Privacy system for sliding doors

A method for providing privacy to a sliding door system, the method comprises:

• providing a privacy system comprising two or more privacy assemblies for a sliding door, wherein the two or more privacy assemblies comprise;
• an upper privacy assembly comprising:
• a first upper member operatively coupled to the sliding door, wherein the first upper member is an upper flexible member;
• and
• a second upper member operatively coupled to a door opening surface opposite of the first upper member, wherein the second upper member is an upper contact member comprising a top surface and a face surface;
• wherein the upper flexible member engages and slides with respect to the top surface of the upper contact member as the sliding door moves with respect to the door opening surface;
• one or more side privacy assemblies, wherein one of the one or more side privacy assemblies comprises:
• a first side member operatively coupled to the sliding door;
• and
• a second side member operatively coupled to the door opening surface;
• wherein the first side member or the second side member comprise a side flexible member;
• wherein the other of the first side member or the second side member comprises a side contact member having one or more contact surfaces, the one or more contact surfaces comprising a contoured surface comprising a first rib and a second rib and a groove therebetween;
• wherein the side flexible member engages the one or more contact surfaces of the side contact member, and wherein the contoured surface restricts movement of the side flexible member;
• wherein the first side member and the second side member engage and disengage during the opening and closing of the sliding door;
• wherein when the sliding door is in a closed position, the two or more privacy assemblies span one or more gaps to restrict light from passing through the one or more gaps;
• and
• wherein the two or more privacy assemblies at least partially disengage exposing the one or more gaps as the sliding door moves from the closed position to one or more open positions.