door when the door is moved to a closed position thereby to form a weatherseal between the bottom edge of the door and the sill surface.

Claim 7

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein the compressible strip means extending along the bottom face of the channel member is in the form of a pair of tube members of flexible material and rectangular cross sectiOn which are filled with a foam plastic material and which are spaced to provide a fastener receiving area between the same and which have side walls forming an integral continuation of the side flanges of said channel member.

Claim 8

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein said compressible strip means extending along the bottom face of the channel member has a side wall portion forming an integral downward extension of a side flange of said channel member and wherein said side wall portion has a flexible sweep forming bottom marginal portion which extends a short distance below the bottom face of said compressible strip means.

Claim 9

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein said channel member is of a length corresponding to the dimension of the door at the bottom and between the side edges and said compressible strip members extend a short distance beyond the ends of said channel member.

Claim 10

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein said compressible strip means extending along the bottommost face of the channel member has a side wall portion which is in the form of an integral downward extension of a side flange of said channel member and a flexible sweep forming bottom marginal portion which extends at least to the bottom edge of the remaining portions of said compressible strip means.

Claim 11

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein the compressible strip member which is disposed in said channel member is a medium density closed cell foam plastic material.

Claim 12

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein the compressible strip means extending along the bottom face of the channel member is in the form of a tubular member filled with a medium density plastic foam.

Claim 13

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 9 wherein said compressible strip means has exterior faces which form a continuation of the side flanges of said channel member.

Claim 14

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 3 wherein said depending strip means extending along the bottom face of said channel member comprises a plurality of narrow strip members of flexible material which are spaced across the width of the bottom edge of the door and extend along the same in generally parallel depending relation from the bottom face of said channel member.

Claim 15

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 11 wherein one of the outside strip members constitutes an integral extension of the associated side flange and extends a short distance below the bottommost edges of the remaining strip members.

Claim 16

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of reinforced plastic material of generally U-shaped cross section which is of sufficient length to extend along the entire bottom edge of the door, said channel member having upstanding side flanges which are turned inwardly so as to snugly engage the bottom margins of the exterior and interior door faces when mounted on the bottom of the door, a resilient, compressible means seated in said channel member so as to be disposed, when the channel member is mounted on the door, between the bottom edge face of the door and the inside bottom face of the channel member, fastening means for securing the channel member in adjusted position on the bottom edge of the door with said resilient and compressible means adapted to be compressed in the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member so as to fill the space whereby said space is closed while limited adjustment of said channel member on the door edge is permitted, and resilient, compressible strip means extending in depending relation along the bottom face of said channel member and between the side edges of the door so as to contact in wiping engagement the sill surface which confronts the bottom face of said channel member when the door is moved to a closed Position thereby to effect a weather seal.

Claim 17

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door comprising a channel member of reinforced plastic material of generally U-shaped cross section which is of sufficient length to extend along the entire bottom edge of the door, said channel member having upstanding side flanges which are turned inwardly so as to snugly engage the bottom margins of the exterior and interior door faces when mounted on the bottom of the door, a resilient, compressible means seated in said channel member so as to be disposed, when the channel member is mounted on the door, between the bottom edge face of the door and the inside bottom face of the channel member, fastening means for securing the channel member in adjusted position on the bottom edge of the door with said resilient and compressible means adapted to be compressed in the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member so as to fill the space whereby said space is closed while limited adjustment of said channel member on the door edge is permitted, and resilient, compressible strip means extending in depending relation along the bottom face of said channel member and between the side edges of the door so as to contact in wiping engagement the sill surface which confronts the bottom face of said channel member when the door is moved to a closed Position thereby to effect a weather seal.

Claim 18

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 13 wherein said resilient and compressible means, which is seated in said channel member, comprises coil spring members which are spaced along said channel member and which are adapted to be compressed by said fastening means and to urge said channel member toward the top face of the door sill structure.

Claim 19

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 13 wherein said resilient and compressible means which is seated in said channel member comprises relatively short sections of foam plastic strip material which are seated in the ends of the channel member so as to close the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member at the ends of the channel member.

Claim 20

Sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 13 wherein said resilient and compressible means which is seated in said channel member comprises spaced coil springs disposed between the ends of said channel member and compressible blocks of a foam plastic material of relatively short length at the ends of the space which will seal off the ends of the space between the bottom edge of the door and the bottom of the channel member.

Claim 21

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 13 wherein said means for securing the channel member in adjusted position on the bottom edge of the door comprises screw members with the heads thereof seated in downwardly opening, upwardly extending recesses in the compressible strip means which is disposed in depending relation and extends the length of the bottom face of said channel member.

Claim 22

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 13 wherein the compressible strip means which depends along the bottom face of the channel member includes a plurality of narrow, flexible strip members which extend along the length of the bottom edge of the door and which are spaced transversely of the same.

Claim 23

Weather sealing means for the bottom of a door as set forth in claim 18 wherein an outside strip member is in the form of an integral extension of the associated side flange of said channel member and extends a short distance below the bottommost edges of the remaining strip members.