CA1126583A - Seal for storm door or window - Google Patents
Seal for storm door or windowInfo
- Publication number
- CA1126583A CA1126583A CA340,153A CA340153A CA1126583A CA 1126583 A CA1126583 A CA 1126583A CA 340153 A CA340153 A CA 340153A CA 1126583 A CA1126583 A CA 1126583A
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- Prior art keywords
- wall
- slot
- closed position
- swinging
- walls
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
- E06B7/16—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings
- E06B7/22—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings by means of elastic edgings, e.g. elastic rubber tubes; by means of resilient edgings, e.g. felt or plush strips, resilient metal strips
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
- E06B7/16—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings
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- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Specific Sealing Or Ventilating Devices For Doors And Windows (AREA)
Abstract
A pair of longitudinally extending slots are formed in the edge of a door or window which faces the jamb. A third like slot is formed in the jamb but in a wall disposed at right angles to the wall of the jamb which faces the two first mentioned slots. A fourth like slot is formed in a wall of the door or window which faces the third slot. A flexible seal is disposed in each slot so as to seal the door or window against the elements.
Description
The present invention relates generally to means for sealing a closure such as a storm door or storm window against the elements and more particularly to a closure having a plurality of sealing strips for the purpose of more effectively preventing the passage of air between the closure and the surrounding frame.
Wide use is made of sealing strips, particularly in conjunction with metal door jambs used in dwellings and the like in order to produce ar. effective weather seal when the door is closed. Sealing strips also obviate the necessity of manufacturing the various structural elements to close dimensional tolerances which would otherwise be necessary for air-tightness.
Known weather seals composed of sealing strips incorporated into door jambs are subject to a number of drawbacks. A single strip does not effectively prevent the passage of air through the space between the door and the jamb~ particularly after the door has been in use for a lengthyperiod of time. In an effort to overcome this problem, it is known to attach a plurality of parallel sealing strips, both to the jamb and to the facing edge of the door for the purpose of providing one or more back-up sealing strips in the event that one strip becomes damaged or assumes a permanent set by reason of repeated closings. The back up strips will continue to seal the door after the damaged strip is no longer capable of doing so.
28 It is known to provide up to three sealing strips *~
~26583 for the purpose of more effectively weather sealing a storm door but because of the lack of space on the facing walls of the door and jamb, more sealing strips are not employed. Known sealing strips are however prone to damage or to develop permanent set and there-fore the more sealing strips there are the more likely they are to effectively seal a storm door against the elements.
It is an object of this invention tc provide a clos-ure assembly which permits the insertion of four weather strips in the space between a closure and a surrounding frame. The assembly may equally well be incorporated into a storm window as it may into a storm door.
It is another object of the inven~ion to pro~ide a closure assembly which is relatively simple and econ-omical of construction and which may be readily installed to the frame of a door or window.
These and other objects of the invention are accomplished by a closure assembly having a swinging element movable between closed and open positions, and a stationary side element disposed adjacent said swing-ing element in said closed position, said swinging element and said side element having outer and inner first walls respectively which face each other in said closed position and further having second walls which extend away from said outer and inner wal]s and which also face each other in said closed position, said first wall of said swinging element having a pair of 29 longitudinally extending parallel slots spaced suffic-~Z651~3 iently apart from each other for accommodation of a hinge there-between, said second walls each having a long-itudinally extending slot fcrmed thereon; and a flex-ible longitudinally extending seal disposed in each said slot so as to sealingly engage said swinging element and said side element in said closed positionO
The closure assembly of the invention is more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a door and jamb assembly embodying the present invention, the door being shown in partially open position;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Figure l; and Figure 3 is a cross sectional view which would be taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, if the ~oor were in a fully closed position.
Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, a swinging element in the form of a door generally designated 10 is hingedly mounted at l2 within a stationary side element or frame generally designated 14 and comprising a sill 16 27 vertical jambs 18 and a top jamb 20 all of which being intercormected in an appropriate manner.
As shown in ~igure 2, jamb 18 is defined by metal strips having an outer wall 22, and inwardly extending first wall 24, a laterally extending second wall 26 defining a door-receiving face and an inward-ly slotted portion generally designated 28 and having an opening 30 to the door-receiving face. The slotted portion 28 is defined by parallel side walls 32 which extend away from lips 34 which define opening 30 and terminates at a rear web 36.
The jambs,which may conveniently be formed of aluminum or other comparable metals to which the com-plex configuration which is herein disclosed may be imparted by extrusion are mounted within a supporting structure or frame generally designated 38.
With referelce to ~igures 2 and 3, the door has an outer first wa]l 40 at its sides and its top, which wall faces the inner wall 24 of the jamb when the door is in a closed position. Two p --~llel long-itudinally extending slots generally 42~ ; ~re formed on the side wall. The inner slot 44 is defined by an inner second wall 46 which extends generally normally from the first side wall 40 towards the inner wall 24 of the jamb and terminates at a downwardly extending lip 48. The outer slot 42 is defined by a pair of parallel side walls 50 which extend generally normally of side wall 40 and terminate at inwardly extending lips 52 which define the opening of the slot~
The inner wall 46 extends rearwardly of side wall 40 and terminates in a rear wall 56 which exter.ds 31 generally parallel to side wall 40 and which displays ~Z65~33 a slot generally 58 defined by parallel side walls 46 and 60 and lips 62 which define the opening of the slotO
The inner wall 46 faces slot 28 of the jamb when the door is in a closed position. Slot 58 on the door faces the outer side wall 32 of slot 28.
Slots 42 and 44 are spaced sufficiently far apart for accommodation of one plate 64 of hinge 12.
The latter plate is attached by conventional means to the side wall 40 of the door while the other plate 66 of the hinge is attached to the outer wall 24 of the side jamb.
A longitudinally extending seal is disposed in each slot 42,44 and 58 of the door and in slot 28 formed on the side jamb. As illustrated, the seals 70,72 in slots 42,58 and seal 78 formed in slot 28 are in the form of elongated brushes having bristles which project out of each slot and into contact with the facing walls of the jamb and door. By contrast, seal 80 in slot 44 is in the form of flexible polymeric material having a base 82 disposed in the slot and a tongue 84 which extends outwardly from the base and into contact with the inner wall 24 of the side jamb.
The latter seal may be formed of any suitable flexible ; materlal having at least a minimum degree of resil-iency. Rubber and extruded strips of vinyl plastic material are both suitable, the latter being preferred from a commercial point of viewO
In the door assembly which is described above, 29 the sealing strips are provided only along the sides 5?~3 and top of the door but are omitted from the sill 16 aS
is customary. While the invention has been here specifically described in terms of doors it will be understood that the description is exemplary only and that the invention could be employed in conjunc-tion with windows or other similar objects.
While but a single embodiment of the present invention has been here specifically disclosed it will be obvious that many variations may be made in the specific details thereof without departing from the scope and purview of the invention as defined in 13 the following claims.
Wide use is made of sealing strips, particularly in conjunction with metal door jambs used in dwellings and the like in order to produce ar. effective weather seal when the door is closed. Sealing strips also obviate the necessity of manufacturing the various structural elements to close dimensional tolerances which would otherwise be necessary for air-tightness.
Known weather seals composed of sealing strips incorporated into door jambs are subject to a number of drawbacks. A single strip does not effectively prevent the passage of air through the space between the door and the jamb~ particularly after the door has been in use for a lengthyperiod of time. In an effort to overcome this problem, it is known to attach a plurality of parallel sealing strips, both to the jamb and to the facing edge of the door for the purpose of providing one or more back-up sealing strips in the event that one strip becomes damaged or assumes a permanent set by reason of repeated closings. The back up strips will continue to seal the door after the damaged strip is no longer capable of doing so.
28 It is known to provide up to three sealing strips *~
~26583 for the purpose of more effectively weather sealing a storm door but because of the lack of space on the facing walls of the door and jamb, more sealing strips are not employed. Known sealing strips are however prone to damage or to develop permanent set and there-fore the more sealing strips there are the more likely they are to effectively seal a storm door against the elements.
It is an object of this invention tc provide a clos-ure assembly which permits the insertion of four weather strips in the space between a closure and a surrounding frame. The assembly may equally well be incorporated into a storm window as it may into a storm door.
It is another object of the inven~ion to pro~ide a closure assembly which is relatively simple and econ-omical of construction and which may be readily installed to the frame of a door or window.
These and other objects of the invention are accomplished by a closure assembly having a swinging element movable between closed and open positions, and a stationary side element disposed adjacent said swing-ing element in said closed position, said swinging element and said side element having outer and inner first walls respectively which face each other in said closed position and further having second walls which extend away from said outer and inner wal]s and which also face each other in said closed position, said first wall of said swinging element having a pair of 29 longitudinally extending parallel slots spaced suffic-~Z651~3 iently apart from each other for accommodation of a hinge there-between, said second walls each having a long-itudinally extending slot fcrmed thereon; and a flex-ible longitudinally extending seal disposed in each said slot so as to sealingly engage said swinging element and said side element in said closed positionO
The closure assembly of the invention is more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a door and jamb assembly embodying the present invention, the door being shown in partially open position;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Figure l; and Figure 3 is a cross sectional view which would be taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, if the ~oor were in a fully closed position.
Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, a swinging element in the form of a door generally designated 10 is hingedly mounted at l2 within a stationary side element or frame generally designated 14 and comprising a sill 16 27 vertical jambs 18 and a top jamb 20 all of which being intercormected in an appropriate manner.
As shown in ~igure 2, jamb 18 is defined by metal strips having an outer wall 22, and inwardly extending first wall 24, a laterally extending second wall 26 defining a door-receiving face and an inward-ly slotted portion generally designated 28 and having an opening 30 to the door-receiving face. The slotted portion 28 is defined by parallel side walls 32 which extend away from lips 34 which define opening 30 and terminates at a rear web 36.
The jambs,which may conveniently be formed of aluminum or other comparable metals to which the com-plex configuration which is herein disclosed may be imparted by extrusion are mounted within a supporting structure or frame generally designated 38.
With referelce to ~igures 2 and 3, the door has an outer first wa]l 40 at its sides and its top, which wall faces the inner wall 24 of the jamb when the door is in a closed position. Two p --~llel long-itudinally extending slots generally 42~ ; ~re formed on the side wall. The inner slot 44 is defined by an inner second wall 46 which extends generally normally from the first side wall 40 towards the inner wall 24 of the jamb and terminates at a downwardly extending lip 48. The outer slot 42 is defined by a pair of parallel side walls 50 which extend generally normally of side wall 40 and terminate at inwardly extending lips 52 which define the opening of the slot~
The inner wall 46 extends rearwardly of side wall 40 and terminates in a rear wall 56 which exter.ds 31 generally parallel to side wall 40 and which displays ~Z65~33 a slot generally 58 defined by parallel side walls 46 and 60 and lips 62 which define the opening of the slotO
The inner wall 46 faces slot 28 of the jamb when the door is in a closed position. Slot 58 on the door faces the outer side wall 32 of slot 28.
Slots 42 and 44 are spaced sufficiently far apart for accommodation of one plate 64 of hinge 12.
The latter plate is attached by conventional means to the side wall 40 of the door while the other plate 66 of the hinge is attached to the outer wall 24 of the side jamb.
A longitudinally extending seal is disposed in each slot 42,44 and 58 of the door and in slot 28 formed on the side jamb. As illustrated, the seals 70,72 in slots 42,58 and seal 78 formed in slot 28 are in the form of elongated brushes having bristles which project out of each slot and into contact with the facing walls of the jamb and door. By contrast, seal 80 in slot 44 is in the form of flexible polymeric material having a base 82 disposed in the slot and a tongue 84 which extends outwardly from the base and into contact with the inner wall 24 of the side jamb.
The latter seal may be formed of any suitable flexible ; materlal having at least a minimum degree of resil-iency. Rubber and extruded strips of vinyl plastic material are both suitable, the latter being preferred from a commercial point of viewO
In the door assembly which is described above, 29 the sealing strips are provided only along the sides 5?~3 and top of the door but are omitted from the sill 16 aS
is customary. While the invention has been here specifically described in terms of doors it will be understood that the description is exemplary only and that the invention could be employed in conjunc-tion with windows or other similar objects.
While but a single embodiment of the present invention has been here specifically disclosed it will be obvious that many variations may be made in the specific details thereof without departing from the scope and purview of the invention as defined in 13 the following claims.
Claims (3)
1. A closure assembly having a swinging element movable between a closed position and open positions and a stationary side element disposed adjacent said swinging element in said closed position, said swinging element and said side element having an outer first wall and an inner first wall respectively which face each other in said closed position and further having second walls which commence at said outer and inner walls and which are disposed at an angle relative thereto, said second walls facing each other in said closed position, said first wall of said swinging elementhaving a pair of longitudinally extending parallel slots spaced sufficiently apart that a hinge may be accommodated therebetween, said second walls each having a longitudinally extending slot formed thereon; and a flexible longitudinally extending seal disposed in each said slot so as to sealingly engage said swinging element and said side element in said closed position.
2. A closure assembly as claimed in Claim 1 wherein one said slot in said swinging element is defined by spaced side walls which extend away from said second wall of said swinging element in said closed position and which terminate at a web which interconnects said side walls, said seal disposed therein being in the form of an elongated brush having bristles which project out of said slot and into contact with said second wall of said side element.
3. The closure assembly as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the other said slot in said swinging element is defined by a wall which extends outwardly from the first wall of said swinging element and terminates at a lip which extends generally parallel to said first wall, said seal disposed therein having a base disposed in said slot and a flexible tongue which extends from said base outwardly of said slot and into contact with said side element.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA340,153A CA1126583A (en) | 1979-11-19 | 1979-11-19 | Seal for storm door or window |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA340,153A CA1126583A (en) | 1979-11-19 | 1979-11-19 | Seal for storm door or window |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1126583A true CA1126583A (en) | 1982-06-29 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA340,153A Expired CA1126583A (en) | 1979-11-19 | 1979-11-19 | Seal for storm door or window |
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| CA (1) | CA1126583A (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1983002640A1 (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 1983-08-04 | Robert Pemberton | Smoke sealing system |
| US5816309A (en) * | 1996-03-28 | 1998-10-06 | The Stanley Works | Door edge guard |
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- 1979-11-19 CA CA340,153A patent/CA1126583A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1983002640A1 (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 1983-08-04 | Robert Pemberton | Smoke sealing system |
| US5816309A (en) * | 1996-03-28 | 1998-10-06 | The Stanley Works | Door edge guard |
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