Patent ID: 8813427

Claim:
An entryway system for disposing within an aperture of a structure which has an exterior and an interior, said entryway system comprising: a door frame having first and second door jambs spaced from each other, said door frame defining an opening for providing access between the interior and the exterior; a door panel coupled to said door frame and capable of moving between an open position and a closed position with said door panel disposed in said opening in said closed position; and a threshold assembly disposed between said first and second door jambs and below said door panel with said door panel contacting said threshold assembly in said closed position, said threshold assembly comprising: a sill base extending between an exterior side which faces the exterior of the structure and an interior side which faces the interior of the structure; a rail coupled to and disposed above said sill base with said rail movable relative to said sill base between an initial position having a first distance relative to said sill base when said door panel is in said open position, and a sealed position having a second distance relative to said sill base when said door panel is in said closed position, wherein said first distance is greater than said second distance for allowing said rail to adjust closer to said sill base; a drainage element disposed beneath said rail and having a height relative to said sill base with said drainage element sloping away from said interior side of said sill base such that said height of said drainage element decreases from said interior side of said sill base to said exterior side of said sill base for providing positive drainage of any fluid that may infiltrate beyond said rail from said threshold assembly at said exterior side; and a biasing member coupled to said rail and contacting said drainage element with said biasing member biasing said rail away from said drainage element into said initial position, wherein said door panel engages and moves said rail from said initial position to said sealed position against said biasing of said biasing member as said door panel moves from said open position to said closed position.