Cold Draft Stop (Patent No: 101021)

Inventor: Brewster, William Andrew

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description: William Andrew Brewster, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 18th September, 1906; 6 years. Filed 23rd November, 1906.Receipt No. 130,347.

Claim.—1. In an automatic draft stop the combination with the casing and the door, of a flexible strip secured at its upper side in proximity to the bottom of the door, and extending thereacross, said strip having an enlarged lower edge, a reinforcing crossbar secured to the tree portion of the flexible strip, and on its upper face, and of such dimensions that the enlarged portion of the flexible strip extends below the lower edge of the crossbar, a plurality of spiral compression springs extending from the door and behind the said crossbar, and a stop rigidly secured to one of the case uprights, and designed to receive the said crossbar, and press it downwardly and Inwardly, until the enlarged portion of the flexible strip comes Into surface contact with the base of the casing, when the door is passing to its closed position, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In an automatic draft stop the combination with the casing and the door, of a crossbar extending parallel with and along the inner lower edge of the door, a flexible strip secured to and passing longitudinally along the said crossbar, and extending upwardly and laterally away from the same, a cross strip above and substantially parallel the here-before mentioned crossbar, means for securing the said cross strip through the laterally extending portion of the flexible strip to the door, a cushioning portion extending along the lower face of the crossbar, and secured thereto, a plurality of sprial compression springs extending from the door and behind the said crossbar, and a stop rigidly secured to one of the case uprights, and designed to receive the said crossbar, and press it downwardly and inwardly till the cushioning member comes into surface contact with the base of the casing, when the door is passing to its closed position, as and for the purpose specified.