Oblique Movement Patents (Class 49/309)
  • Patent number: 10167666
    Abstract: The system includes a gear mounted for rotation relative to the fenestration member. A mechanical linkage connects the latch control member and the gear such that the gear is rotated from a first position, where the latch is disengaged, to a second position as the latch is moved to engage the fenestration member frame. A rack in engagement with the gear is mounted to a first bar for linear movement in a given direction as the gear is rotated. A first triangular member moves with the rack. A second triangular member attached to a second bar cooperates with the first triangular member to move the second bar in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of rack movement. A gasket moves with the second bar to a position abutting the adjacent surface to automatically seal the member to the adjacent surface as the member is latched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: WESTHAMPTON ARCHITECTURAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul T. Siller, Robert B. Busking, Jr., Robert Busking, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8925249
    Abstract: A combined sealing system for connecting a panel to a frame includes a first active sealing system and a first passive seal. The first active sealing system engages a first surface of the panel or a first surface of the frame. The first passive seal engages a second surface of the panel and a second surface of the frame. Upon the panel being in a single closed position relative to the frame, the active sealing system has a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, and the active sealing system in the locked configuration causes the first passive seal to be further engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Tyto Life LLC
    Inventors: William Kip Speyer, Jonathan D. Thielmann, Don S. Salerno
  • Patent number: 8839558
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for sealing a gap between a swing door and a floor comprises a sealing member installed to be able to rotate from a closed position to an open position, an elastically deforming member made of an elastomer composition engaged to the sealing member, and a seal driving member to rotate the sealing member from the closed position to the open position when the door is opened. The elastically deforming member is deformed when the sealing member rotates from the closed position to the open position, and the sealing member returns from the open position to the closed position by elastic force of the elastically deforming member when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Heidrich, Frank Golemis
  • Patent number: 7685775
    Abstract: A combined sealing system for connecting a panel to a frame includes a first sealing system and a second sealing system. The first sealing system connects a first surface of the panel to a first surface of the frame, and the second sealing system connects a second surface of the panel to a second surface of the frame. The combined sealing system has an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the panel moves relative to the frame along a plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first or second surfaces of the frame. In the locked configuration, each of the first and second sealing systems separately prevent movement of the panel relative to the frame along the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Speyer Door and Window, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kip Speyer, Jonathan D. Thielmann, Robert E. Pruss
  • Patent number: 7685774
    Abstract: A closing system for moving a sealing system between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration includes first and second inner control members and first and second outer control members. The sealing system connects a panel to a frame and includes an anchor disposed between first and second opposing docking collars. The first and second inner control members are respectively connected to the first and second docking collars, and the first and second outer control members are respectively disposed proximate to the first and second inner control members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Speyer Door and Window, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan D. Thielmann
  • Patent number: 7685776
    Abstract: A sealing system connects a panel to a frame and includes an anchor and a pair of opposing docking collars. The anchor extends from the frame or panel, and the opposing docking collars are disposed within a guide portion in the other of the frame or panel. The sealing system has an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the panel moves relative to the frame along a plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the anchor. In the locked configuration, the anchor is positioned between the docking collars, and the anchor is engaged by the docking collars to prevent movement of the panel relative to the frame along the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Speyer Door and Window, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kip Speyer, Jonathan D. Thielmann, Robert E. Pruss
  • Patent number: 7584825
    Abstract: A sealing device for an elevator door includes a doorway member, doors, a movable member, a push-down mechanism and a sealing mechanism. The doorway member is provided for a gate. The doors open or close along the doorway member. The movable member is set horizontally and provided to be movable in a vertical direction in the doorway member, and it is urged upwards by an urging unit. The push-down mechanism pushes down the movable member against the force of the urging unit just before the doors are closed. The sealing mechanism is kept non-contact with the doors while they are moving, and seals the gap between the doors and the doorway member as it is brought into contact with upper section of the doors when the movable member is pushed down by the push-down mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Toshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shin Murakami, Toru Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 7320496
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a door of a transit vehicle with an angularly disposed floor portion incorporates a rotatably disposed driving member in combination with a driven member attached to the sealing arrangement to enable vertical movement thereof for providing a weather seal when the door is closed and accommodating the angularly disposed floor portion when the door is open and the door is disposed within the transit vehicle and above the floor portion. An inner and outer cover may be provided at the bottom edge of the door for esthetic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Griffis, Wieslaw W. Tomczyk, Fotios Golemis
  • Patent number: 7143546
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a door of a transit vehicle with an angularly disposed floor portion incorporates a rotatably disposed driving member in combination with a driven member attached to the sealing arrangement to enable vertical movement thereof for providing a weather seal when the door is closed and accommodating the angularly disposed floor portion when the door is open and the door is disposed within the transit vehicle and above the floor portion. An inner and outer cover may be provided at the bottom edge of the door for esthetic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Griffis, Wieslaw W. Tomczyk, Fotios Golemis
  • Patent number: 6108989
    Abstract: A movable wall comprises individual suspended door and/or wall elements. The individual elements are automatically locked both to one another and in the floor. For this purpose, in a base profile which is fastened to the underside of the elements, there is structure which effects an automatic locking of the elements to one another and in the floor, when two elements come together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Dorma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Herbert Kordes, Lars Wehrspann
  • Patent number: 5522180
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Richard S. Adler
    Inventors: Richard S. Adler, Blake G. Sloan, Edwin L. Jesse, George E. Nelson
  • Patent number: 5454192
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Richard S. Adler
    Inventors: Richard S. Adler, Blake G. Sloan, Keith T. O'Brien, Edwin L. Jesse
  • Patent number: 4735293
    Abstract: A hatchway door for an elevator system which includes a smoke seal. The smoke seal includes a compression seal along the trailing edge of each door panel which engages as the panel reaches the fully closed position, an astragal seal along the leading edge which engages another panel or a return, and sealing arrangements associated with the top and bottom portions of each door panel which seal the associated gaps with a spring loaded cam action which translates horizontal movement of the door panel to vertical movement of each sealing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Lynn R. Everhart, Charles E. Randall
  • Patent number: 4406088
    Abstract: A door bottom weather sealing structure carried as a surface mounting at the inside bottom portion of a door comprising a channel member extending the width of a door having disposed therein an extensible and retractable sealing member, the sealing member having an outward projection thereof engaging the door jamb upon the closing of the door for an automatic extension of the sealing member into floor engagement and an automatic retraction of the sealing member upon the opening of the door, the structure providing a precise adjustment of the extension of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Inventor: Fred P. Berndt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4045913
    Abstract: A fire resistant acoustical panel, partition and door characterized by a unique arrangement of sound blocking material and a novel drop seal mechanism including a plurality of relatively movable, mating wedges disposed in a slot along the bottom of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: Champion International Corporation
    Inventor: John T. Wright