Weather seal construction including a weather-strip

Abstract

A weather-strip construction includes a frame member and a cover member and a weather-strip. The cover member mates with the frame member and the weather-strip forms a weather seal between the frame member and the cover member. The weather-strip includes a foamed sealing portion. The weather-strip is secured to either the frame member or the cover member. The foamed sealing portion of the weather-strip provides the weather seal and extends continuously along either the frame member or the cover member depending to which one it is attached and extends along any sharp corners continuously without interruption such that a continuous weather seal is formed between the cover member and the frame member.

1 . A weather-strip construction for providing a weather seal comprising: 
 a frame member;    a cover member for mating with the frame member;    a weather-strip for forming a weather seal between the frame member and the cover member, the weather-strip having a foamed portion having an integrally formed skin and being secured to either the frame member or the cover member, the foamed portion extending along either the frame member or the cover member and extending along a sharp corner of either the frame member or the cover member continuously without interruption such that a weather seal is formed between the cover member and the frame member.    
   
   
       2 . The weather-strip construction of  claim 1  wherein the foamed portion is made from a cured ethylene propylene diene monomer.  
   
   
       3 . The weather-strip construction of  claim 1  wherein the cover member is a window sash.  
   
   
       4 . The weather-strip construction of  claim 1  wherein the cover member is a door.  
   
   
       5 . The weather-strip construction of  claim 1  and further including an at least semi-rigid attaching portion to which the sealing member is attached and the at least semi-rigid attaching portion attaching the sealing member to either the cover member or the frame.  
   
   
       6 . The weather-strip construction of  claim 1  wherein the at least semi-rigid attaching portion is made from a cured ethylene propylene diene monomer.  
   
   
       7 . The weather-strip construction of  claim 1  and wherein the sealing member is adhesively attached to either the cover member or the frame.  
   
   
       8 . A method for forming a weather seal between a cover member and a frame member wherein the cover member swings to a closed position with the frame member, the method comprising; 
 providing a weather-strip having a foamed portion with an integrally formed skin as an outer surface    securing on either the frame member or the cover member wherein the foamed portion such that the foamed portion extends through at least one sharp corner without forming a substantial bulge, pucker or wrinkle so that a weather seal is formed at the sharp corner due to the uninterrupted extension of the foamed portion there through    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the foamed portion is made from a cured ethylene propylene diene monomer.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the cover member is a window.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the cover member is a door.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the foamed portion is attached to an at least semi-rigid attaching portion that extends through a slot formed within the cover member or the frame member.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the attaching portion is made from cured ethylene propylene diene monomer.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the sealing member is adhesively attached to either the cover member or the frame.