US 11,988,036 B2
Flood seal arrangement
Claudia Tszching Mak, Leyland (GB); and William Malcolm Snape, Leyland (GB)
Assigned to WILLIAM M SNAPE MANUFACTURING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED, Preston (GB)
Filed by WILLIAM M SNAPE MANUFACTURING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED, Preston (GB)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,692.
Claims priority of application No. 2111929 (GB), filed on Aug. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0053862 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. E06B 7/23 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 7/2307 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit of parts configured to flood-proof a door, comprising:
a seal member that is resilient and comprising a main body, a head, and an expansion chamber, wherein the seal member is configured such that rising floodwater pressure forces floodwater into the expansion chamber, thereby causing the seal member to respond to pressure resulting from floodwater to enhance a flood seal created by the kit of parts; and
a non-resilient mounting member for securing the seal member to a door frame, the mounting member defining a support surface configured to receive the seal member and defining a mounting surface locatable against the door frame,
wherein a channel is formed in the support surface, and the head of the seal member is insertable into the channel to mate the seal member and the mounting member.