Patent ID: 7905058

Claim:
An astragal assembly for attachment to a passive door having interior and exterior surfaces opposite to one another and an outer edge extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the astragal assembly comprising: a frame, adapted to extend the height of a doorway, comprising an exterior portion, an interior portion spaced from and situated opposite to the exterior portion, and a side portion extending between the exterior portion and the interior portion such that the exterior portion, the interior portion and the side portion establish an elongated open channel, the side portion adapted to be attached to the outer edge of the passive door, the elongated open channel having a channel opening extending between the exterior portion and the interior portion and opposed to the side portion, said exterior portion being a hollow elongated tubular member and wherein the interior portion comprises an interior flange extending away from where said interior portion meets the side portion for engaging the interior surface of the passive door when the astragal assembly is attached thereto and said exterior portion comprises an exterior flange opposite to the interior flange for engaging the exterior surface of the passive door when the astragal assembly is affixed thereto; a spacer protruding from said side portion opposite said channel and extending away from said channel, wherein the spacer is substantially parallel to the interior flange and substantially perpendicular to the side portion for preventing the outer edge of the passive door from contacting the side portion of the frame and for allowing air flow between the outer edge of the passive door and the side portion of the frame when the astragal assembly is attached thereto; a gasket interconnecting the exterior portion and the side portion a wooden insert retained in the elongated open channel of the frame, the wooden insert having a groove sized to accommodate a locking mechanism; and a strike plate hardware attached to the wooden insert and extending between the interior and exterior portions, the strike plate hardware having a strike plate opening aligned with the groove.