Patent ID: 8161685

Claim:
A draft excluder for excluding drafts underneath doors, comprising: an elongated angled bracket said bracket made up of first and second sidewalls with an interior angle there-between, said interior angle having a value of between 5° and 85°, said first and second sidewalls respectively define first and second elongated terminal edges; at least one clip, which during normal use of said draft excluder holds the first sidewall of said bracket to the bottom of a door such that the interior angle faces downward towards the floor beneath the door; a flexible covering, said flexible covering defines a cover portion that extends between said first and second elongated terminal edges, wherein said cover portion defines an interior surface; and an elongated weight affixed to the interior surface of said cover portion, and which during normal operation of said draft excluder said weight remains located between said first and second elongated terminal edges, wherein said second sidewall of said elongated angled bracket defines opposite tapered ends.