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US 10,538,947 B2Granted
Sliding barn door hardware
AssigneeJELD-WEN, Inc.
InventorsTommy Boring, Stephen Sisson, James Cooper, Joe Miranda, Brian Powell
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a sliding (barn-style) door and methods and hardware for mounting. The sliding barn door includes a door slab and mounting hardware including a top extension and a bottom extension. The top and bottom extensions each have a rectangular face having substantially the same dimensions and configured to lengthen the height of the door slab.
Claims22
A sliding door, comprising:
- a door slab having a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and spaced-apart top and bottom sides extending between the front and rear faces along respective top and bottom portions of the door slab, the door slab having a slab height between the top and bottom sides and a width;
- a top extension member attached to the door slab adjacent the top side thereof, the top extension member having a first flange aligned with the front face of the door slab, the first flange extending along the width of the door slab and having a rectangular shape and a width that approximately equals the width of the door slab, and an attachment member connected to the first flange and extending transversely therefrom, the attachment member being secured to the top portion of the door slab;
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- a bottom extension member attached to the door slab adjacent the bottom side thereof, the bottom extension member aligned with the front face of the door slab and extending along the width of the door slab,
- the top and bottom extension members protruding beyond the respective top and bottom sides of the door slab to result in a door height of the door that is greater than the slab height;
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- a plurality of hangers, each hanger secured to the door slab behind the first flange and extending upwardly away from the top side of the door slab toward a distal end of the hanger which carries a wheel, the hangers and wheels configured and positioned to suspend the door slab from a rail such that the door slab hangs from the rail in a vertical orientation and to guide the door slab for movement along the rail between an open position and a closed position.
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A method for installing a sliding door, comprising:
- providing a door slab having a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, a top side extending between the front and rear faces at a top of the door slab, a bottom side spaced apart from the top side and extending between the front and rear faces at a bottom of the door slab, the door slab having a slab height between the top and bottom sides and a width;
- providing a top extension member including a first flange, the first flange having a rectangular shape and a width that extends along the width of the door slab and is approximately equal to the width of the door slab, and a top attachment member connected to the first flange and extending transversely therefrom;
- providing a bottom extension member including a second flange having a width approximately equal to the width of the door slab and a bottom attachment member connected to the second flange and extending transversely therefrom;
- positioning the top extension member at the top of the door slab so that the first flange is aligned with the front face of the door slab to result in a door height of the door that is greater than the slab height;
- securing the top attachment member to the door slab;
- positioning the bottom extension member at the bottom of the door slab so that the second flange is aligned with the first flange and is adjacent to the front face of the door slab to further increase the door height of the door;
- securing the bottom extension member to the door slab;
- providing a plurality of hangers each carrying a wheel at a distal end of the hanger;
- securing the hangers to the door slab behind the first flange so that the hangers extend with their distal ends upwardly away from the top side of the door slab;
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- suspending the door slab from a rail such that the door slab hangs from the wheels with the rail in a vertical orientation and the wheels guide the door slab for movement along the rail between an open position and a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.