Seal activation system positioned within panel for door/window

• US 7,707,773 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Issued: 05/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wedgetls LLC
• Original Assignee: Speyer Door and Window, Inc.
• Inventors: Pruss, Robert E, Thielmann, Jonathan D
• Primary Examiner(s): Redman; Jerry
• Application Number:
  US11/425,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20070151162A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,414 Days
• Field of Search: 493/03, 493/06, 493/07, 493/08, 493/16, 493/17, 493/19, 493/20, 493/21, 493/18
• US Class Current: 49/321
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/001 with bolts extending over a considerable extent, e.g. nearly along the whole length of at least one side of the wing movable sealing strips E06B7/18
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 9/063 extending along three or more sides of the wing or frame means for transmitting movements between vertical and horizontal bars E05F7/08
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 9/16 with crank pins and connecting rods E05C9/043 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/18 by means of movable edgings, e.g. draught sealings additionally used for bolting , e.g. by spring force or with operating lever

Abstract

A combined seal activation system positioned within a panel for use with a combination of the panel and a frame includes a first seal activation system and a second seal activation system. The panel pivots relative to the frame. The first seal activation system activates a first sealing system positioned within the frame, and the second seal activation system activates a second sealing system positioned within the frame. The first seal activation system is positioned adjacent a first side of the panel, and the second seal activation system is positioned adjacent a second side of the panel different than the first side of the panel. The first and second seal activation systems having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration.

Claims

1. A seal activation system positioned within a panel for use with a combination of the panel and a frame, comprising:

a first cam pivotally connected to the panel; and

a first activation pin pivotally connected to the first cam, wherein

movement of the first activation pin away from the panel causes the movement, towards the panel, of a movable member of a sealing system positioned within the frame,

the seal activation system includes a second activation pin,

the first activation pin configured to engage one sealing system, and

the second activation pin configured to engage an other sealing system different than the one sealing system.

2. The seal activation system of claim 1, wherein

the first activation pin extends from one side of the panel,

the second activation pin extends from an other side of the panel different than the one side of the panel.

3. The combined seal activation system of claim 1, further comprising a second cam including a separate activation pin, wherein

the first cam connected to the second cam with a cam connecting member.

4. The combined seal activation system of claim 3, wherein

the first activation pin extends from one side of the panel,

the separate activation pin extends from an other side of the panel different than the one side of the panel.

5. A combined seal activation system positioned within a panel for use with a combination of the panel and a frame, comprising:

a first cam pivotally connected to the panel;

a second cam pivotally connected to the panel;

a cam connecting member connecting the first cam to the second cam;

a first activation pin pivotally connected to the first cam; and

a second activation pin pivotally connected to the second cam, wherein

the first and second activation pins movable away from the panel, and

rotation of one of the first and second cams causes rotation of an other of the first and second cams, wherein movement of the first activation pin towards the frame causes movement of a movable member of a first sealing system towards the panel.