Patent ID: 6655440
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A garage door bottom seal retainer for securing a seal to a bottom surface of a garage door, the retainer comprising:an exterior tension member having an exterior bend adapted to allow the exterior tension member to mate with and to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door; an interior tension member having an interior bend spaced from the exterior bend and adapted to allow the interior tension member to mate with and to apply tension to the bottom surface of the garage door in an opposite direction of the exterior tension member, thereby adapted to secure the retainer to the bottom surface of the garage door; a seal cavity between the tension members and the bends adapted to slidably receive and to support the seal; and wherein the exterior tension member includes an exterior gripping edge at an end of the tension member distal to the seal, wherein the gripping edge is adapted to seat upon a shelf of the bottom surface of the garage door.