GB2342377A - Anti-flood door with inflatable seal - Google Patents

Anti-flood door with inflatable seal Download PDF

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GB2342377A
GB2342377A GB9922388A GB9922388A GB2342377A GB 2342377 A GB2342377 A GB 2342377A GB 9922388 A GB9922388 A GB 9922388A GB 9922388 A GB9922388 A GB 9922388A GB 2342377 A GB2342377 A GB 2342377A
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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
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • 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
    • E06B7/23—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes
    • E06B7/2318—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes by applying over- or under-pressure, e.g. inflatable
    • 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
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B2009/007—Flood panels

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Abstract

A door capable of withstanding floodwater has inflatable seals located within channels around the aperture frame surround of a doorway and the door has corresponding channels to accommodate the seals when inflated. The doorway frame has bevelled corners and the tubes are inflated from a small air tank.

Claims (4)

  1. CLAIMS FOR AND ABOUT, PATENT NO. (9922388.5) 1] THE RUBBER INNER TUBEING, TO INFLATE AND DEFLATE TO COUNTERACT, FLOODING, LOSS OF HEAT, ALSO PREVENTING WOULD BE INTRUDERS (IE) BURGLERS, SECRURITY FROM WITHIN, ECT AND A SAVEING TO THE RAIN FORRESTS, (IE) WOOD, 2] ALL) ANTI FLOOD BARRIER DOORS, WOULD TAKE IN WINDOWS AS WELL, AS DOORS.
    3] ALL FLOOD BARRIERS, WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITH ALUMINIUM SAVING ON TOMBER, AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 4] RUBBER INNER TUBEING TO BE INFLATED WITH COMPRESSED AIR FROM SMALL AIR BOTTLE, AIR TO BE FED THROUGH ALUMINIUM PIPEING DIRECT TO TUBEING TO INFLATE AND DEFLATE, TUBEING WELL BE INSTALLED IN FRAME, AND NOT THE ACTUAL DOORS OR WINDOWS. LEAVING THE DOORS AND WINDOWS, WITCH WILL HAVE CHANNELS, (IE) TWO, 2 TO RECEIVE, THE WHEN INFLATED, RUBBER TUBEING, TO SEAL THE HOME AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 5] SECURITY FROM WITHIN CONSISTS OF THE CHANNELS BEING FACEING OUT OVER WITH AND WHEN INNER TUBES FACEING OUTOVER AND INFLATED, WOULD DETER ANY FORCED ENTRY FROM WITHOUT, CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM 1.
    6] INFLATABLE RUBBER TUBEING WOULD BE INFLATED WITH AIR, VIA AN SMALLER ALUMvBNnUM INNER. TUBE INSERTED INTO THE RUBBER LINEING, AS CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM 1 AND 4.
    7] LOSS OF HEAT, SAVEINGS ALL ROUND ON THIS ONE, CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM1 Amendments to the claims have been filed as Claims 1. An arrangement for counteracting flooding or loss of heat through domestic doors and windows comprising a surrounding frame having a pair of inflatable rubber tubes extending around the door or window opening and arranged to locate, when inflated, in complementary channels formed in the peripheral edge of the door or window.
  2. 2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 in which the rubber tubes are inflated by compressed air, the air being fed from an air bottle to the tubes by means of aluminium pipes.
  3. 3. An arrangement as claimed in claims 1 or 2 in which the corners of the frame and door or window are bevelled.
  4. 4. An arrangement as claimed in any of claims 1-3 in which the surrounding frame and door or window are constructed of aluminium.
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Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2369846A (en) * 2000-11-04 2002-06-12 Stanley Hogarth Flood protection device
GB2392469A (en) * 2002-08-30 2004-03-03 Paul Wallace Door/window with inflatable seal
BE1015287A3 (en) 2001-04-03 2005-01-11 Palladio Trading Srl Type of sealed woodwork, particularly for civil purpose.
GB2450915A (en) * 2007-07-12 2009-01-14 Thomas Owen Galbraith Door seal
GB2450942A (en) * 2007-07-13 2009-01-14 Philip Allen Inflatable door seal
GB2451238A (en) * 2007-07-23 2009-01-28 Holden Pallets Ltd Flood protection building element
GB2452786A (en) * 2007-09-12 2009-03-18 William Riley Hartley Seal for doorway
CN110924829A (en) * 2019-12-11 2020-03-27 胡樟权 Composite mute door
GB2610054A (en) * 2021-07-05 2023-02-22 Love Carl Flood barrier

Citations (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB729980A (en) * 1953-06-01 1955-05-11 Edward Mundy Improvements in or relating to draught excluding means for doors and the like
DE1961505A1 (en) * 1969-12-08 1971-08-12 Western States Machine Co Encrustation prevention in sugar centrifuge
GB1342190A (en) * 1971-08-13 1973-12-25 Winkhaus Fa August Closure
BE882294A (en) * 1980-03-18 1980-07-16 Sous Traitance Et Representati INSULATION PROCESS FOR ANY BAY CLOSED BY A DOOR, A WINDOW, A SHUTTER, ETC.
DE3329829A1 (en) * 1983-08-18 1985-02-28 Hans-Joachim 6350 Bad Nauheim Bayer Arrangement for sealing static parts and parts with such an arrangement
US4706413A (en) * 1986-10-16 1987-11-17 James Kenneth S Smoke detector-activated door seal
DE4404216A1 (en) * 1994-02-10 1995-08-17 Steffen Dr Schemmann Panel for sealing building opening against ingress of flood water
FR2723137A1 (en) * 1994-07-27 1996-02-02 Berard Roger Flood=resistant door or partition
EP0731245A2 (en) * 1995-03-10 1996-09-11 Gerhard Wolbert Schmitz Device for covering a wall aperture
DE19628747A1 (en) * 1996-07-17 1998-01-29 Heintzmann Sicherheitssysteme Clean room locking device
GB2324112A (en) * 1997-04-10 1998-10-14 Neil Parker A draught excluder inflated by means of a piston operated by closure of the door
GB2333118A (en) * 1998-01-07 1999-07-14 Robert Maclean Muirhead Water exclusion system utilising an inflatable seal

Patent Citations (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB729980A (en) * 1953-06-01 1955-05-11 Edward Mundy Improvements in or relating to draught excluding means for doors and the like
DE1961505A1 (en) * 1969-12-08 1971-08-12 Western States Machine Co Encrustation prevention in sugar centrifuge
GB1342190A (en) * 1971-08-13 1973-12-25 Winkhaus Fa August Closure
BE882294A (en) * 1980-03-18 1980-07-16 Sous Traitance Et Representati INSULATION PROCESS FOR ANY BAY CLOSED BY A DOOR, A WINDOW, A SHUTTER, ETC.
DE3329829A1 (en) * 1983-08-18 1985-02-28 Hans-Joachim 6350 Bad Nauheim Bayer Arrangement for sealing static parts and parts with such an arrangement
US4706413A (en) * 1986-10-16 1987-11-17 James Kenneth S Smoke detector-activated door seal
DE4404216A1 (en) * 1994-02-10 1995-08-17 Steffen Dr Schemmann Panel for sealing building opening against ingress of flood water
FR2723137A1 (en) * 1994-07-27 1996-02-02 Berard Roger Flood=resistant door or partition
EP0731245A2 (en) * 1995-03-10 1996-09-11 Gerhard Wolbert Schmitz Device for covering a wall aperture
DE19628747A1 (en) * 1996-07-17 1998-01-29 Heintzmann Sicherheitssysteme Clean room locking device
GB2324112A (en) * 1997-04-10 1998-10-14 Neil Parker A draught excluder inflated by means of a piston operated by closure of the door
GB2333118A (en) * 1998-01-07 1999-07-14 Robert Maclean Muirhead Water exclusion system utilising an inflatable seal

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2369846A (en) * 2000-11-04 2002-06-12 Stanley Hogarth Flood protection device
BE1015287A3 (en) 2001-04-03 2005-01-11 Palladio Trading Srl Type of sealed woodwork, particularly for civil purpose.
GB2392469A (en) * 2002-08-30 2004-03-03 Paul Wallace Door/window with inflatable seal
GB2450915A (en) * 2007-07-12 2009-01-14 Thomas Owen Galbraith Door seal
GB2450942A (en) * 2007-07-13 2009-01-14 Philip Allen Inflatable door seal
GB2451238A (en) * 2007-07-23 2009-01-28 Holden Pallets Ltd Flood protection building element
GB2452786A (en) * 2007-09-12 2009-03-18 William Riley Hartley Seal for doorway
GB2452786B (en) * 2007-09-12 2009-08-05 William Riley Hartley Doorway flood prevention system
CN110924829A (en) * 2019-12-11 2020-03-27 胡樟权 Composite mute door
GB2610054A (en) * 2021-07-05 2023-02-22 Love Carl Flood barrier

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Effective date: 20080303