Patent ID: 6158171
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B60J,E06B

Abstract:
A seal and retainer assembly for sealing a panel edge of a swing door panel for a cargo container, said assembly comprising:an elongated retainer member including a channel part for receiving said panel edge of said panel and for supporting said assembly on said panel and a retainer base part, said channel part including a web and opposed flanges forming a channel for receiving said panel edge, said retainer base part extending generally normal to said web and opposite said flanges, said retainer base part including a flange which extends generally normal to said retainer base part at a distal end thereof to thereby form a seal receiving channel between said web and said flange of said retainer base part; andan elongated seal member formed of a resilient polymer material and supported by said retainer base part, said seal member including a first rim part and a second rim part, said first rim part being generally convex in shape and having opposite ends with one of said ends being in engagement with said web and another of said ends being connected to said second rim part, said first rim part being operable to engage a frame of said cargo container to form a seal between said panel edge and said frame, said second rim part extending from said first rim part and engaging said flange of said retainer base part, said seal member further comprising at least a first interior web contiguous with said first rim part and extending toward said retainer base part and defining a plurality of interior spaces formed between said first rim part and said retainer base part to allow resilient deflection of said seal member upon engagement with said frame and to restore said seal member to an undeflected position upon disengagement from said frame.