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US 12,680,357 B2Granted
Slow close pivot door
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsMark Andrew Lister, Nameer Shaaban
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Abstract
A pivot door system is provided that may include a door, a doorframe, and a hinge attached to the door. The doorframe may include a header, which may include a track system. The hinge may include a soft close mechanism. The hinge may be engaged with and securable at a plurality of positions along the track system of the header.
Claims20
A pivot door system comprising:
- a door;
- a doorframe including a header, the header including a header track system, wherein the header track system includes a track positioned on a lateral side of the header;
- and
- a first hinge attached to the door, the first hinge including a first soft close mechanism extending laterally outward from the track and engaged with the header track system, the first hinge being securable at a plurality of positions along the header track system.
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A pivot door system comprising:
- a doorframe comprising a header and a footer, the doorframe housing a shower enclosure, wherein the shower enclosure is attached to the header and the footer, wherein the header includes a header track system further including a track positioned on a lateral side of the header;
- a shower door at least partially overlapping with the shower enclosure, wherein the shower door is coupled to the doorframe via an upper hinge and a lower hinge;
- wherein the shower door pivots from an open position to a closed position;
- wherein the upper hinge couples to the header at any location along the header, and the lower hinge couples to the footer at any location along the footer;
- wherein at least one of the upper hinge and the lower hinge comprises a soft close mechanism, wherein the soft close mechanism of the at least one of the upper hinge and the lower hinge extends laterally outward from the track.
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A pivot door system comprising:
- a pivotable door;
- a doorframe including a header, the header including a track system, wherein the track system includes a track positioned on a lateral side of the header;
- a shower enclosure at least partially overlapping with the door;
- and
- a hinge attached to the door, the hinge including a soft close mechanism extending laterally outward from the track and engaged with the track system, the hinge being securable at a plurality of positions along the track system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.