Patent ID: 8209909

Claim:
A multi-finger seal system sealing between a door and surrounding frame, the frame including a stop and a rabbet surrounding strike and hinge sides of the door, the seal system comprising: a first multi-finger seal portion, at least a portion of which is disposed on a lock jamb adjacent the strike side of the door, said first seal portion including a base affixed upon the rabbet on the lock jamb and a plurality of flexible fingers extending therefrom, said fingers including first, second, and third fingers extending from said base, said first finger having a length less than said second and third fingers, and said third finger having a length greater than said first and second fingers, wherein said third finger is located closest to the stop on the lock jamb and said first finger is disposed farthest from the stop so that said first finger is first contacted and bent by the door toward said second finger when the door is being closed; a second multi-finger seal portion disposed on a hinge jamb adjacent the hinge side of the door, said second seal portion including a base attached upon the stop of the hinge jamb so that the base of the second seal portion is arranged substantially perpendicular to the base of the first seal portion, said second seal portion further including first, second, and third flexible fingers extending from said second seal portion base with the first finger of the second seal portion being the shortest of the three and located farthest from the rabbet of the hinge jamb and the third finger of the second seal portion being the longest of the three and located on the stop closest to the rabbet of the hinge jamb so that the hinge side of the door first contacts and bends the first finger of the second seal portion toward the second finger of the second seal portion when the door is being closed, and a plurality of perforations located at predetermined intervals along the first and second multi-finger seal portions, the perforations being formed such that the multi-finger seal system breaks away and into pieces proximate to where the perforations are located should removal of the multi-finger seal system from the frame of the door be attempted.