Improvements in and connected with Draught-excluders for Doors.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Oct., 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Draught-excluders for Doors.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM PEPIN, Cabinet Maker & Upholsterer 15 The Bayle Folkestone
Kent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide ends and brackets, to regulate the position
of a draught excluder fixed at the bottom of doors, and to regulate its position in
relation to same and to prevent the draught excluder from becoming jammed under
bottom of door in rising over carpet or other obstacles, on the floor.
"A" (see
drawing) is the bracket with vertical slot (B) in same. The pin "C" works up and
down the slot "B" as the draught excluder passes over the floor which by this means
is prevented from getting jammed by the door. (D) is the bottom rail of door. E the
floor. F the carpet. G the draught excluder.
Dated this 10th day of Fabenory 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Draught-excluders for Doors.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM PEPIN 15 The Bayle Folkestone, Kent Cabinet Maker and
Upholsterer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention has for its object the means of facilitating in the most complete and
at the same time simple manner the effectual working of draught excluders at the
bottom of doors by providing brackets and ends to regulate the position of a draught
excluder fixed at upon or within the bottom rail of door in relation to the various
levels of the floor carpets or other surface over which the draught excluder may pass
or be brought into contact with and thus to prevent the draught excluder from
becoming jammed or in any way interfering with the free action of the door.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I have left with the
Provisional Specification a sheet of drawings upon which I have shown three figures
illustrating the same.
Figure 1 is a view shewing bottom rail of door "D" with draught excluder "G"
in position as fixed by means of my ends and brackets.
Figure 2 is a view shewing the end or outer edge of the bottom rail of door "D"
with draught excluder "G" as fixed by means of ends and brackets rising over the
carpet or other surface of the floor "F."
"
Figure 3 is a view shewing draught excluder "G as fixed by means of my plates
in recess or groove in bottom rail of door "D."
In applying my invention to the bottom rail of door D" (see drawing) the pin or
spindle "C" is fixed on each end of draught excluder "G" being then inserted in
the slot or groove "B" in each bracket "A" to be fixed at each end of the bottom rail
of door "D."
"
The draught excluder may also he placed in a recess or groove in the bottom rail of
door (see Figure 3 in drawing) for which purpose I provide plates or brackets to be
fixed at each outer end edge of the bottom rail of the door "D over the recess or
groove in such bottom rail. The pin or spindle "C" at each end of the draught
excluder G being inserted in the slot or groove "B" of such brackets or plates.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what I
claim is
The improvements in the action of draught excluders to operate substantially by
means of my system of ends and brackets or plates with slot or groove as hereinbefore
set forth and described in the drawings hereinbefore referred to, No. 2331 Feb. 13th,
1890.
Dated this 20th day of Matches 1000
THOMAS WILLIAM PEPIN.