Boat windshield with sliding walk-through door
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsEdward J. Erskine, Michael Trajlinek
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Abstract
A boat windshield with a walk-through door includes a fixed panel framework attachable to a boat and a sliding door panel coupled to and cooperable with the fixed panel framework. The sliding door panel is displaceable between an open position and a closed position. The sliding door panel is provided with top and bottom traveler cars mounted for displacement on tracks secured to the fixed panel framework frame. A roller post may be positioned adjacent a bottom edge of the fixed panel framework that supports the sliding door panel during displacement between the open and closed positions.
Claims17
A boat windshield with a walk-through door, comprising:
- a door frame attachable to a boat, the door frame including a panel side member and a door side member;
- a fixed door panel secured in the door frame, the fixed door panel including a framework having a top member extending between and connecting the panel side member and the door side member, an inside member, and a bottom member extending from the panel side member to the inside member;
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- a sliding door panel directly engaging the framework of the fixed door panel and displaceable laterally across the top member of the framework relative to the panel side member and the door side member between an open position at least partly overlaying the fixed door panel and a closed position.
A boat windshield with a walk-through door, comprising:
- a door frame attachable to a boat;
- a fixed door panel secured in the door frame;
- a sliding door panel secured in the door frame and displaceable between an open position and a closed position;
- a top track and a bottom track coupled with the fixed door panel;
- a top traveler coupled with the sliding door panel and engaging the top track;
- a bottom traveler coupled with the sliding door panel and engaging the bottom track;
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- a roller post positioned adjacent a bottom edge of the fixed door panel, the roller post supporting the sliding door panel.
A boat windshield with a walk-through door, comprising:
- a fixed panel framework attachable to a boat;
- a sliding door panel coupled to and cooperable with the fixed panel framework and displaceable between an open position and a closed position, the sliding door panel including top and bottom travelers mounted for displacement on tracks secured to the fixed panel framework;
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- a roller post positioned adjacent a bottom edge of the fixed panel framework and supporting the sliding door panel during displacement between the open and closed positions.
A boat windshield with a walk-through door, comprising:
- a fixed panel framework attachable to a boat;
- a sliding door panel coupled to and cooperable with the fixed panel framework and displaceable between an open position and a closed position, the sliding door panel including top and bottom travelers mounted for displacement on tracks secured to the fixed panel framework;
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- a roller post positioned adjacent an edge of the fixed panel framework and supporting the sliding door panel during displacement between the open and closed positions.
A boat windshield with a walk-through door, comprising:
- a door frame attachable to a boat, the door frame including a panel side member and a door side member;
- a fixed door panel secured in the door frame, the fixed door panel including a framework having a first member extending between and connecting the panel side member and the door side member, an inside member, and a second member extending from the panel side member to the inside member;
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- a sliding door panel coupled with the framework of the fixed door panel and displaceable laterally across the first member of the framework relative to the panel side member and the door side member between an open position at least partly overlaying the fixed door panel and a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.