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US 11,993,967 B2Granted
Sliding door rollers
AssigneeAmesbury Group, Inc.
InventorsValentino Scorcia, Mary Beth Dallmann, Douglas John Criddle
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Abstract
A sliding door roller for a sliding door includes a slide disposed within a housing and a truck assembly disposed within the slide. When the truck assembly is retracted within the slide, the truck assembly and the slide are at least partially engaged to as to restrict or prevent the truck assembly from dropping out of the housing and rotating within the housing. The truck assembly being disengaged from the slide via an adjustment fastener to move the truck assembly towards and extended position relative to the housing.
Claims20
A sliding door roller comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the longitudinal axis orthogonal to the transverse axis, the housing defining an opening oriented substantially along the transverse axis;
- a slide defining a transverse opening enlarged along a direction corresponding to the transverse axis and slidably disposed within the housing, the slide selectively moveable along the longitudinal axis, the slide having a first surface;
- an adjustment fastener parallel to the longitudinal axis and coupled between the slide and the housing, the adjustment fastener configured to selectively move the slide along the longitudinal axis;
- a truck assembly disposed at least partially within the slide, the truck assembly comprising:
- at least one support plate having a second surface;
- at least one roller rotatably coupled to the at least one support plate;
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- a pin coupled to the housing and the slide at the transverse opening, wherein the truck assembly is selectively rotatable about the pin relative to the slide and selectively slidable within the transverse opening;
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- one or more detent dimples extending from the first surface or the second surface, wherein the truck assembly is moveable via the adjustment fastener and the slide between at least a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the opening of the housing, and wherein in the retracted position, the truck assembly is retained via the one or more detent dimples such that the truck assembly is restricted from dropping out of the opening of the housing along the transverse axis.
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A sliding door roller comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis;
- a slide disposed within the housing and selectively slidable along the longitudinal axis, wherein the slide defines a transverse opening;
- an adjustment fastener coupled between the slide and the housing, the adjustment fastener configured to selectively move the slide along the longitudinal axis;
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- a truck assembly disposed at least partially within the slide and at least partially slidable and rotatable with respect to the slide, the truck assembly comprising:
- a pair of support plates;
- a pair of rollers rotatably coupled between the pair of support plates;
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- a pin slidably engaged with both the housing and the slide at the transverse opening, the pin defining a rotation axis for the truck assembly,
- wherein the truck assembly is moveable between at least a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing via the adjustment fastener and the slide, and wherein in the retracted position, the truck assembly is releasably engaged with the slide such that the truck assembly is restricted from dropping out of the housing and rotating therein.
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A sliding door roller comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the longitudinal axis orthogonal to the transverse axis, the housing defining an opening oriented substantially along the transverse axis;
- a slide defining a transverse opening enlarged along a direction corresponding to the transverse axis and slidably disposed within the housing, the slide having a first surface;
- an adjustment fastener coupled between the slide and the housing, the adjustment fastener configured to selectively move the slide along the longitudinal axis;
- a truck assembly disposed within the slide, the truck assembly comprising:
- at least one support plate having a second surface;
- at least one roller rotatably coupled to the at least one support plate;
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- a pin coupled to the housing and the slide at the transverse opening, wherein the truck assembly is selectively rotatable about the pin relative to the slide and selectively slidable within the transverse opening;
- and
- one or more detent dimples extending from the first surface or the second surface, wherein the truck assembly is moveable via the slide between at least a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the opening of the housing, and wherein in the retracted position, the truck assembly is retained via the one or more detent dimples such that the truck assembly is restricted from dropping out of the opening of the housing along the transverse axis and is restricted from rotating about the pin.
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