Anti-tilting, pivotable, sliding panels
OwnerSamir El Jalkhinventor
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Abstract
A panel movement system including top and bottom rails having racks with registration teeth along their lengths; top and bottom rail attachments movably attached to respective ones of the rails for lateral movement along lengths of the rails; and a gear movement synchronization system. Each rail attachment includes a rotatable gear engaging the registration teeth on respective ones of the rails. The gear movement synchronization system connects the rotatable gear of the top rail attachment to the rotatable gear of the bottom rail attachment such that the top and bottom rail attachments move along the rails in unison. The top and bottom rail attachments are adapted to have a panel connected therebetween.
Claims19
A panel movement system comprising:
- top and bottom rails comprising racks with registration teeth along their lengths;
- top and bottom rail attachments movably attached to respective ones of the rails for lateral movement along lengths of the rails, wherein each rail attachment comprises a rotatable gear engaging the registration teeth on respective ones of the rails;
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- a gear movement synchronization system connecting the rotatable gear of the top rail attachment to the rotatable gear of the bottom rail attachment such that the top and bottom rail attachments move along the rails in unison, and wherein the top and bottom rail attachments are adapted to have a panel connected therebetween.
A panel movement system comprising:
- top and bottom rails;
- a panel mounted to the rails by top and bottom movement sections to longitudinally slide along the rails, wherein the movement sections comprise rotatable platforms connected to respective top and bottom ends of the panel for allowing the panel to rotate relative to the rails;
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- a rotation synchronization system connecting the rotatable platform of the top movement section to the rotatable platform of the bottom movement section to rotate the top and bottom rotatable platforms in unison when the panel is rotated relative to the rails.
A method of manufacturing a movable panel system comprising:
- connecting top and bottom movement systems to top and bottom ends of a panel;
- connecting the movement systems to respective top and bottom rails such that the movement systems can traverse along the rails;
- connecting the movement systems to each other such that the top and bottom movement systems operate in registration with each other and traverse along the rails in unison with each other,
- wherein the movement systems are connected to the panel by rotatable top and bottom platforms to allow the panel to rotate relative to the rails, and
- wherein connecting the movement systems to each other comprises limiting rotation of the top and bottom platforms relative to each other such that the platforms are rotatable in unison with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.