Patent ID: 6789358
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A threshold assembly for spanning bottoms of vertical jambs of an entryway, said threshold assembly comprising:an elongated unitarily molded body defining an upwardly open channel along an inside edge portion and a support substrate projecting outwardly from said channel to an outside edge; a sill plate attachment slot formed in said elongated body; a sill plate mounted on said body covering and supported by said support substrate, said sill plate having an outside edge portion profiled to fit over said outside edge of said support substrate, and an inside edge; said molded body being formed with an upstanding nosing along said inside edge portion, said nosing forming an inside wall of said upwardly open channel; said sill plate being formed with a vertical wall along its inside edge, a first portion of said vertical wall extending downwardly to engage with said sill plate attachment slot to secure said sill plate to said body and a second portion of said vertical wall extending upwardly to define a dam; and a threshold cap disposed in said upwardly open channel for underlying a closed door.