Patent ID: 8328250

Claim:
A door entry assembly attached to an outer surface of a door, said assembly comprising: a door handle having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end being pivotally coupled to the door for movement between a released position and an unreleased position, said distal end being spaced apart from the outer surface when in the released position and said distal end abuts the outer surface when in the unreleased position; a first gasket disposed between said distal end and the outer surface of the door for reducing noise due to wind and contact between said distal end and the outer surface of the door, said first gasket having an inner surface facing the outer surface of the door and an outer surface facing said distal end of said door handle, said first gasket having a pair of first lips extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end of said first gasket, said first pair of lips positioned on opposite sides of said first gasket to engage corresponding opposite sides of said distal end of said door handle, said pair of first lips formed of a resilient material which protrudes outwardly relative to said outer surface of said first gasket to sealingly engage said distal end, said pair of first lips being embossed so that it is recessed relative to said inner surface to accommodate compression of said pair of first lips when said door handle is in said unreleased position, said pair of first lips moveable from a compressed position to an uncompressed position upon movement of said door handle from said unreleased position to said released position, each one of said pair of first lips having a lip portion and a flattened portion, said lip portion having an outer edge and an opposite inner edge and said flattened portion having an outer edge and an opposite inner edge, said outer edge of each of said flattened portions and said outer edge of each of said lip portions positioned adjacent one of said sides extending between said first end and said second end of said first gasket, each of said pair of first lips formed such that a distance between said inner edge and said outer edge of said flattened portion is greater than a distance between said inner edge and said outer edge of said lip portion; and a second gasket disposed between said proximate end and the outer surface of the door for reducing noise due to wind, said second gasket having an inner surface facing the outer surface of the door and an outer surface facing said proximate end of said door handle, said second gasket having a second lip formed of a resilient material which protrudes outwardly relative to said outer surface of said second gasket to sealingly engage said proximate end, said second lip being embossed so that it is recessed relative to said inner surface to accommodate compression of said second lip when said door handle is in said unreleased position, said second lip moveable from a compressed position to an uncompressed position upon movement of said door handle from said unreleased position to said released position.