Damping Assembly and Damping Mechanism Therefor
AssigneeCavity Sliders Limited
InventorPhilip Richard Kenny
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Abstract
A damping assembly for a door, and particularly for use in a pocket door that slides along a track arrangement into an enclosed pocket. The damping assembly catches the door and moves it fully open or fully closed in a gentle manner as it reaches the ends of the track arrangement. The damping assembly can be conveniently removed from the track arrangement for maintenance.
Claims64
A damping assembly, suitable for use with a sliding closure assembly, said damping assembly comprising:
- a. a track arrangement configured and adapted for guiding movement of a carriage along a guide path;
- b. a carriage moveable in a reciprocal manner along the guide path;
- c. a damping mechanism for damping movement of said carriage as it approaches one or either end of the guide path;
- d. wherein the carriage is removable from the track arrangement in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the carriage on the track arrangement.
A method of removing a carriage including a body disposed intermediate at least two running arrangements on which the body is moveable on a track arrangement, said carriage being movable on a guide path along a track arrangement, said carriage being suitable for supporting a sliding closure from a track arrangement through one selected from a slot and a recess, said slot or recess comprising a widened portion, the body being thinner than said slot or recess, said method comprising the steps of
- a. aligning a first running arrangement with a widened portion of said slot;
- b. moving the first running arrangement through the widened portion;
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- c. moving the body through the slot.
A carriage for use on a track arrangement comprising a hollow member with a slot in it, wherein the carriage is removable from said slot in a direction substantially transversely to the direction of movement of the carriage on the track arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.