US PATENT SUBCLASS 49 / 475.1
CLOSURE SEAL; E.G., STRIKER GASKET OR WEATHERSTRIP

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49 /   HD   MOVABLE OR REMOVABLE CLOSURES

475.1CLOSURE SEAL; E.G., STRIKER GASKET OR WEATHERSTRIP {17}
476.1  DF  .~> With fluid drain, or closure face mounted deflector; e.g., sill seal
477.1  DF  .~> Inflatable or fluid pressure responsive
478.1  DF  .~> Magnetic
479.1  DF  .~> With corner or corner forming portions; i.e., corner seal
480.1  DF  .~> With distinct biasing means
482.1  DF  .~> With feature for segmenting, replacing, adjusting, or severing
483.1  DF  .~> Having complementary engaging portions on closure or closure and portal frame
484.1  DF  .~> Plural distinct seals
489.1  DF  .~> Anchored in channel or slot in closure or portal frame
490.1  DF  .~> U-shaped member or portion mounts seal
492.1  DF  .~> Held by snap fastener
493.1  DF  .~> With holder; e.g., securing sheath
495.1  DF  .~> Plural sealing contact points
496.1  DF  .~> Spaced or superposed flange cantilevered from edge of base portion; e.g., leaf-spring type
498.1  DF  .~> Tubular or tubular portion
499.1  DF  .~> Bulged sealing surface intermediate securing ends
500.1  DF  .~> Windlace-type

DEFINITION

Classification: 49/475.1

CLOSURE SEAL; E.G., STRIKER GASKET OR WEATHERSTRIP:

(under the class definition) Device comprising means acting at the juncture of a closure and an adjacent member; e.g., portal frame or another closure, to oppose or block the passage of fluid therebetween, hereinafter termed a "seal" even though some fluid flow may occur.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

91.1, for a weather seal between louver-type closures.

303+, for a seal shifted into sealing position by movement of the closure.

316+, for an operator which shifts a movably mounted seal into a sealing position.

355, for a weather seal or flap for a through wall operator.

383, for a seal for the hinge edge of a swinging closure.

414+, for a bearing surface for a reciprocating closure having a distinct biasing means. 428+, for a device or spring bearing surface which functions as a weatherstrip for a reciprocating closure.

466, for a displaceable sealing strip which permits closure removal.

469, for a weatherstrip combined with a threshold.

470, for a closure carried seal which engages a threshold.

472, for a combined weatherstrip, stop, and stiffener.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

34, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact With Solids,

242, for a chamber seal for a drying oven.

52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),

140+, for a burial vault with a seal between the vault and closure; subclasses 393+ for a yieldable preformed separator between adjacent building elements; and subclasses 716.1+ for attached type channel or trim strip or edging.

62, Refrigeration, 275, for heating coils combined with seals for a refrigerated unit.

109, Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device,

75, for bank protection closures with seals.

160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,

40+, for a filler for a small opening left due to improper fit of a closure of that class in an opening.

220, Receptacles,

200+, for a packing between a receptacle and closure.

277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process, cross-reference art collection 921 for a closure or weather strip seal.

296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,

93, for a seal between the windshield and body of a vehicle; subclass 146.2 for a seal involved in the mounting of a window within a door for the body of a vehicle; subclass 146.9 for a seal between a plurality of doors upon a vehicle body or between a door and the body of a vehicle; and subclass 146.16 for a seal established through a cooperative combination of a movable window and a vehicle body.

312, Supports: Cabinet Structure,

296, for a wiper or seal for the movable component of a cabinet. 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses, especially 122 and 358 for a strip of indeterminate length which may be usable or defined as a weatherstrip.