GB2473907A - Door and frame with two water tight seals - Google Patents
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Abstract
A flood-proof door 1 comprising a door frame 3 with a first sealing member 5 around an outer periphery; and a hinged door 2 with a second sealing member 4 around an outer periphery, and a locking system 9 comprising at least one locking means on a closing side of the hinged door 10, the lower side of the hinged door 12 and the hinged side of the door 13, wherein all of the locking means 10, 12, 13 are operated by a single locking mechanism. When the hinged door 2 is in a closed position the first sealing member 5 provides a first watertight seal between the hinged door 2 and the door frame 3 and the second sealing member 4 provides a separate second watertight seal, the two seals acting in tandem or parallel. Apertures or drainage holes 8 may be located in the door above a set height. A stainless steel reinforcing member and/or waterproof foam may be inside the door. A double door arrangement is also claimed (Fig 6 and 7).
Description
TITLE
Flood-Proof I)oors
DESCRIPTION
Field of Invention
The present inenhon rclates to the flood-proofing ol buildings In particular the present invention provides doors that, when closed, make a building flood-proof and thereby prevent ingress of water into a building through doorways.
Background
Many buildings are located in positions shere they are vulnerable to flooding For example, theie are an incieasmg number of houses being constructed on flood plains that are susceptible to flash floods. During floods buildings can be damaged by the ingress of water. This damage can affect the contents of the building, can be costly to repair and can put a building out of use for several weeks or months.
Typically thc most vulnciable pan ot a building during floods aie the xteinal doorways. Doorways are not watertight and, as such, even if a door within a doorway is closed, substantial amounts of water can enter a building through the gaps between the doors and the doorframes within which they are mounted, There are various water-tight doors that arc currentls ai'ailable (such as those present within sea essels) but these doors can be expensive, unsightly and are generally not suitable br residential or standard commercial properties. As a result, current flood-proof doOrs are rarely if ever fitted to typical residential or commercial buildings. Therefore, during floods the doorways of these buildings remain vulnerable and, if protected at all, are protected h% the placing of sandbags or similar items on the extrnal side of the door Howeer, sandbags and other similar items me ielatively inefiectn'e at preventing water ingress and can only be positioned if the iele\ ant person has prioi warning of a flood.
importantly, sandbags and other similar itenis for protecting buildings against flooding can not be positioned if a flood dos elops rapidly foi example a flash flood or the relevant person is not warned for any other reason. Currently, protection of' buildings against flash floods is generally not possible.
In light of the above there is a need for flood-proof doors thai aie capable of preventing water entering *a building during a floodS and that are suitable for use on normal residential and commercial buildings. The doors should either be permanently flood-proof when closed or should be able to be made flood-proof substantially instantl\ in oidcr to allov them to protcct a property against flash flooding Pieferably any such doors should be cheap to manufacture and install I he doors should have substantially the same appearance and operation as convention ii doors such that they may be used unobtrusively and normally during the long periods when a building is notwithin a flood,
Summary of Invention
The present invention provides a flood-proof door comprising: a door frame with a first scaling member provided around an outer periphery; and a hinged door pivotally mounted to the door frame and with a second sealing member provided around an outer periphery; and a locking system comprising at least one locking means in a closing side of the hinged door, at least one locking means in a lower side of the hinged door and at least one locking means in a hinged side of the hmgee door, wherein all of the locking means of the locking system may be operated by a single locking mechanism wherein, when the hinged door is in a closed position within the door frame, 2 the first sealing membei provides a first watertight seal between the hinged door and the dooi frame and the second sealing member provides a separate qecond watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame.
The door of the present invention is advantageous over conventional doors as, instead of having only one locking means that may he engaged to lock a hinged door to a door frame substantially at a mid-point of an outer side of the hinged door, the locking system of a door iccording to the present invention comprises a plurality of locking means that may be engaged to lock the hinged door to the door frame substantially around an outer side, a lower side and a hinged side of the hinged door. A locking system formed in this manner is advantageous as it may securely lock a hinged door in place within a door flame and thereby help the door resist buckling or opening under the action of flood ntcr on an outer face of the door Additionally locking the hinged door in position ithm the dooi flame about an outei side a lower \ide and a hinged side ensure that the fist and second watertight seals ate held in position and no leaks can he formed between the hinged door and the door frame about the locked sides of the flood-proof door The locking system of the present invention is partIcularly advantageous fin inwardly opening doors as it ensures that during a flood es ent the hinged door of an inwardly opening flood-proot door according to the present ins ention is not forced open by the force of the flood water acting on an external face of the hinged door.
The presence of a first and a second watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame is advantageous because, as there are two substantially separate watertight seals between the hinged door and the door frame that may be securely locked in position by the locking system of the present invention it is not possible for flood water to enter any building ifi which the flood-proof door is fitted between the hinged door and the door frame. As will be readily appreciated, the presence of two watertight seals is ads antageous over a single seal as it pros ides a degree of iedrmdancy in the flood-pioofing of the door In particular, if a portion of one of the sealing members is damaged such that eal is no longer completely watertight then the other of the sealing members will still high degree of water tightness between the hinged door and the door frame and the door may cOntinue to he substantially flood-proof The hinged dooi of the present in ention may ho substantialls solid That is, the hnged door may be formed from a solid matenal I-oi example, a hinged door may be formed from wood, or any other suitable material (for example composite or solid material), in a manner that will he immediately apparent to a peison skilled in the art Alternatively, the hinged door of the present invention may be formed of an outer frame enclosing one or more door panels wherein the outer frame of the hinged door defines an internal volume. For example, the outer flame of the hinged door may he formed of PVCu, or a similar material, in a conventional manner such that it has an internal volume.
In some situations it is possible that an outer frame of a hinged door that defines an internal volume may not be sufficiently strong to withstand the forces that the door may be subject due during a flood fhis is because during a flood there may be significant force acting on an outer side ol a closed flood-proof door due to the vcight of water. In order to resist this force it may be necessary that the outer frame of the hinged door is reinforced by an internal reinforcing member located within the internal \ olume of the outci frame A. suitable internal rc'infoicmg member may be formed in my manner apparent to a person skilled in the art in a preferred embodiment of the present invention the internal reinforcing member may comprise a plurality of stainless steel locations that are located within the internal volume of the outer frame and suitable shaped to provide strength and rigidity to the outer frame.
flowevei it is to be appreciated that the internal reinforcing mtmber may be made of any suitably rcsihent material om combination of materials If the outer frame of the hinged door of a flood-proof door according to the present invention defines an internal volume it is preferable that any free space in that internal volume is substantially filled with a lightweight waterproof material, such as waterpi oaf foam Filling the free space of the internal s olunic with a waterproof material ensures that water cannot pass through the door through any cracks or gaps that may be present in the outer frame Preferably, all of the tree space in the internal volume of an outer frame will be filled with a waterproof material. However, in embodiments of the invention only a lower portion of the flood-proof door will be watertight. In such embodiments only the part of the outer frame that forms part of the lower portion of the floodproof door may be filled with a waterproof materiaL If the outer frame of a hinged door of a flood-proof door according to the present invention is formed of an outei flame enclosing one or more door panels wheruin the outer frame of the hinged door defines an internal volume the one or more door panels may either he substantially solid or may each define an internal volume. In the same manner as the outer frame, if the one or more door panels each define an internal volume the one or more door panels may be reinforced with an internal reinforcing member andtor may any fret spaec within the one or more door panels ma be filled with a lightweight waterproof material The first sealing member and the second sealing member niay be formed of any suitable material, The material should have suitable physical properties such as hardness4 elongation, tensile strength tear strength and compression The material should also he resistant to heat and ageing and should not substantially increase in weight when v U, or increase in volume when exposed to oil Ihe material should also he resistant to ozone degradation. hi a preferred embodiment of the invention the first and second sealing members are formed of vuleanised ruhher. However, other alrernative materials may also be suitable. For example, the skilled person will be aware of synthetic elastomers which are suitable alternatives to vuleanised Iubber One particularly suitable synthetic elastomer fiom which the fist and second sealing members of a door according to the present invention may be formed is \Titaprene ® as sold by Vita Therrnoplasties Polymers.
As will be appreciated, it is necessary for many doors to have drainage holes However drainage holes cannot be prebcnt in a dooi that is entirely flood-proof as flood water would be able to pass through the door through the dramage holes Therefore, in flood-proof doors according to the present invention drainage holes ate not provided if the whole of the door is intended to be flood-proof However, embodiments of the present invention may not be entirely flood-proof but ntay instead only have a lower portion that is flood-proof such that if the external water level remains below the height of the flood-proof lower portion water cannot pass through the dooi In such embodiments drainage holes may be provided through the door and may he located above the lower portion ot the hmged door of the flood-proof door The locking system may comprise any number of locking means that the skilled person thinks appropriate In a preferred embodiment of the ins ention the locking system compnses at least two locking means in the hinged side of the hinged door In a flood-proof dooi according to the present ins ention that is only flood-proof in a lower portion it is preferable that these at least two locking means are located in the lower portion of the hinged door It ma also be preferable that the locking system comprises at least two locking means in the lower side of the hinged door. It niay also be preferable that the locking system comprises at least thiee locking means in the closing side of the hinged door a central locking means located substantially in the middle 01 the closing side an upper locking means located adjacent an upper end ot the closing side and a lower locking means located adjacent a lower end of the closing side.
Although it is preferable that tht locking s stem compuses a single locking mechanism that operates all the locking means thereof, it is to be understood that the locking sYstem may comprise a piurahtv of lockirg mechanisms and each ot these mechanisms may Operate one or more of the bolts of the locking system.
The locking means of the locking system of the present invention m he any locking means apparent to a person skilled in the art It is genciallv anticipated that the locking means will comprise bolts However it is to h understood that alternatise locking means, such as latches, hooks or any other similar locking means may be used for one or more of the locking means of a locking system of a flood-proof door according to the present invention The locking means of th. locking system may be operattd b' a single lok1ng mechanism (or a plurality of locking mechanisms) in any manner apparent to a person skilled in the art For example the locking means may he operated b\ i single locking mechanism using a combination of sliders and cam locks in a conventional manner Flood-proof doors according to the present invention may be either outwardly opening or inwardly opening. Flood-proof doors according to the present invention are particularly suitable for use as inwardly opening doors because the locking system of the doors will secure a door from opening inwardly under the action of flood water acting on an outer face of the door.
An embodiment of the present inntion comprises a double outwardly flood-proot door comprisIng an outsardly opening flood-proof door according to the present invention and an outwardly opening door comprising: a door frame with, a first sealing member provided around an outer periphery and a hinged door pivotall'v mounted to the door flame and with a second sealing member prouded around an outer periphery, \herein when the hinged door is in a closed position witlim the door frame, the first sealing member provides a first watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame and the second seating member provides a separate second watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame. That is, an embodiment of a double outwardly opening door may comprises a first door according to the present invention and a second door substantially according to the present invention but lacking the locking system of a door according to the present invention Alternative embodiments of a double outwardly opening door according to the present invention may substantially comprise two individual outwardly opening doors according to the present invention in a manner that will be inunediattly unuci. stood by a person skilled in the art Further features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the specific embodiments that are illustrated in the drawings and are described below.
Drawm&s Figure 1 is a schematic drawing of a preferred embodiment of a single outwardly opening flood-proof door according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a second schematic drawing of the flood proof door of Figuic I, Figure 3 is a schematic drawing of a hinged door of a preferred embodiment of a single inwardly opening flood-proof door according to the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic drawing of a door flame at a preferred embodiment of the fioodproof door of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a further schematic drawing of the flood-proof door of Figures 3 and 4; Figure 6 is a schematic drawing of preferred embodiment of double outwardly opening flood-proof doors accoidmg to the present inenLion, and Figute 7 is a schematic urawmg of the locking system of the double outwardls opening flood-proof doors of Figure 6. i a
An outwardly opening flood-proof door 1 according to a preferred ethbodiientof the present invention is shown in Figure 1 ftc flood proof door 1 comprises a hinged door 2 and a door frame 3. A second sealing member 4 is provided around a periphery of an inner face of the hinged door 2 and first sealing member S is provided around a penphrr) of the dow. frame 3 The fist and second sealing members 4, 5 are subtantial1y formed of rubber gaskets formed of sulcantscd rubhei The hinged door 2 comprises an outer frame 6 surrounding two door panels 7. The outer frame 6 and the door panels 7 are formed out of a PYCu shell which defines an internal volume the outer frame 6 ot the hinged door 2 is reintorced with stamless steel reinforcing membci s (not shown,) positioned within the internal volume to provide suffkient resilience to resist the force of flood \ater acting upon its outer face. The free space within the internal volume of the outer frame 6 and the door panels 7 is filled with waterproof foani up to a height of approximately 9 00mm from the bottom side of the hinged door 2t Similarly tht door frame 3 is also formed of a PVu shell v4hich defines an internai solume Il'e door frame 3 is reinforced with stainless steci reinforcing members (not shown) positioned within the internal volume to provide sufficient resilience to resist the force of flood water acting upon its outer face. The free space within the internal volume of the door framu 3 is fllkd with waterproof foam {indicatLd by heavy dottid lines in Figure 2) up to a height of approximately 900mm from the bottom side of the door frame 3.
As can he seen in Figure 2, drainage holes 8 are formed in a horizontal portion of the hinged door 2 that is between the door panels 7. The drainage holes 8 are located more than 900mm above the bottom side of the hinged door 2. The flood-proof door has a locking sstem 9 substantially formed along a closing side, lower side and hinge side of the hinged door 2 The locking systcin 9 comprises a single locking mechanism (not shown) and a plurality of bolts 10 that are located along the closing side of the hinged door, one bolt l 1 located at an end of a upper side of the hinged door adjacent the closing side, three bolts 12 located along the lower side of the hinged door and two bolts 13 located at a lower portion of the closing sidc of the hinged doo' The locking mechanism acts to operate all of the bolts 10 11 of the locking sysiem 9 through a system of cams and sliders (not sho\ n) When the locking system 9 is in the locked position the bolts of the locking system 9 extend into cooperatively formed recesses in the door frame 3.
Wlcn the hinged door 2 is closed within the door hame 3 the fist sealing membtdr 4 forms a first v atertight seal between an inner facL of the hingcd door and the door flame and the and the second sealing member fonns a second watertight seal between the inner face of thc hinged door and the door frame. In this manner the hinged door 2 is tightly sealed within the door frame 3 and the lower portion of the flood-proof door I (the portion below the drainage holes) is substantially flood-proof An inwardly opening flood-proof door 20 according to the present invention IS shown in Figuies 3 to 5 Other than the orientation in which the door 20 opens, the features of the inwardly opening flood-proof door 20 are substantially identical to the featurcs of the outwardly opening flood-proof door 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 and discussed above. Therefore, the same reference numerals have been used to indicate features of the inwardly opening door 20 as have been used for the outwardly opening door 1. -10-
In both the outwardly and inwardly opening doors 1, 20, when locked, the bolts 10, II, 12, 14 act to resist the action of flood water operating op an eNternal face of the hinged door. Bolts 12, 13 are located on the lower side of the hinged door 2 land the lower portion of the hinged side of the hinged door 2 as the closing side of the hinged door is already bolted by the bolts 10 and it is only the lower portion of the hinged door that would be acted upon by flood waters during a normal flash flood event.
Having bolts 10, 12 13 positioned completely aIound a lower portion of the doors 1, acts to ensure that thi. seals 4, 5 of the doors 1 20 ate properly engaged and water-tight about this portion of the doors as well as ensuring that the lower portion of the doors are securely locked.
Figures 6 and 7 show a double outwardly opining door 30 according to the piesent invention 1 he double outwardly opening door 30 comprises a singli unitary door frame 3 extending around two hinged doors 2, 31. The right-hand of the hinged doors 2 is substantially identical to the hinged door of the single outwardly opening door I illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The left-hand of the hinged doors 31 is substantially the same as the right hand of the lunged doors 2 but has a different locking system 32 In partieulai, the locking system 32 of the left-hand door comprises onl three bolts 33, 34, 35 one bolt 33 on the lower side of the hinged door, one bolt 35 at an upper side of the hinged door and one bolt 34 centrally located on a closing side of me hinged door Howe%er it is to be appreciated that a double outwardly opening door 30 could comprise two hinged doors 2 substantially identical to the hinged doors 2 of Figures 1 and 2,
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- CLAIMSI. A flood-proof door comprising: a door frame with a first sealing member provided around an outer periphery; and a hinged door pivotally mounted to the door frame and with a second sealing member provided around an outer periphery; and a locking system comprising at least one locking means in a closing side of the hinged door, at least one locking means in a lowcr side of thu hinged dooi and at least one locking means in a. hinged side of the hinged door, wherein all of the locking means of the lockmg system may be operated by a single locking mechanism, wherein, when the hinged door is in a closed position within the door f'ame, the first sealing niensber provides a first watertight seal between the hinged door and the door flame and the second sealing member proi4 ides a separate second watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame.
- 2. A flood-proof door according to claim 1, wherein the locking system comprises at least one locking means in an upper side of the hinged door.
- 3 A flood-pioof door according 10 claim I or claim 2, wherein the locking system comprises at least two locking means in the hinged side of the hinged door located in a lower portion of the door.
- 4 A flood-proof dooi according to any ot claims 1 to 3 wherein the locking system comprises at least two locking means in the lower side of the hinged door.
- 5. A flood-proof door according to any of claim 1, wherein the locking system comprises at least three locking means in the closing side of the hinged door: a central locking means located substantially in the middle of the closing side, an tipper locking means located adjacent an upper end of the closing side and a lower locking means located adjacent a lower end of the closing side.-12 -
- 6. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, wherein the locking means of the locking system are bolts.
- 7 A flood-pi oof door according to an piecedmg claim, sheten the hinged doot is substantially solid.
- 8. A flood-proof door according to any of claims I to 6, wherein the hinged door is formed of an outer frame enclosing one or more door panels and the outer frame of the hmgcd door defines an internal volume 9 A flood-proof door according to claim 8, wherein outer frame of the hinged door is formed of PVCu.A flood-prool door according to cLaim 8 or claim 9, wherein the outer tiame of the hinged doot further compnses an inteInal reinforcing member located ithin the internal volume.11. A floothproof door according to claim 10, wherein the internal reinforcing member is formed of stainless steel.12 A flood-pioof door according to any of claims 8 to 11, vheiein free space within the internal volume of the Outer frame of the hinged door is substantially filled with a lightweight waterproof material.13. A flood-proof door according to any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the one or moie door panels are substantially solid 14. A flood-proof door according lo any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the one or more door panels each define an internal volume.15. A flood-proof door according to claim 14, wherein the internal volume of the one or more door panels whhin a lower poiuon ot the hinged door is substantialh filled vith a 1ighn eight saterpioof material -13 - 16. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, wherein the first sealing member and the second sealing member are substantially formed of vulcanised rubber.17. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, having a plurality of drainage holes are formed through the hinged door abovc a lower poittcn of the hinged door.18. An outwardly opening flood-proof door according to any preceding claim.19 An inwardly opening flood-proof door according to any of claims I to 12 20. A double outwardly flood-proof door comprising an outwardly openingflood-proof door according to claim 18 and an outwardly opening door comprising: a door frame with a first sealing member provided around an outer periphery; and a hinged door prsotally mounted to the dooi frame and v ith a second sealing member provided around an outer periphery; wherein, when the hinged door is in a closed position within the door frame, the first sealing member pioides a first vatertight sal between the hmged door and the door frame and the second sealing member provides a separate second watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame.Amendments to the claims have been filed as followsCLMMS1. A flood-proof door for a building comprising: a door frame with a first sealing member provided around an outer periphery; a hinged door pivotally mounted to the door frame and with a second sealing member provided around an outer periphery; wherein: the hinged door comprises an outer frame formed of PVCu enclosing one or more door panels also formed of PVCu; the outer frame of the hinged door defines an internal volume; within a lower portion of the hinged door free space within the internal volume of the outer frame is substantially filled with a waterproof foam; and the outer frame of the hinged door further comprises an internal reinforcing member located within the internal volume; and a locking system substantially formed along a closing side, lower side and hinged side of the hinged door and comprising at least one locking means in a closing side of the hinged door, at least one locking means in a lower side of the hinged door and at least one locking means in a hinged side of the hinged door, wherein all of the * *1.** p locking means of the locking system are operated by a single locking mechanism through a system of cams and sliders; wherein, when the hinged door is in a closed position within the door frame, the first sealing member provides a first watertight seal between the hinged door and o I the door frame and the second sealing member provides a separate second watertight * seal between the hinged door and the door frame.2. A flood-proof door according to claim 1, wherein the locking system comprises at least one locking means in an upper side of the hinged door.3. A flood-proof door according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the locking system comprises at least two locking means in the hinged side of the hinged door located in a lower portion of the door.4. A flood-proof door according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the locking system comprises at least two locking means in the lower side of the hinged door.5. A flood-proof door according to any of claim 1, wherein the locking system comprises at least three locking means in the closing side of the hinged door: a central locking means located substantially in the middle of the closing side, an upper locking means located adjacent an upper end of the closing side and a lower locking means located adjacent a lower end of the closing side.6. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, wherein the locking means of the locking system are bolts.7. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, wherein the internal reinforcing member is formed of stainless steel.8. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, wherein the first sealing member and the second sealing member are substantially formed of vulcanised rubber. S. S * S. * ..
- 9. A flood-proof door according to any preceding claim, having a plurality of : ** drainage holes are formed through the hinged door above the lower portion of the a.. * hinged door. * S10. An outwardly opening flood-proof door according to any preceding claim.11. An inwardly opening flood-proof door according to any of claims 1 to
- 10.12. A double outwardly flood-proof door for a building comprising an outwardly opening flood-proof door according to claim 10 and an outwardly opening door comprising: a door frame with a first sealing member provided around an outer periphery; and a hinged door pivotally mounted to the door frame and with a second sealing member provided around an outer periphery; wherein, when the hinged door is in a closed position within the door frame, the first sealing member provides a first watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame and the second sealing member provides a separate second watertight seal between the hinged door and the door frame.*..S.S * .S * * ** . * * * * ** * *. * S S *S* SS**S*.. * S
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