# US 2019/0169898 A1 · Panel door system

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- Number: US 2019/0169898 A1
- Document ID: US20190169898A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/117,268
- Filed: 2018-08-30
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05
- Assignees: Good Gate Inc.
- Applicants: Good Gate Inc.
- Inventors: Graham Ivan KAWULKA; Calvin Aaron AUSTROM
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190169898A1

## CPC

- E05D 15/08: consisting of two or more independent parts movable each in its own guides
- E05D 15/0652: {Tracks (E05D15/063 - E05D15/0647 and E05D15/0656 take precedence)}
- E06B 3/4636: {for doors (E06B3/4609 and E06B3/4654 - E06B3/4681 take precedence; sliding shower doors A47K3/34)}
- E06B 3/922: {with several wings opening horizontally towards the same side of the opening and each closing a separate part of the opening (E06B3/921 and E06B3/928 take precedence)}
- E05Y 2900/132: Doors
- E06B 3/4654: {disappearing in pockets in the wall; Pockets therefor}
- E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00)
- E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00)
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## Abstract

A panel door system has at least two support tracks and at least two panels hanging from the at least two support tracks. The at least two support tracks are mounted to a support structure such that each support track is offset from a previous support track both horizontally and vertically. The least two panels are hung using hanging mechanism such that each panel is hung on a different support track. The at least two panels create a door. The at least two panels are movable along the at least two support tracks in a first direction to open the door and in a second direction to close the door. The at least two panels stack horizontally with each other when the door is in the open position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A panel door system comprising:
at least two support tracks mounted to a support structure such that each support track is offset from a previous support track both horizontally and vertically;
at least two panels hanging from the at least two support tracks by a hanging mechanism such that each panel is hanged on a different support track, the at least two panels creating a door, the at least two panels being movable along the at least two support tracks in a first direction to open the door and in a second direction to close the door, the at least two panels stacking horizontally with each other when the door is in the open position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein each of the at least two support tracks is mounted such that each adjacent track is positioned anterior to and above the previous track with the first track being the lowest and most posterior track.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the horizontal offset and the vertical offset are equal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the hanging mechanism is at least one roller.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein a bottom end of the at least two panels is positioned within a bottom guide groove.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the support structure is a header.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the support structure supports the ends of the at least two tracks.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the at least two panels are made of extruded aluminum.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the at least two panels stack horizontally within a door receiving space when the door is in the open position.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The panel door system of claim 1 wherein the hanging mechanism comprises an orthogonal element protruding from the at least two support tracks.