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Evans Products Company

Edwin L Jesse

Richard Steven Adler

Blake G Sloan

George E Nelson

Keith T O'Brien

An automatically-actuated sealing device is disclosed which seals a gap between a door bottom (or edge) and a surface defining part of an opening through which weather, dust, insects, etc. may otherwise pass. The sealing device includes a support element attachable to the door bottom, a seal actuating element movably supported by the support element, a sealing element moved by the seal actuating element into a sealing position, and a plurality of metal, plastic or metal and plastic spring elements which couple the seal actuating element to the support element and urge the seal actuating element to seal the gap. The sealing devices operate by coupling the device to the opening defining surface so that opening and closing of the door generates movement of the seal actuating element. A projection on the seal actuating element is engaged by the door jamb or a bearing element attached to the jamb, and is laterally moved in response to opening and closing the door. In another embodiment, spring elements direct movement of the seal actuating member without lateral movement using a cord attached to the seal actuating element and the opening defining surface. The sealing device may be mounted to either side of or in an edge (mortise-mounted) of the door, and to both right and left-opening doors. A one-piece cover with end caps covers the sealing device. The support element is attached to the door using a few screws; everything else, including the cover and end caps, is attached without fasteners.

Automatic door sweep

A sealing device automatically seals a gap between a door bottom and a floor in response to closing movement of the door. The sealing device includes a support element attachable to the door bottom, a seal actuating element movably supported from the support element by spring elements, and a sealing element carried by the seal actuating element. The sealing device may be mounted to the inside or outside of a door, or mortise-mounted in the door, and may be mounted to left- or right-opening hinged doors, or to sliding or articulated closures, and may be provided as an after market or OEM device. The spring elements in the preferred embodiment are one-piece and are integrally connected to both the support element and the seal actuating element, thereby forming a one-piece sealing device preferably made of plastic. In embodiments where lateral movement of the seal actuating element is required to seal the gap, a projection on the seal actuating element is engaged by a door jamb surface or an element attached thereto during door opening and closing. A cover for the device is attached without fasteners e.g., by snap-fitting or slide fitting, and may act as a kick plate, and may be decorative. The length of the sealing device may be easily reduced or expanded to fit various size doors. The invention also provides a device which holds the seal actuating element a predetermined distance from the support element during installation of the device on the door to facilitate installation.

A universal frame member for use in the easy assembling of frames for cabinet doors, mirrors, pictures, etc. The frame body has a decorative surface or face. The under side of the frame body has a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls extending therefrom. The end walls have a mitered angle with respect to the side walls. A flange extends from a first end wall having a lug which permits snap locking onto the second end wall of an adjacent frame body member during assembly of the frame. Screw bosses are located adjacent the second end wall to permit permanent fastening together of an assembled frame body member together with a panel member. A plurality of screw receptacles are optionally provided in a pattern for easy attachment of hinge means.

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Toms River, NJ, United States of America

Edwin L Jesse