Sliding door system with dual track assemblies
AssigneePGT Innovations, Inc.
InventorsKenneth John Vander Bent, Jr., Kurt Karussi
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Abstract
A sliding door assembly includes a track assembly comprising an inner track component, and outer track component, and a central track component, the inner track component and the central track component defining an inner track, the outer track component and the central track component defining an outer track; a pivot assembly engaged with and movable along the inner track; a sliding door pivotably mounted to the pivot assembly; and a locking pin coupled to the sliding door and movable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein, in the extended configuration, the locking pin is engaged with and movable along the outer track.
Claims21
A sliding door assembly comprising:
- a track assembly comprising an inner track component, and outer track component, and a central track component, the inner track component and the central track component defining an inner track, the outer track component and the central track component defining an outer track, and the inner track defines an inner slot between the inner track component and the central track component;
- a pivot assembly comprising a hinge rod and a hinge carrier, the hinge rod extends through the inner slot and engages with the hinge carrier, and the hinge carrier is engaged with and movable along the inner track;
- a sliding door pivotably mounted to the pivot assembly;
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- a locking pin coupled to the sliding door and movable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein, in the extended configuration, the locking pin is engaged with and movable along the outer track.
A sliding door assembly comprising:
- a track assembly comprising an inner track, and outer track, and a guide panel, the guide panel defining an inner slot aligned with the inner track and an outer slot aligned with the outer track;
- a pivot assembly extending through the inner slot of the guide panel, the pivot assembly engaged with and movable along the inner track;
- a sliding door comprising a door body pivotably mounted to the pivot assembly, wherein the guide panel is oriented between the door body and the inner and outer tracks;
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- a locking assembly coupled to the sliding door and extending through the outer slot of the guide panel, the locking assembly engaged with and movable along the outer track.
A sliding door assembly comprising:
- a dual track assembly including a first track and a second track extending in parallel along a length of the dual track assembly;
- a first pivot assembly engaged with and movable along the first track;
- a first sliding door including a first door body pivotably mounted to the first pivot assembly;
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- a first locking assembly coupled to the first sliding door and engaged with and movable along the second track, the first sliding door is configured to decouple from the first locking assembly to pivot about the first pivot assembly to an open position
- a second pivot assembly engaged with and movable along the first track;
- a second sliding door including a second door body pivotably mounted to the second pivot assembly;
- a second locking assembly coupled to the second sliding door and engaged with and movable along the second track, and
- the second pivot assembly configured to move along the first track to abut the first pivot assembly, and the second locking assembly configured to move along the second track to abut the first locking assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.