Patent ID: 6219971
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
In an entryway having a hinged door with a free edge, a hinged edge, and an outside face; a pair of spaced jambs having a longitudinal stop formed therealong and being spanned at their bottom ends by a threshold assembly having a sill and a threshold cap; and a weather strip having a fixed leg and a flexible leg and being mounted to the spaced jambs extending along the stop, the flexible leg of the weather strip being compressed between the stop and the outside face of the door to form a seal when the door is closed; a sealing pad for mounting to the bottom end of at least one of the jambs adjacent the threshold assembly, said sealing pad being formed of compressible material and comprising:a main body having an exposed surface positioned to engage and be compressed and seal between the jamb and one of the edges of the door when the door is closed;an extension projecting from said main body toward said stop to a position beneath the weather strip; anda projection on said extension configured and positioned to project between the fixed leg and the flexible leg of the weather strip to reinforce and stiffen the weather strip at a lower corner of the entryway for enhancing the seal between the outside face of the door and the weather strip.