Movable or removable closures – Closure seal; e.g. – striker gasket or weatherstrip
Patent
1997-01-03
1998-07-28
Redman, Jerry
Movable or removable closures
Closure seal; e.g., striker gasket or weatherstrip
494961, 49197, E06B 716
Patent
active
057848343
ABSTRACT:
A door seal particularly suitable for garage doors disclosed has a rigid base portion made of a plastic material that is fastened to a support frame surrounding a door and a flexible combination cover and flap portion made of a plastic material that is integral with and preferably coextruded with the base portion. The cover and flap portion extend over outer front end and rear end faces of the base portion. The flap extends at an angle from a front corner along the outer face of the base portion. The flap extends forwardly and outwardly at an angle beyond the front end face of the base portion so as to be engaged and be flexed by the garage door in the closed position and in sealed engagement with the door when the door is closed.
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Redman Jerry
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