Overhead track for suspension of a pocket door
OwnerKimberly Percivalinventor
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Abstract
An overhead track for suspension of a pocket door is disclosed. The overhead track has one or more troughs for hanging an pocket door by a plurality of gliders. The overhead track has a flat end for mounting at the pocket door opening and a spiked end for mounting against the door jamb within the pocket. The spiked end is forced into the door jamb within the pocket, then the flat end is screwed into the pocket door header for support and to prevent the spikes from disengaging with the door jamb within the pocket.
Claims16
An overhead track for suspending a pocket door comprising:
- an overhead track having an end for insertion into a pocket and an end for attachment in a pocket door opening, the overhead track having at least one trough for accepting at least one pocket door glider, the at least one pocket door glider affixed to a pocket door;
- a plurality of spikes at the end for insertion, said plurality of spikes configured to be forced into a door jamb within said pocket, thereby supporting the end for insertion;
- and
- at least one hole at the end for attachment for fastening the overhead track to a header of the pocket door opening.
A method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket comprising:
- inserting an overhead track into a pocket, the overhead track having spikes at an end that is inserted into the pocket and screw holes at an end that is outside of the pocket;
- angling the overhead track within the pocket so that the plurality of spikes meet with a door jamb located within the pocket;
- forcing the overhead track towards the door jamb located within the pocket so that the plurality of spikes pierce the door jamb located within the pocket, thereby supporting the end that is inserted into the pocket;
- pressing the overhead track against a pocket door header at the end of the overhead track that extends outside of the pocket;
- and
- screwing the overhead track into the pocket door header at the end of the overhead track that extends outside of the pocket.
An overhead track for suspending a pocket door comprising:
- an overhead track having an end for insertion into a pocket and an end for attachment in a pocket door opening, the overhead track having at least one trough for accepting at least one pocket door glider, the at least one pocket door glider affixed to a pocket door;
- a plurality of spikes formed at the end for insertion, said plurality of spikes configured to be forced into a door jamb within said pocket, thereby supporting the end for insertion;
- and
- at least one hole at the end for attachment for fastening the overhead track to a header of the pocket door opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.