US1918134A - Closure packing - Google Patents

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T. RESCH CLOSURE PACKING July 11, 1933.

Filed April 1.5, 1931 Zmgy R Patented July 11, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TONY mason, or nocxwnm. CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH 'ro STANLEY A.

rnrcx, or ROCKWELL CITY, IOWA CLOSURE PACKING Application filed April 15,

The invention relates to a closure packing, and more especially to a device for use on a door or the like for preventing the admission of air through an opening closed thereby.

. The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the body thereof is freely resilient and contains a core which is expansible, so that on the joining of the ends of the latter the device can be applied to a closure such as a door or the like whereby on shutting the same a fluid tight joint will be effected to exclude moisture and air from an enclosure through the opening for the closure or door or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the construction and arrangement of the same permits its application to various structures, such as swinging window sashes, carpet sweepers, vacuum cleaners, furniture or other articles and be effective as a bumper.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein theconstruction thereof is novel in form and due to the elasticity of its body and core renders the use and application thereof exv tensive both as a packing and guard bumper.

' preferred embodiment of the invention, and

pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a refrigerator of conventional type showing its door open and the device applied to the latter and constructed in accordance with the invention.

1931.. SerialNo. 530,413.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale of the device.

Figure 3 is a similar view with portions broken away to illustrate the core and the manner of connecting its ends together.

Similar reference characters indicate cor-. responding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail A designates a portion of the body or casing of a refrigerator of any conventional type, B its front opening or entrance door way, and C the swinging door for this opening or door way. This type of article is shown in the drawing merely to illustrate one of many applications of the closure packing or device constituting the present invention and as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The door (J at itsinner side is rabbeted as at l) marginally thereof and within this portion D is arranged the packing or device which comprises a body 5, of the required or desired length and made from sponge rubber impervious to air, water or moisture, the body in cross-section being preferably circular, although it may be of any other crosssectional contour as the occasion may require.

The body 5 is formed with a central longitudinal bore 6 of the required size to accommodate a closely coiled\retractile or expansion spring 7, the latter being co-extensive with the length of the body and the ends of this spring are joined together through the medium of eyes 8 formed from the terminals of the spring.

The length of the body 5 is slightly less than the extent of the rabbet D throughout the margin of the door C so that when the body is applied after the terminals of the spring 7 have been joined asshown in Figure 1 of the drawing the said spring will be under desired tension to hold the packing or device in place on the said door, the slightly separated ends 9 of the body can then be worked toward each other so as to be brought close together to avoid an open ap at these ends as will be apparent from igures 2 and 3 of the drawing.

It should be apparent that when the door C is supplemented with the packingbefore described and such packing isapplied in the manner stated the door when closed will shut out moisture, air or fluid from gaining an entrance through the doorway B and in this manner a very desirable and efiicient packing is established.

The packing hereinbefore described is also adaptable to carpet sweeper, vacuum cleaners, furniture and other articles to serve as a bum e'r. Also the packing is usable for weat er stripping, especially with swinging window sashes and doors.

While there has been shown in the accompanying drawing a specific application of the packin or device it is to be clearly understood t at the same is not to be construed as limited to such applicationor use, as the packing or device is equally adaptable for other applications and uses.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with an article having a movable closure, of a resilient body member thereon, and a coiled spring core within the body and joined at its'ends to have said body member yieldably and snugly embrace the movable closure.

2. The combination with an article, of a sponge rubber body member thereon and yieldable in the direction of its len h and transverse thereof, and a closel coi ed tensioned spring core within the ha y and joined at its ends to have the body embrace said article and permitting movements independently of each other.

3. The combination of a.sponge rubber body, and a closely coiled tensioned spring core mounted within the body and joined at its ends to efl'ect the snug embracing of the body upon an article.

4. The combination of a sponge rubber body, and a closely coiled tensioned spring core mounted within the body and joined at its ends to effect the embracing of the body upon an article, the body being formed with a bore therethrough for accommodating the core to permit relative movements between the core and body.

5. The combination of a resilient body member, a closely coiled spring located approximately centrally within the body member, and means for securing the ends ofthe spring to effect a continuous core for the body member and the snug mounting of said body member upon an article of manufacture.

6. The combination of an elastic body of elongated formation having a bore therethrough, and a tensioned element yieldable in the line of its own axis and extending through the bore to cause said body to snugly embrace an article and constituting a sealing medium for a joint.

7. The combination of a tensioned member yieldable in the line of its own axis, and a relatively thick elastic body housing the member, and one having relative yielding movement to the other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

TONY RESCH.

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