Apparatus and method for installing a pivot guide in a door section of a bifold door
AssigneeShi Designs LLC
InventorScott Tatrow
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for installing a pivot guide in a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide including a base, a flange at an upper region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin wherein the apparatus includes: an upper part; a lower part; and a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part; the lower part has a notch, and during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section.
Claims18
An apparatus for installing a pivot guide in an opening of a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide comprising a base, a flange located at a top end or region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- an upper part;
- a lower part comprising a notch;
- and
- a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part;
- wherein the notch is an opening in the lower part that is defined between a pair of projections or fingers, and a size or diameter of the notch or a distance between the pair of projections or fingers is generally larger than a size or diameter of the pin of the pivot guide, and
- wherein during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is configured to be positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section.
A kit comprising an apparatus and a pivot guide, the apparatus is configured for installing the pivot guide in an opening of a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide comprises a base, a flange located at a top end or region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin, the apparatus comprises, an upper part, a lower part comprising a notch;
- and a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part;
- wherein during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section.
An apparatus for installing a pivot guide in an opening of a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide comprising a base, a flange located at a top end or region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- an upper part;
- a lower part comprising a notch;
- and
- a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part;
- wherein during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section;
- wherein the apparatus has a generally C-shape or U-shape;
- wherein a length of the upper part that extends from the middle part is shorter than a length of the lower part that extends from the middle part;
- wherein the notch comprises a first cutout part and a second cutout part, the first cutout part has a larger size than the second cutout part, the first cutout part is located closer to a distal end of a pair of projections or fingers of the lower part, and the second cutout part is located closer to the middle part of the apparatus;
- and
- wherein the upper part has a lower or inside surface and the lower part has an opposing upper or inside surface, and a distance between the opposing inside surfaces is larger than a distance between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide.
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