Corner pad and entryway having the same
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1. An entryway, comprising:
- a threshold;
a frame member extending upwardly relative to the threshold;
a door panel;
a weather-strip attached along a height of the frame member; and
a corner pad mounted to the frame member adjacent to the threshold, the corner pad comprising;
a mounting surface configured for attachment to the frame member;
a sealing surface opposite the mounting surface, at least a portion of the sealing surface corresponds with a sealing region configured to seal against a stile of the door panel;
a first edge of the corner pad positioned along a portion of the weather-strip; and
a second edge of the corner pad located opposite the first edge,wherein a profile of the sealing surface within the sealing region is non-linear, wherein the corner pad further comprises;
a clearance region adjacent to the first edge of the corner pad,wherein a thickness along the sealing region is greater than a thickness along the clearance region,wherein a first open volume is created between the clearance region and the stile when the door panel is closed to at least partially define a first reservoir zone,wherein each cross section of the first reservoir zone taken parallel with a width direction W of the corner pad at each point along the height of the corner pad is substantially identical.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a corner pad for an entryway. The corner pad may have a mounting surface configured for attachment to a frame member. The corner pad may also have a sealing surface opposite from the mounting surface. At least a portion of the sealing surface corresponds with a sealing region designed to seal against a stile of a door panel. A profile of the sealing surface within the sealing region is non-linear. Thus the profile creates a varied thickness of the corner pad within the sealing region to provide varying levels of compression when sealing with the stile, and to accommodate variations in a margin between the frame member and the stile.
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8 Claims
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1. An entryway, comprising:
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a threshold; a frame member extending upwardly relative to the threshold; a door panel; a weather-strip attached along a height of the frame member; and a corner pad mounted to the frame member adjacent to the threshold, the corner pad comprising; a mounting surface configured for attachment to the frame member; a sealing surface opposite the mounting surface, at least a portion of the sealing surface corresponds with a sealing region configured to seal against a stile of the door panel; a first edge of the corner pad positioned along a portion of the weather-strip; and a second edge of the corner pad located opposite the first edge, wherein a profile of the sealing surface within the sealing region is non-linear, wherein the corner pad further comprises; a clearance region adjacent to the first edge of the corner pad, wherein a thickness along the sealing region is greater than a thickness along the clearance region, wherein a first open volume is created between the clearance region and the stile when the door panel is closed to at least partially define a first reservoir zone, wherein each cross section of the first reservoir zone taken parallel with a width direction W of the corner pad at each point along the height of the corner pad is substantially identical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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