Granted Patent B2

US 10,829,980 · App. 15/146,286 · Granted Nov 10, 2020

Inventor: Tomasz Jaskiewicz (Winston-Salem, NC)

Assignee: Endura Products, LLC

E06B3/365E05C7/045E06B7/16E06B7/22E06B2003/7046

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. An end cap for use on a bottom end of an astragal, the end cap comprising:

a bottom wall configured to be positioned substantially horizontally along the bottom end of the astragal, the bottom wall having an interior edge, an exterior edge opposite the interior edge, an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface;

at least one projection extends upwardly from the upper surface at a location along the upper surface that is closer to the interior edge than the exterior edge, the projection sized and configured to project into a weather-strip and at least partially seal with a cavity opening at a lower end of the weather-strip, the at least one projection being non-symmetrical about a plane orthogonal to the upper surface and passing through a center of the at least one projection;

an outside wall extending from the upper surface, the outside wall configured to be positioned along an exterior of a housing secured to the end cap; and

an attachment projection extending from the upper surface, the attachment portion configured to form a friction fit to secure the end cap to the housing.

2. The end cap of claim 1 , wherein the at least one projection is spaced from the interior edge of the bottom wall, and a portion of the bottom wall between the projection and the interior edge forms a first portion of a lip configured to minimize water infiltration vertically along the weather-strip.

3. The end cap of claim 2 , wherein the bottom wall further comprises a front edge substantially extending between in interior edge and the exterior edge; wherein the projection is spaced from the front edge of the bottom wall, and a portion of the bottom wall between the projection and the front edge forms a second portion of the lip to minimize water infiltration vertically along the weather-strip.

4. The end cap of claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall comprises at least one slot extending inwardly from the interior edge of the bottom wall, the at least one slot having a length and width configured to be sufficient to allow passage of a portion of a corner pad associated with the astragal.

5. The end cap of claim 1 , wherein the end cap is mirror symmetric about at least one plane.

6. The end cap of claim 1 , wherein the interior edge defines an innermost extremity of the bottom wall and the exterior edge defines an outermost extremity of the bottom wall.

7. An astragal comprising:

a housing having a longitudinal axis;

a extending along a length of the housing; and

an end cap attached to the housing, the endcap comprising:

a first wall having an interior edge and an exterior edge opposite the interior edge, the first wall having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface configured to face a weather strip such that a longitudinal axis of the weather strip is orthogonal to the second surface; and

a first projection extending away from the second surface adjacent the interior edge, the projection configured to form at least a partial seal with an opening defined in an end of the weather strip, the first projection being non-symmetrical about a plane orthogonal to the second surface and passing through a center of the first projection.

8. The astragal of claim 7 , wherein the first projection is spaced from the interior edge of the first wall such that a first portion of a lip of the first wall is defined between the first projection and the interior edge, the lip configured to minimize water infiltration in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the weather-strip.

9. The astragal of claim 8 , wherein the first wall includes a front edge extending between the interior edge and the exterior edge, the first projection spaced from the front edge of the first wall such that a second portion of the lip is defined between the first projection and the front edge.

10. The astragal of claim 7 , wherein the end cap further comprises a second projection extending away from the second surface adjacent the exterior edge, the second projection configured to frictionally engage a housing to attach the end cap thereto.

11. The astragal of claim 7 , wherein the end cap further comprises a second wall extending orthogonally away from the second surface along the exterior edge of the first wall.

12. An astragal comprising:

a housing;

a weather-strip extending along a length of the housing;

a bolt sleeve configured to translate from a retracted position within the housing to an extended position at least partially protruding from a bottom end of the housing;

a shoot bolt configured to pass through the bolt sleeve and translate from an unlocked position within the housing to a locked position at least partially extending below a bottom surface of the bolt sleeve; and

an end cap mounted to the housing, comprising:

a bottom wall positioned substantially horizontally along the bottom end of the housing, the bottom wall having an interior edge, an exterior edge opposite the interior edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the bottom wall comprising at least one slot extending inwardly from the interior edge, the at least one slot having a length and width configured to be sufficient to allow passage of a portion of a corner pad attached to the bolt sleeve; and

at least one projection extending upwardly from the upper surface at a location along the upper surface closer to the interior edge than the exterior edge, the at least one projection projecting into the weather-strip and at least partially sealing with a cavity opening at a lower end of the weather-strip.

13. The astragal of claim 12 , further comprising a gasket attached to the bottom surface of the bolt sleeve.

14. The astragal of claim 13 , wherein a bottom profile of the gasket is larger than a bottom profile of the bolt sleeve such that the gasket extends past a front edge of the bolt sleeve, and the gasket extends past a back edge of the bolt sleeve.

15. The astragal of claim 13 , wherein the gasket comprises:

a body of resilient material having an interior edge, an exterior edge opposite the interior edge, a front edge extending substantially between the interior edge and the exterior edge, and a back edge opposite the front edge, the body having an upper surface and a lower surface;

a bore passing through a thickness of the body and substantially centrally located within the body; and

a slit formed in at least one of the interior edge and the exterior edge, the slit extending toward the bore, the slit configured to allow the gasket to be at least partially retracted within the housing.

16. The astragal of claim 15 , wherein the body is symmetric about a line of symmetry extending from the front edge to the back edge.

17. The astragal of claim 15 , wherein the body has a thickness of more than 3/16 inches.

18. The astragal of claim 12 , wherein the at least one projection is spaced from the interior edge of the bottom wall, and a portion of the bottom wall between the projection and the interior edge forms a first portion of a lip configured to minimize water infiltration vertically along the weather-strip.

19. The astragal of claim 18 , wherein the bottom wall further comprises a front edge substantially extending between the interior edge and the exterior edge; wherein the projection is spaced from the front edge of the bottom wall, and a portion of the bottom wall between the projection and the front edge forms a second portion of the lip to minimize water infiltration vertically along the weather-strip.

20. The astragal of claim 12 , wherein the end cap is mirror symmetric about at least one plane.

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