Patent ID: 6321491
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A bulkhead door assembly having a seal, said assembly comprising:(a) a concrete foundation wall having a top and a width dimension;(b) the bulkhead door assembly having a side bottom flange and a front channel that are secured to the concrete foundation wall;(c) an elongated strip of semi-flexible material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness;(d) the bottom surface being substantially flat, and being adhesively attached to the top of the concrete foundation wall;(e) the top surface having a shape mating with the side bottom flange and the front channel of the bulkhead door assembly; and(f) the thickness being adapted to compress when the side bottom flange and the front channel of the bulkhead door assembly are secured by an attachment means to the concrete foundation wall, wherein the shape of the top surface includes a downward sloping surface for draining moisture away from the bulkhead door assembly, the downwardsloping surface being exterior to the side bottom flange and the front channel of the bulkhead door assembly.