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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Roger F. Joyce, Guilford, CT (US);
The Bilco Company, West Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
Horizontal hinged door assemblies such as sidewalk doors comprising a door, a frame surrounding the door and a hinge connecting the door to the frame are improved by utilizing a bendable gasket having a leg portion which is preferably inserted into an opening in at least one of the frame walls to secure the gasket to the frame and an outwardly and preferably downwardly extending body portion which extends across a gap between the frame and the edge of the door when closed and which is contacted by the door and bent further downward when the door is closed. The bendable gasket may be inserted into and secured to the frame during fabrication of the door assembly or on-site during installation of the door assembly. A variety of elongated shaped bendable gaskets may be used depending on the type door assembly installation.