Sliding door draft prevention device
The present disclosure relates to a draft stopper for a sliding door system. The draft stopper including a longitudinally extending body having a front end, a rear end, a top, and a bottom with a longitudinally extending flap portion hingedly attached to the top of the body. The longitudinally extending flap portion is configured to substantially fill a recess of the sliding door system in an engaged position and abut at least one door of the sliding door system preventing drafting air from entering a structure.
1. A draft protector for a two door sliding door system comprising:
a longitudinally extending body having a front end,
a rear end, a top, and
a bottom;
a longitudinally extending flap portion having a first flap end, a second flap end, and an attachment side, wherein the attachment side is attached via a living hinge connection along a portion of the top of the longitudinally extending body and rotatable between engaged and unengaged positions;
wherein the longitudinally extending body is positioned facing a first portion of the sliding door system and a first door of the two door sliding door system and the longitudinally extending flap portion is configured to substantially fill a recessed portion of the sliding door system in the engaged position and abuts a second door of the sliding door system; and
wherein each of said longitudinally extending body and said longitudinally extending flap portion are positioned on a same side of said sliding door system in said engaged position when said first door and said second door are in a closed position.
2. The draft protector according to claim 1 wherein the longitudinally extending body is substantially cylindrical in shape.
3. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinally extending body comprises a body casing configured to contain at least one filling material.
4. The draft protector according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one filling material is polyester.
5. The draft protector according to claim 3 , wherein the body casing is configured to contain at least one weight material.
6. The draft protector according to claim 5 , wherein the weight material is gravel bags.
7. The draft protector according to claim 3 wherein, the body casing comprises a fabric.
8. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the flap portion comprises a flap casing configured to contain at least one filling material.
9. The draft protector according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one filling material is polyester.
10. The draft protector according to claim 8 , wherein said flap casing is configured to contain at least one weight material.
11. The draft protector according to claim 10 , wherein the weight material is gravel bags.
12. The draft protector according to claim 8 , wherein said flap casing comprises a fabric.
13. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the rear end extends beyond the second flap end.
14. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the front end extends beyond the first flap end.
15. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinally extending body is about 71.5 inches long.
16. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinally extending body is about 4 inches high.
17. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the flap portion is about 34 inches long.
18. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the flap portion is about 4 inches wide.
19. The draft protector according to claim 1 , wherein the flap portion comprises a longitudinally extending rod.
20. A method of preventing a draft in a two door sliding door system comprising:
providing a draft protection device having a longitudinally extending body having a front end, a rear end, a top, and a bottom;
providing a longitudinally extending flap portion to said device having a first flap end, a second flap end, and an attachment side, wherein the attachment side is attached via a living hinge along a portion of the top of the longitudinally extending body and rotatable between engaged and unengaged positions;
configuring said longitudinally extending body to face a first door of said two door sliding door system along a length of the first door of said sliding door system;
rotating and configuring the longitudinally extending flap portion to substantially fill a recess of the sliding door system in the engaged position and abut a second door of the sliding door system;
wherein said flap portion and said longitudinally extending body are positioned on a same side of said sliding door system in said engaged position when said first door and second door are in a closed position.