Edge seal with sidewall seal
View Patent ↗A resilient seal for mobile living quarters around a slide out room that includes a pair of mounting portions extending along the inside and outside surfaces of the main living area wall at an aperture through which the slide out room moves and further includes a connecting member extending between the attaching members and along the edge of the wall defining the aperture. The seal includes a flexible protrusion that can conform to an irregular surface or for accommodating walls of different thicknesses. A wiper seal extends from the connecting member to flex against the walls of the slide out room.
1. A resilient seal for living quarters having main living area walls defining a main living area, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls defining auxiliary living space, said main living area wall having an outside surface, an inside surface, and a transverse surface extending between said inside and outside surfaces, said transverse surface defining said aperture, said seal comprising:
a seal base formed of a single resilient member having a pair of mounting portions adapted to extend along said main living area wall adjacent to said aperture, one of said mounting portions including a flipper integrally attached thereto, said flipper integrally connected to and facing away its corresponding mounting portion;
a connecting member extending between said mounting portions of said seal base and adapted to overlay said transverse surface;
a bulb seal adapted for connection to a corresponding mounting portion, said seal including a tongue connector carried by one of said corresponding mounting portion and said bulb seal and a groove connector carried by the other of said corresponding mounting portion and said bulb seal for releasably facilitating the connection of said bulb seal to said corresponding mounting portion; and
said flipper having a proximal end attached to said mounting portion opposite said connecting member and distal end opposite said proximal end defining a terminal end of said flipper, said flipper extending outwardly from said mounting portion so that said proximal end is nearer said connecting member and said distal end is relatively farther from said connecting member and said flipper adapted to extend inwardly toward said living area.
2. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said distal end of said flipper is located nearer said other mounting portion.
3. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 2 , said mounting portion having outwardly facing tabs, said bulb seal having inwardly facing tabs to define said tongue and said groove connector.
4. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said connecting member includes a wiper extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom and adapted for engaging one of said slide out room walls.
5. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said inner wall of said bulb seal includes a web extending between opposing sides of said bulb seal such that compression of said bulb seal toward its corresponding mounting portion urges said protrusion to remain affixed to said mounting portion.
6. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said slide out room is movable between fully extended and fully retracted positions and carries a pair of offset flanges projecting outwardly from said slide out room walls, one of said flanges engaging a corresponding one of said bulbs when said slide out room is in the fully extended position, the other flange engaging the other bulb seal when said slide out room is in the fully retracted position.
7. A resilient seal for living quarters having main living area walls defining a main living area, an aperture in one of said main living area walls slidably receiving a slide out room having slide out room walls defining auxiliary living space, said main living area wall having an outside surface, an inside surface, and a transverse surface extending between said inside and outside surfaces, said transverse surface defining said aperture, said seal comprising:
a seal base having a pair of mounting portions adapted to extend along said main living area wall adjacent to said aperture, one of said mounting portions including a flipper integrally attached thereto, said flipper integrally connected to and facing away its corresponding mounting portion;
a connecting member extending between said mounting portions of said seal base and adapted to overlay said transverse surface; and
a bulb seal adapted for connection to a corresponding mounting portion, said seal including a tongue connector carried by one of said corresponding mounting portion and said bulb seal and a groove connector carried by the other of said corresponding mounting portion and said bulb seal for releasably facilitating the connection of said bulb seal to said corresponding mounting portion.
8. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 7 , said flipper having a proximal end attached to said mounting portion opposite said connecting member and distal end opposite said proximal end defining a terminal end of said flipper, said flipper extending outwardly from said mounting portion so that said proximal end is nearer said connecting member and said distal end is relatively farther from said connecting member.
9. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said distal end of said flipper is located nearer said other mounting portion.
10. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said connecting member includes a wiper extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom and adapted for engaging one of said slide out room walls.
11. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 10 , said seal base is formed from a single member.
12. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 7 , said flipper made from a lower durometer than said mounting portions of said seal base.
13. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 12 , said mounting portion having outwardly facing tabs, said bulb seal having inwardly facing tabs to define said tongue and said groove connector.
14. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 13 , said flipper having a proximal end attached to said mounting portion opposite said connecting member and distal end opposite said proximal end defining a terminal end of said flipper, said flipper extending outwardly from said mounting portion so that said proximal end is nearer said connecting member and said distal end of said flipper is located nearer said other mounting portion and said flipper adapted to extend inwardly toward said living area.
15. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said inner wall of said bulb seal includes a web extending between opposing sides of said bulb seal such that compression of said bulb seal toward its corresponding mounting portion urges said protrusion to remain affixed to said mounting portion.
16. The resilient seal as claimed in claim 7 , said connecting member flexibly attached to said mounting portions.