Patent ID: 9487992
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A threshold assembly for use with an entryway disposed within an aperture of a structure, which has an exterior and an interior and includes a door panel moveable between open and closed positions, said threshold assembly comprising: a sill extending between an exterior side for facing the exterior of the structure and an interior side for facing the interior of the structure with said sill presenting an upper sill surface extending from said exterior side to said interior side and configured to face the door in the closed position; a rail coupled to and disposed above said upper sill surface of said sill, with said rail having a leading edge facing said exterior side and a rear edge facing said interior side, and with said rail movable relative to said upper sill surface between an initial position when the door is in the open position, and a second position different from said initial position when the door is in the closed position; a biasing member disposed between said upper sill surface and said lower rail surface,