Patent ID: 8186114

Claim:
A door threshold structure to be at least partially located underneath at least one door when the at least one door is in a closed position, in combination with a carpet, the door threshold structure comprising: a first foot and a second foot configured to be connected via a planar-shaped center insert to form a main body of the door threshold structure wherein at lest one door is to be located over at least part of the center insert, wherein the first foot and second foot are mirror images of each other when viewed in cross section with the insert being provided therebetween; the planar-shaped center insert having a thin profile compared to the first foot and second foot when viewed in a side cross sectional view so that a gap is located beneath the planar-shaped center insert between the first foot and the second foot, said gap having a height greater than a height of the planar-shaped center insert; wherein on at least one side of said main body there is provided upper and lower members extending from the main body in spaced apart relation from one another so that the upper and lower members are at least partially substantially parallel to one another; wherein the carpet is located adjacent to the threshold; and wherein a gap between the spaced apart upper and lower members is configured to receive an end of said carpet.