Entryway sealing spacer
A gasket for an entryway is described that includes a compliant sealing portion having an uncompressed gasket thickness and a less compliant compression control portion having opposing exposed surfaces. A perimeter of the less compliant compression control portion is surrounded by the compliant sealing portion. A thickness of the less compliant compression control portion is less than the uncompressed gasket thickness.
1. A gasket, comprising
a compliant sealing portion having an uncompressed gasket thickness, the compliant sealing portion configured to engage an end of a door sill to form a seal therewith; and
a compliant compression control portion having opposing exposed surfaces, the opposing exposed surfaces configured to abut components engaged with the gasket, the compliant compression control portion being less compliant than the compliant sealing portion,
wherein a perimeter of the compliant compression control portion is surrounded by the compliant sealing portion, and
wherein a thickness of the compliant compression control portion is less than the uncompressed gasket thickness.
2. The gasket of claim 1 , wherein the compliant sealing portion has a perimeter shape substantially similar to a profile of the door sill.
3. The gasket of claim 2 , wherein the compliant sealing portion comprises a deck region and a threshold cap region.
4. The gasket of claim 1 , wherein the compliant compression control portion comprises at least two inserts disposed within the compliant sealing portion.
5. The gasket of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer applied to at least some of the compliant sealing portion.
6. The gasket of claim 1 , wherein the compliant sealing portion and the compliant compression control portion do not overlap along a thickness direction of the gasket, the thickness direction being orthogonal to the opposing exposed surfaces of the compliant compression control portion.
7. An entryway sealing spacer, comprising:
a gasket made from a compressible material with a first durometer, the gasket comprising:
an uncompressed gasket thickness, and
at least one aperture extending through the thickness of the gasket; and
at least one insert made from a compressible material positioned within the at least one aperture,
wherein the at least one insert has a second durometer, the second durometer being harder than the first durometer, and
wherein the at least one insert has an insert thickness, the insert thickness being less than the uncompressed gasket thickness,
wherein the at least one insert is capable of fitting entirely within the at least one aperture.
8. The entryway sealing spacer of claim 7 , wherein the gasket further comprises an adhesive present along one face of the gasket.
9. The entryway sealing spacer of claim 7 , wherein the gasket comprises a plurality of apertures, and further comprising a plurality of inserts respectively positioned in the plurality of apertures.
10. The entryway sealing spacer of claim 7 , wherein the gasket has a perimeter shape substantially similar to a profile of a door sill.
11. The entryway sealing spacer of claim 10 , wherein the gasket comprises a deck region and a threshold cap region.
12. The entryway sealing spacer of claim 7 , wherein the gasket and the at least one insert do not overlap along the thickness direction.
13. An entryway, comprising:
a first entryway component selected from the group consisting of a side jamb, a header, a mullion, a door sill, an astragal, and a threshold cap;
a second entryway component selected from the group consisting of a side jamb, a header, a mullion, a door sill, an astragal, and a threshold cap; and
an entryway sealing spacer according to claim 7 disposed between the first entryway component and the second entryway component.
14. The entryway of claim 13 , wherein the first entryway component is a door sill and the second entryway component is a side jamb.
15. A gasket, comprising
a sealing portion formed of a first compressible material having an uncompressed gasket thickness; and
a control portion formed of a second compressible material, the control portion being less compressible than the sealing portion, the control portion having a perimeter surface forming an edge of first and second exposed surfaces, the first and second exposed surfaces being opposite one another, the perimeter surface being surrounded by the sealing portion, a thickness of the control portion being defined in a direction orthogonal to the first and second exposed surfaces is less than the uncompressed gasket thickness of the sealing portion.