Patent ID: 9038322
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B60J,F16J

Abstract:
1. A resilient seal for mobile living quarters having main living area walls defining a main living area, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls defining auxiliary living space, said one main living area wall having an outside surface, an inside surface, and a transverse surface extending between the inside and outside surfaces, said transverse surface defining said aperture, said resilient seal having a pair of attaching members extending along said one main living area wall adjacent to said aperture, each said attaching member including a bulb portion integrally attached thereto by an offsetting member spacing said bulb portion from its corresponding attachment member and a connecting member extending between said attaching members and along said transverse surface, said connecting member including an adjuster for adjusting the distance between the attaching members, said adjuster includes an accordion pleat defined between first and second parallel score lines defining a pair of corresponding fold lines, and a third score line defining a third fold line between and extending parallel to said first and second score lines, each said attachment member includes a terminal end opposite said connecting member, said offsetting members extending from said terminal ends of said attachment member, said inner wall of each said bulb portion each includes a protrusion extending toward its corresponding attachment member, said protrusion on said bulb portion located oppositely to that of said offsetting member so that compression of said bulb portion toward its corresponding attachment member urges said protrusion to contact said attachment member.