SEAL WITH RAT RESISTANT BARRIER

Abstract

A flexible and oblong blade seal for sealing a gap between a door leaf and an adjacent surface includes a flexible outer material and B) a section with the sealing function (the sealing section), in which a barrier of a plurality of substantially parallel metal wires and/or narrow metal strips is embedded in the flexible outer material in such a way, that the wires and/or strips are arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the seal. A method for mounting such seals and a method for producing them.

Claims

1-17. (canceled)

18. A flexible and oblong blade seal for sealing one or more of the following elongated gaps A) elongated gaps between a building part (e.g. an edge of a door leaf) and an adjacent surface (e.g. the surface of another building part) B) elongated gaps between a wall and an adjacent surface or C) elongated gaps between a fence and an adjacent surface, said blade seal comprising a flexible outer material and a first section (the sealing section) with a barrier embedded in at least a part of the flexible outer material, said barrier comprising a plurality of elongated metal members arranged at a distance to each other substantially in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the oblong blade seal, and a second section (the mounting section) by means of which the blade seal can be mounted e.g. on a door leaf.

19. The blade seal according to claim 18 integrated in a stiff mounting strip e.g. a connecting plate.

20. The flexible blade seal according to claim 18 not integrated in a stiff mounting strip.

21. The blade seal according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of elongated metal members comprises at least one metal component selected from: a) a plurality of embedded metal wires, b) a plurality of embedded narrow metal strips, and c) at least one embedded metal wire and at least one embedded narrow metal strip, wherein the elongated metal members of the barrier in the sealing section comprises at least two members selected from: a) an embedded metal wire with a diameter of at least 0.4 mm, and b) an embedded narrow metal strip with a thickness of at least 0.4 mm and a width of at least 0.6 mm wherein the distance between the adjacent elongated metal members is no larger than 20 mm, and, wherein some of the elongated metal members of the barrier in the sealing section is made of metals selected from: a) iron, b) steel, c) stainless steel, d) spring steel, and e) welding wire filler metal.

22. The blade seal according to claim 18, said blade seal being provided with markings indicating recommended positions for placing rivets, screws, screw bolts and nails.

23. The blade seal according to claim 18 for sealing a gap between a door leaf of a door in a building and a surface adjacent to the door leaf.

24. The blade seal according to claim 23 where at least one of the elongated metal members of the barrier is selected from: a) a solid single stranded wire with a surface being at least one of the following: i) coated with a primer ii) coated with another sort of adhesive coating, b) a solid narrow metal strip with a surface being at least one of the following: i)coated with a primer ii) coated with another sort of adhesive coating, and c) a multi-stranded wire.

25. A flexible and oblong door seal for sealing elongated gaps between an up-and-over door comprising a flexible outer material and a first section (the sealing section) with a barrier embedded in at least a part of the flexible outer material, said barrier comprising a plurality of elongated metal members arranged at a distance to each other substantially in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the oblong blade seal, and a second section (the mounting section) by means of which the blade seal can be mounted e.g. on a door leaf.

26. The door seal according to claim 25 integrated in a stiff mounting strip e.g. a connecting plate.

27. The flexible door seal according to claim 25 not integrated in a stiff mounting strip.

28. The door seal according to claim 25, wherein the plurality of elongated metal members comprises at least one metal component selected from: a) a plurality of embedded metal wires, b) a plurality of embedded narrow metal strips, and c) at least one embedded metal wire and at least one embedded narrow metal strip, wherein the elongated metal members of the barrier in the sealing section comprises at least two members selected from: a) an embedded metal wire with a diameter of at least 0.4 mm, and b) an embedded narrow metal strip with a thickness of at least 0.4 mm and a width of at least 0.6 mm wherein the distance between the adjacent elongated metal members is no larger than 20 mm, and, wherein some of the elongated metal members of the barrier in the sealing section is made of metals selected from: a) iron, b) steel, c) stainless steel, d) spring steel, and e) welding wire filler metal.

29. A blade door seal according to claim 25 with a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional form.

30. A method of securing a door in a building against pests such as rats and mice, said method comprising the step of mounting on said door an oblong flexible seal, said seal comprising a flexible outer material and a first section (the sealing section) with a barrier embedded in at least a part of the flexible outer material, said barrier comprising a plurality of elongated metal members arranged at a distance to each other substantially in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the oblong blade seal, and a second section (the mounting section) by means of which the blade seal can be mounted e.g. on a door leaf.

31. The method according to claim 30 where the seal is integrated in a stiff mounting strip e.g. a connecting plate.

32. The method according to claim 30 where the seal is not integrated in a stiff mounting strip.

33. The method according to claim 32 comprising the step of mounting the seal between the door leaf and a 2-5 mm thick, 20-80 mm wide and at least 85 cm long mounting strip made of a hard polymer material, iron, steel, stainless steel or spring steel, said mounting strip having 5-20 predrilled holes arranged so the number of holes and the concentration of holes in one end of the mounting strip is higher than in the other end.

34. The method according to claim 30 where the plurality of elongated metal members comprises at least one metal component selected from: a) a plurality of embedded metal wires, b) a plurality of embedded narrow metal strips, and c) at least one embedded metal wire and at least one embedded narrow metal strip, wherein the elongated metal members of the barrier in the sealing section comprises at least two members selected from: a) an embedded metal wire with a diameter of at least 0.4 mm, and b) an embedded narrow metal strip with a thickness of at least 0.4 mm and a width of at least 0.6 mm wherein the distance between the adjacent elongated metal members is no larger than 20 mm, and, wherein some of the elongated metal members of the barrier in the sealing section is made of metals selected from: a) iron, b) steel, c) stainless steel, d) spring steel, and e) welding wire filler metal.

35. The method according to claim 30 where the seal is a blade seal

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0165] FIG. 1 is a partially cut away perspective view of a flexible seal.

[0166] FIG. 2 is a partially cut away perspective view of a flexible seal.

[0167] FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c are partially cut away perspective views of seals.

[0168] FIG. 4 is a door seal with markings of recommended positioning of fasteners such as screws.

[0169] FIG. 5 is an isometric illustration of a lower edge door sealing assembly.

[0170] FIG. 6 is an illustration of a part of the lower edge door sealing assembly of FIG. 5.

[0171] FIG. 7 is a solid single stranded wire with a deformed uneven surface.

[0172] FIG. 8 is door seal with a bend mounted on the lower part of a door leaf with an end part of the door seal protruding from a side of the door leaf.

[0173] FIGS. 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d illustrate a flexible seal provided with a brush or fiber material.

[0174] FIG. 10 illustrates a sealed door assembly with two door leaves.

[0175] FIGS. 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d are mounting strips for mounting a door seal.

[0176] FIGS. 12a, 12b and 12c are L-shaped, J-shaped and U-shaped seals.