Door system with improved weatherseal

Claim 1

In a weathersealed door system, the combination comprising: A. a door frame including a pair of spaced jambs, a sill and a header; B. a door in said frame; C. hinge means mounting one side edge portion of said door to one of said jambs for pivotal movement from a first position within said frame to a second position wherein the opposite side edge portion of said door is disposed outwardly therefrom; D. a sill weatherseal member extending along the bottom edge of said door, said sill weatherseal member including a tubular depending portion extending along the width of said door, said depending portion being of a height greater than the spacing between said bottom edge of said door and said sill and being deflected into close engagement with the surface of said sill in said first position of said door; E. a header weatherseal member extending across the top edge of said door and being resiliently deflected in said first position of said door; F. a first hinge jamb weatherseal member extending along the jamb to which said hinge means is mounted from said header weatherseal member to said sill; G. a second hinge jamb weatherseal member extending upwardly from said sill and adjacent said first hinge jamb weatherseal member, said second hinge jamb weatherseal member being fabricated of highly compressible material and of a thickness greater than the spacing between the side edge of the door and the jamb so that it is compressed when said door is in said first position by both the side edge of said door and said sill weatherseal member; H. a first latch jamb weatherseal member on the jamb opposite that having said hinge means mounted thereon and extending from adjacent said header to a point spaced above said sill, said latch jamb weatherseal member having a cross section providing a first portion mounted on the jamb and a deflectable portion laterally therefrom for engagement with the surface of said door in said first position thereof and providing an internal channel at least adjacent the sill end thereof; and I. a second latch jamb weatherseal member mounted on said opposite jamb and extending upwardly from said sill below said first latch jamb weatherseal member, said second latch jamb weatherseal member having a cross section providing a body portion, a deflectable lip portion projecting laterally from said body portion towards the door and an interseal portion projecting upwardly into said channel of said first latch jamb weatherseal member, said second latch jamb weatherseal member being fabricated of highly compressible material and being compressed by said door in said first position thereof with said lip portion abutting the side edge of the door.