Patent ID: 6910301

Claim:
A door seal for use with bi-parting doors comprising: at least one magnet located on a first sealing surface of a first seal, wherein the first seal is disposed proximate a leading edge of a first door panel, the door panel having a substantially linear opening and closing direction of travel; and at least one magnet attracter located on a second sealing surface of a second seal, wherein the second seal is disposed proximate a leading edge of a second door panel, the door panel having an opening and closing direction of travel aligned with and inverse to the opening and closing direction of travel of the leading edge of the first door panel, wherein the first sealing surface of the first door panel forms one of either an acute or obtuse angle with the plane of the door panel and the second sealing surface of the second door panel forms one of either an acute or obtuse angle with the plane of the door panel, the two angles being supplementary, wherein the first sealing surface of the first door panel overlaps the second sealing surface of the second door panel in a closed position, and wherein the magnet is configured to magnetically engage the magnet attracter when the bi-parting doors are in a closed position.