Adjustable breakout device
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorFrank Isioma Edokpayi
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Abstract
A sliding door system is disclosed which includes an adjustable breakout device that is configured to change the suspension angle of one or more door panels of the sliding door system. The adjustable breakout device may include a support bar configured to extend vertically along the door panel, a housing configured to be mounted on an upper portion of the support bar, a bracket configured to be mounted on the upper portion of the support bar and within a portion of the housing, a set screw configured to pass through the housing and through the upper portion of the support bar, and a pivot configured to pass through the bracket. The set screw may be adjusted to cause the support bar to rotate about the pivot and therefore change the suspension angle of the one or more door panels.
Claims20
An adjustable breakout device for use with a sliding door system, the adjustable breakout device comprising:
- a support bar configured to extend vertically with respect to a door panel of the sliding door system;
- a housing configured to be mounted on an upper portion of the support bar;
- a bracket configured to be mounted on the upper portion of the support bar and within a portion of the housing;
- a set screw configured to pass through the housing and through the upper portion of the support bar, such that the set screw bears against a proximal end of the housing;
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- a pivot configured to pass through the bracket and the support bar, wherein when the set screw is turned to put pressure on the proximal end of the housing, the support bar rotates about the pivot.
A sliding door system with breakout functionality, comprising:
- a first door panel configured to be mounted to a top rail, the first door panel comprising a first pivot point about which the first door panel is configured to rotate in a breakout procedure;
- a second door panel configured to be mounted to the top rail, the second door panel configured to slide linearly with respect to the first door panel, the second door panel comprising a second pivot point about which the second door panel is configured to rotate in a breakout procedure;
- an adjustable breakout system mounted on a vertical rail of the second door panel, the adjustable breakout system comprising:
- a support bar configured to extend along the vertical rail of the second door panel;
- a housing configured to be mounted on an upper portion of the support bar;
- a bracket configured to be mounted on the upper portion of the support bar and within a portion of the housing;
- a set screw configured to pass through the housing and through the upper portion of the support bar, such that the set screw bears against a proximal end of the housing;
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- a pivot configured to pass through the bracket and the support bar, wherein when the set screw is turned to put pressure on the proximal end of the housing, the support bar rotates about the pivot.
A method for adjusting a sliding door system with breakout functionality, comprising:
- providing a door panel of the sliding door system, the door panel suspended from a mounting rail;
- providing an adjustable breakout device mounted on the door panel, the adjustable breakout device comprising a support bar configured to extend vertically along the door panel, a housing configured to be mounted on an upper portion of the support bar, a bracket configured to be mounted on the upper portion of the support bar and within a portion of the housing, a set screw configured to pass through the housing and through the upper portion of the support bar, and a pivot configured to pass through the bracket and the support bar;
- determining a desired angular change to an angle at which the door panel is suspended from the mounting rail;
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- turning the set screw of the adjustable breakout device to bear against an inner wall of the housing with a steel block to change the angle at which the door panel is suspended from the mounting rail to achieve the desired angular change.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.