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US 10,871,026 B1Granted
Door rail system
AssigneeC.R. Laurence Co., Inc.
InventorNaoufel Mourchid
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Abstract
An improved door rail system for holding a panel, such as a glass panel, is presented. The door rail system includes a core rail and clamping rails having a wedging geometry so that when the clamping rails are actuated with respect to the core rail, clamping force is applied to the glass panel to secure the panel within the core rail. The improved door rail system accommodates panels of varying thickness, features the use of modular side covers and incorporates a door to door jamb adjustment device allowing for angular adjustments.
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A rail system for securing a panel, comprising:
- a core rail having a clamping channel and an accessory channel disposed under the clamping channel, wherein the clamping channel is defined by mutually opposed inclined surfaces;
- two clamping rails disposed mutually opposed within the clamping channel, each clamping rail having an inclined surface which bears upon one of the mutually opposed inclined surfaces of the clamping channel and each clamping rail being configured to bear upon a face of a panel to be secured;
- a pulling rail disposed within the clamping channel, the pulling rail being at least partially disposed between and, in contact with, the clamping rails and supporting an edge of the panel to be secured;
- actuation hardware configured to move the two clamping rails relative to the core rail in a driven direction;
- wherein the mutually opposed inclined surfaces of the core rail and the inclined surface of each clamping rail are inclined relative to the driven direction so that the clamping members move inwardly in a direction transverse to the driven direction upon being moved in the driven direction by the actuation hardware, whereby clamping force is applied to the faces of the panel to be secured;
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- wherein the core rail includes at least one groove and at least one tongue disposed on an exterior face of the core rail, wherein the at least one tongue and groove interface with a mating tongue and groove on at least one side cover, wherein the at least one side cover is slidable on and off the core rail.
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A rail system for securing a panel, comprising:
- a core rail having a clamping channel and an accessory channel disposed under the clamping channel, wherein the clamping channel is defined by mutually opposed inclined surfaces;
- two clamping rails disposed mutually opposed within the clamping channel, each clamping rail having an inclined surface which bears upon one of the mutually opposed inclined surfaces of the clamping channel and each clamping rail being configured to bear upon a face of a panel to be secured;
- a pulling rail disposed within the clamping channel, the pulling rail being at least partially disposed between and, in contact with, the clamping rails and supporting an edge of the panel to be secured;
- actuation hardware configured to move the two clamping rails relative to the core rail in a driven direction;
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- wherein the mutually opposed inclined surfaces of the core rail and the inclined surface of each clamping rail are inclined relative to the driven direction so that the clamping members move inwardly in a direction transverse to the driven direction upon being moved in the driven direction by the actuation hardware, whereby clamping force is applied to the faces of the panel to be secured.
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A rail system for securing a panel comprising:
- an aft rail section secured to an aft end of the panel and a forward rail section secured to a forward end of the panel and at least one side cover, wherein the at least one side cover is secured to the aft rail section and the forward rail section;
- each of the aft rail section and the forward rail section comprising:
- a core rail having a clamping channel and an accessory channel disposed under the clamping channel, wherein the clamping channel is defined by mutually opposed inclined surfaces;
- two clamping rails disposed mutually opposed within the clamping channel, each clamping rail having an inclined surface which bears upon one of the mutually opposed inclined surfaces of the clamping channel and each clamping rail being configured to bear upon a face of a panel to be secured;
- a pulling rail disposed within the clamping channel, the pulling rail being at least partially disposed between and, in contact with, the clamping rails and supporting an edge of the panel to be secured;
- actuation hardware configured to move the two clamping rails relative to the core rail in a driven direction;
- wherein the mutually opposed inclined surfaces of the core rail and the inclined surface of each clamping rail are inclined relative to the driven direction so that the clamping members move inwardly in a direction transverse to the driven direction upon being moved in the driven direction by the actuation hardware, whereby clamping force is applied to the faces of the panel to be secured;
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- wherein the core rail includes at least one groove and at least one tongue disposed on an exterior face of the core rail, wherein the at least one tongue and groove are engagable with a mating tongue and groove on the at least one side cover, wherein the at least one side cover is slidable on and off the core rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.