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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications
- Sprachen: English
- Document Number: 20210180359
- Publication Date: June 17, 2021
- Appl. No: 17/182847
- Application Filed: February 23, 2021
- Assignees: C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. (Los Angeles, CA, US)
- Claim: 1. A shoe assembly, comprising: a. a base shoe, comprising: i. a first inner side wall having a top side and a bottom side, ii. a second inner side wall having a top side and a bottom side, iii. a bottom wall adjacent to the bottom side of the first inner side wall and the bottom side of the second inner side all the first inner side wall, the second inner side wall, and the bottom wall defining a base shoe channel, iv. a first dovetail groove formed in the first inner side wall adjacent to the top side of the first ne side wall, and v. a second dovetail groove formed in the second inner side wall adjacent o the top side of the second inner side wall; and b. a continuous setting strip comprising a top arm and a bottom arm projecting perpendicularly from the top arm, the continuous setting strip positioned inside the base shoe channel against the first inner side wall.
- Claim: 2. The shoe assembly of claim 1, further comprising a first continuous tape strip mounted on the first inner side wall for connecting the continuous setting strip to the first inner side wall.
- Claim: 3. The shoe assembly of claim 2, further comprising a second continuous tape strip mounted on the bottom arm of the continuous setting strip.
- Claim: 4. The shoe assembly of claim 3, further comprising a safety weather seal, the safety weather seal comprising: a. a dovetail groove engagement portion extending from a lateral side of the safety weather seal, the dovetail groove engagement portion terminating at a pair of opposing projections configured to engage the first dovetail groove; b. a lateral lip protruding from a top side of the safety weather seal on the lateral side adjacent to the dovetail groove engagement portion; and c. at least one medial glass scraper seal protruding from a medial side of the safety weather seal.
- Claim: 5. The shoe assembly of claim 3, further comprising a press-in weather seal, the press-in weather seal comprising: a. a dovetail groove engagement portion extending from the press-in weather seal on a lateral side of the press-in weather seal to engage the second dovetail groove; b. a lateral lip for covering a gap between the press-in weather seal and the second inner side wall of the base shoe when the dovetail groove engagement portion is engaged with the second dovetail groove; c. a medial lip projecting away from the press-in weather seal at a top side of the press-in weather seal; and d. at least one glass scraper seal extending from a medial side of the press-in weather seal opposite the lateral side.
- Claim: 6. A shoe assembly, comprising; a. a base shoe, comprising: i. a first inner side wall having a top side and a bottom side, ii. a second inner side wall having a top side and a bottom side, iii. a bottom wall adjacent to the bottom side of the first inner side wall and the bottom side of the second inner side wall, the first inner side wall, the second inner side wall, and the bottom wall defining a base shoe channel, iv. a first dovetail groove formed in the first inner side wall adjacent to the top side of the first inner side wall, and v. a second dovetail groove formed in the second inner side wall adjacent to the top side of the second inner side wall; b. a safety weather seal, comprising: i. a body section having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side and adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and ii. a dovetail groove engagement portion extending from the lateral side of the body section, the dovetail groove engagement portion terminating at a pair of opposing projections for engaging the first dovetail groove.
- Claim: 7. The shoe assembly of claim 6, wherein the safety weather seal further comprises a lateral lip protruding from the top side of the body section on the lateral side adjacent to the dovetail groove engagement portion.
- Claim: 8. The shoe assembly of claim 6, wherein the safety weather seal further comprises at least one medial glass scraper seal protruding from the medial side.
- Claim: 9. The shoe assembly of claim 6, wherein the safety weather seal further comprises one or more safety weather seal channels extending a length of the body section.
- Claim: 10. The shoe assembly of claim 6, wherein the bottom side is tapered.
- Claim: 11. The shoe assembly of claim 6, further comprising a press-in weather seal, the press-in weather seal comprising: a. a body section having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side and adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, wherein the bottom side is tapered; b. a dovetail groove engagement portion extending from the body section on the lateral side; c. a lateral lip projecting away from the body section at the top side of the body section for covering a gap between the body section and the second inner side wall of the base shoe when the dovetail groove engagement portion is engaged with the second dovetail groove; and d. at least one glass scraper seal extending from the medial side of the body section.
- Claim: 12. The shoe assembly of claim 7, further comprising a. a continuous setting strip comprising a top arm and a bottom arm projecting perpendicularly from the top arm; b. a first continuous tape strip mounted on the first inner side wall for connecting the continuous setting strip to the first inn side wall; and c. a second continuous tape strip mounted on the bottom arm of the continuous setting strip.
- Claim: 13. A shoe assembly, comprising; a. a base shoe, the base shoe comprising: i. a first inner side wall having a top side and a bottom side, ii. a second inner side wall having a top side and a bottom side, iii. a bottom wall adjacent to the bottom side of the first inner side wall and the bottom side of the second inner side wall, the first inner side wall, the second inner side wall, and the bottom wall defining a base shoe channel, iv. a first dovetail groove formed in the first inner side wall adjacent to the top side of the first inner side wall, and v. a second dovetail groove formed in the second inner side wall adjacent to the top side of the second inner side wall; and b. a press-in weather seal, the press-in weather seal comprising: i. a body section having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side and adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and ii. a dovetail groove engagement portion extending from the body section on the outboard side for engaging the second dovetail groove.
- Claim: 14. The shoe assembly of claim 13, wherein the press-in weather seal further comprises a lateral lip for covering a gap between the body section and the second inner side wall of the base shoe when the dovetail groove engagement portion is engaged with the second dovetail groove.
- Claim: 15. The shoe assembly of claim 13, wherein the press-in weather seal further comprises a medial lip projecting away from the body section at the top side of the body section of the press-in weather seal.
- Claim: 16. The shoe assembly of claim 1, wherein the press-in weather seal further comprises at least one glass scraper seal extending from the medial side.
- Claim: 17. The shoe assembly of claim 13, wherein the press-in weather seal further comprises at least one press-in weather seal channel extending a length of the body section.
- Claim: 18. The shoe assembly of claim 13, wherein the bottom side of the press-in weather seal is tapered.
- Claim: 19. The shoe assembly of claim 13, further comprising: a. a continuous setting strip comprising a top arm and a bottom arm projecting perpendicularly from the top arm; b. a first continuous tape strip mounted on the first inner side wall for connecting the continuous setting strip to the first inner side wall; and c. a second continuous tape strip mounted on the bottom arm of the continuous setting strip.
- Claim: 20. The shoe assembly of claim 13, further comprising a safety weather seal, the safety weather seal comprising: a. a body section having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side and adjacent to the top side and the bottom side, and one or more safety weather seal channels extending a length of the body section, wherein the bottom side is tapered; b. a dovetail groove engagement portion extending from the outboard side of the body section, the dovetail groove engagement portion terminating at a pair of opposing projections; c. a lateral lip protruding from the top side of the body section on the outboard side adjacent to the dovetail groove engagement portion; and d. at least one glass scraper seal protruding from the medial side.
- Current International Class: 04; 16; 04; 16; 06
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