Patent ID: 6381905
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A multi-finger frame seal system for sealing between a door and surrounding lock and hinge sides of the door, the frame seal system comprising:a first multi-finger seal portion disposed on a lock jamb, said first seal portion including a base affixed substantially parallel to a rabbett of the lock jamb and first and second flexible fingers extending therefrom, said first finger having a length less than that of said second finger with said second finger being located closest to the stop on the lock jamb so that said first finger is first contacted and bent by the door toward said second finger when the door is being closed; and a second multi-finger seal portion disposed on a hinge jamb adjacent the hinge side of the door, said second seal portion including a base attached substantially parallel to the stop of the hinge jamb so that the base of the second seal portion is arranged substantially perpendicular to the base of the first seal portion, said second seal portion further including first and second fingers extending from said second seal portion base with the first finger of the second seal portion being the shortest and located furtherst from the rabbett of the hinge jamb so that the hinge side of the door first contacts and bends the first finger of the second seal portion toward the second finger of the second seal portion when the door is being closed.