Combination splash seal and wear bar
A seal assembly is mounted to a floor portion of an RV with a slide out room. The slide out room has a wall and a floor that is separated from the floor of the RV. The seal assembly has a wear bar having an arcuate top and a wiper that seals to the slide out room floor. The seal assembly includes a splash shield with a resilient end that seals to the wall of the slide out room.
1. A seal for living quarters having main living area walls and a main living area floor defining a main living area, said main living area floor having a lateral edge, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls and a second floor defining an auxiliary living space, said slide out room capable of movement between a retracted and an extended position, said second floor partially and slidably overlaying said main living area floor and separated therefrom, said seal comprising:
a floor portion formed from a single member, and a splash portion formed from a single member;
the floor portion comprising: an inward flange and an outward flange, said inward flange having a lower surface and an upper surface, said outward flange having a lower surface and an upper surface, said lower surface of said outward flange being substantially coplanar with said lower surface of said inward flange, a wear bar integrally attached between said inward flange and said outward flange, said wear bar including upright members opposite each other extending from said inward and outward flanges at corresponding first terminal ends in a direction opposite said lower surfaces of said inward and outward flanges, said upright members being substantially perpendicular to said lower surfaces of said inward and outward flanges, said upright members terminating in an arcuate top having a lower surface and an upper surface, said lower surface of said arcuate top being spaced from said lower surfaces of said flanges for a first predetermined distance, a strut extending from said lower surface of said arcuate top toward said lower surfaces of said flange and being spaced from said upright members and extending for a second predetermined distance that is lesser than said first predetermined distance, an exterior leg attached at a second terminal end of said outer flange at a point intermediate to its ends and being substantially perpendicular to said outer flange, said exterior leg having a lower portion extending in an opposite direction of said wear bar below said lower surfaces of said inner and outer flanges, said exterior leg including an upper portion being located above said outer flange and substantially collinear with said lower portion where it meets said lower portion, said upper portion being more flexible than said lower portion, said exterior leg forming a generally T-shaped section with said outer flange;
the splash portion being generally L-shaped and comprising: a mounting leg and a sealing leg that is substantially perpendicular to said mounting leg, said sealing leg having a portion nearest a distal end of said sealing leg being more flexible than said mounting leg; and
said lower portion of said floor portion adapted to overlay a portion of said mounting leg of said splash portion, and said upper portion of said outer leg and said wear bar adapted to contact a lower surface of said second floor.
2. The seal of claim 1 , further comprising a mechanical fastener driven through said lower portion of said exterior leg and said mounting leg for attaching said floor portion and said splash portion to said main living area floor.
3. The seal of claim 2 , wherein said mounting leg of said splash portion is adapted to overlay and directly contact said lateral edge of said main living area floor.
4. The seal of claim 3 , wherein said lower surface of said inward and outward flange is adapted to overlay and directly contact an upper surface of a portion of said main living area floor.
5. The seal of claim 1 , wherein said distal end of said sealing leg is adapted to contact said end wall of said slide out room when said slide out room is in said retracted position.
6. The seal of claim 5 , wherein said upper portion of said exterior leg has a thinned section at a distal end.
7. A seal for living quarters having main living area walls and a main living area floor defining a main living area, said main living area floor having a lateral edge, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls and a second floor defining an auxiliary living space, said slide out room capable of movement between a retracted and an extended position, said second floor partially and slidably overlaying said main living area floor and separated therefrom, said seal comprising:
a floor portion formed from a single member, and a splash portion formed from a single member;
the floor portion comprising: an inward flange and an outward flange, said inward flange having a lower surface and an upper surface, said outward flange having a lower surface and an upper surface, said lower surface of said outward flange being substantially coplanar with said lower surface of said inward flange, a wear bar integrally attached between said inward flange and said outward flange, said wear bar including upright members opposite each other extending from said inward and outward flanges at their corresponding first terminal ends in a direction opposite said lower surfaces of said inward and outward flanges, said upright members being substantially perpendicular to said lower surfaces of said inward and outward flanges, said upright members terminating in an arcuate top having a lower surface and an upper surface, an exterior leg attached at a second terminal end of said outer flange, said exterior leg having a lower portion substantially perpendicular to said lower surfaces of said flanges and extending in an opposite direction of said wear bar, said exterior leg including an upper portion connected at said second terminal end of said outer flange and said upper portion being substantially collinear with said lower portion where they meet, said upper portion being more flexible than said lower portion, said upper portion of said outer leg and said wear bar adapted to contact a lower surface of said second floor; and
the splash portion being generally L-shaped and comprising: a mounting leg and a sealing leg that is substantially perpendicular to said mounting leg, said sealing leg having a portion nearest a distal end of said sealing leg being more flexible than said mounting leg.
8. The seal of claim 7 , wherein said lower surface of said arcuate top is spaced from said lower surfaces of said flanges for a first predetermined distance, and the floor portion further comprising a strut extending from said lower surface of said arcuate top toward said lower surfaces of said flanges for a second predetermined distance that is lesser than said first predetermined distance.
9. The seal of claim 7 , wherein said lower portion of said floor portion is adapted to overlay a portion of said mounting leg of said splash portion.
10. The seal of claim 9 , further comprising a mechanical fastener driven through said lower portion of said exterior leg and said mounting leg for attaching said floor portion and said splash portion to said main living area floor.
11. The seal of claim 10 , wherein said mounting leg of said splash portion is adapted to overlay and directly contact said lateral edge of said main living area floor.
12. The seal of claim 11 , wherein said lower surface of said inward and outward flange is adapted to overlay and directly contact an upper surface of a portion of said main living area floor.
13. The seal of claim 12 , wherein said distal end of said sealing leg is adapted to contact said end wall of said slide out room when said slide out room is in said retracted position.
14. The seal of claim 13 , wherein said upper portion of said exterior leg has a thinned section at a distal end.
15. A seal for living quarters having main living area walls and a main living area floor defining a main living area, said main living area floor having a lateral edge, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls and a second floor defining an auxiliary living space, said slide out room capable of movement between a retracted and an extended position, said second floor partially and slidably overlaying said main living area floor and separated therefrom, said seal comprising:
a floor portion formed from a single member, and a splash portion formed from a single member;
the floor portion comprising: an inward flange and an outward flange, said inward flange having a lower surface and an upper surface, said outward flange having a lower surface and an upper surface, said lower surface of said outward flange being substantially coplanar with said lower surface of said inward flange, a wear bar integrally attached between said inward flange and said outward flange, said wear bar extending from said inward and outward flanges at their corresponding first terminal ends in a direction opposite said lower surfaces of said inward and outward flanges, said wear bar having a lower surface and an upper surface, an exterior leg attached at a second terminal end of said outer flange, said exterior leg having a lower portion substantially perpendicular to said lower surfaces of said flanges and
extending in an opposite direction of said wear bar, said exterior leg including an upper portion connected at said second terminal end of said outer flange and said upper portion being substantially collinear with said lower portion where they meet, said upper portion being more flexible than said lower portion, said upper portion of said outer leg and said wear bar adapted to contact a lower surface of said second floor; and
the splash portion being generally L-shaped and comprising: a mounting leg and a sealing leg that is substantially perpendicular to said mounting leg, said sealing leg having a portion nearest a distal end of said sealing leg being more flexible than said mounting leg.
16. The seal of claim 15 , wherein said lower portion of said floor portion is adapted to overlay a portion of said mounting leg of said splash portion.
17. The seal of claim 15 , wherein said lower surface of said wear bar is spaced from said lower surfaces of said flanges for a first predetermined distance, the floor portion further comprising a strut extending from said lower surface of said wear bar toward said lower surfaces of said flanges for a second predetermined distance that is lesser than said first predetermined distance.
18. The seal of claim 15 , further comprising a mechanical fastener driven through said lower portion of said exterior leg and said mounting leg for attaching said floor portion and said splash portion to said main living area floor.