# US 2021/0340800 A1 · Sliding door system with mono-track assemblies > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0340800 A1 - Document ID: US20210340800A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/378,876 - Filed: 2021-07-19 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-20 - Assignees: PGT Innovations, Inc. - Applicants: PGT Innovations, Inc. - Inventors: Kenneth John Vander Bent, JR.; Kurt Karussi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210340800A1 ## CPC - E05D 15/58: with both swinging and sliding movements - E05D 15/0652: {Tracks (E05D15/063 - E05D15/0647 and E05D15/0656 take precedence)} - E05D 15/36: moving along slide-ways so arranged that one guide-member of the wing moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to the movement of another guide member - E06B 3/50: with more than one kind of movement (E06B3/48 takes precedence){(E06B3/92 takes precedence)} - E06B 3/5072: {the horizontal sliding wings having the possibility of an additional rotational movement} - E06B 3/509: {where one of the sliding and rotating movements necessarily precedes the other} - E05Y 2201/214: Disengaging means - E05Y 2201/244: by manual operation - E05Y 2900/132: Doors - E05Y 2900/15: Balcony glazing - 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 sliding door assembly includes a track assembly defining a track surface and a slot; and a sliding door comprising a door body, a hinge rod, and a locking pin, each of the hinge rod and the locking pin extending from the door body and through the slot; wherein the sliding door is laterally slidable along the track assembly between a first position and a second position, and wherein each of the hinge rod and the locking pin slide laterally within the slot as the door slides between the first position and the second position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sliding door assembly comprising: a track assembly defining a track surface and a slot; and a sliding door comprising a door body, a hinge rod, and a locking pin, each of the hinge rod and the locking pin extending from the door body and through the slot; wherein the sliding door is laterally slidable along the track assembly between a first position and a second position, and wherein each of the hinge rod and the locking pin slide laterally within the slot as the door slides between the first position and the second position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sliding door assembly of claim 1, wherein: the locking pin is movable between an extended configuration, wherein the locking pin is engaged with the slot, and a retracted configuration, wherein the locking pin is disengaged from the slot; the door body is pivotable at the hinge rod between an open position and a closed position when the locking pin is in the retracted configuration; and the door body is prohibited from pivoting between the open position and the closed position when the locking pin is in the extended configuration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The sliding door assembly of claim 2, further comprising an actuator mounted to the door body, the actuator connected to the locking pin and configured to actuate the locking pin between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration, wherein the actuator is manually operated. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The sliding door assembly of claim 3, wherein the track assembly defines a hole intersecting the slot and the locking pin is movable between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration when the locking pin is aligned with the hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The sliding door assembly of claim 1, further comprising a hinge carriage, the hinge carriage movable along the track surface, the hinge rod coupled to the hinge carriage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The sliding door assembly of claim 5, wherein the track assembly comprises a stop block, the stop block configured to engage the hinge carriage to limit the movement of the hinge carriage along the track surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The sliding door assembly of claim 1, wherein the door body defines a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the hinge rod extending from the door body proximate to the left side and the locking pin extending from the door body proximate to the right side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The sliding door assembly of claim 1, wherein the track assembly is an upper track assembly, the sliding door assembly further comprising a lower track assembly, the sliding door disposed between the upper track assembly and the lower track assembly, the sliding door further slidably along the lower track assembly. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The sliding door assembly of claim 8, wherein: the lower track assembly comprises a lower track surface; the sliding door and further comprises a second locking pin; the second locking pin engages a locking carriage configured to move along the lower track surface; and the hinge rod is coupled to an upper hinge carriage configured to move along the upper track surface and a lower hinge carriage configured to move along the lower track surface. ### Claim 10 A sliding door assembly comprising: an upper track assembly defining an upper slot; a lower track assembly defining a lower track surface; a sliding door disposed between and slidable along the upper track assembly and the lower track assembly, the sliding door comprising a door body, an upper locking pin, and a lower locking pin, the upper locking pin extending from the door body and through the upper slot, the lower locking pin extending from the door body towards the lower track surface, the upper and lower locking pins simultaneously movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration; and a lower locking carriage movable along the lower track surface, the lower locking pin engaging the lower locking carriage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The sliding door assembly of claim 10, further comprising an actuator mounted to the door body, the actuator connected to the upper locking pin and the lower locking pin and configured to simultaneously actuate the upper and lower locking pins between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The sliding door assembly of claim 11, wherein the actuator is a manually operated handle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The sliding door assembly of claim 10, further comprises a hinge assembly, and wherein: in the retracted configuration, the door body is pivotable at the hinge assembly between an open position and a closed position; and in the extended configuration, the door body is prohibited from pivoting between the open position and the closed position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The sliding door assembly of claim 13, wherein, in the extended configuration, the upper locking pin extends through the upper slot, and in the retracted configuration, the upper locking pin disengages the upper slot. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The sliding door assembly of claim 14, wherein, in the extended configuration, the lower locking carriage engages the track surface, and in the retracted configuration, wherein the lower locking carriage disengages the track surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The sliding door assembly of claim 15, wherein: the lower track assembly defines a sidewall extending along a side of the lower track surface; the door body defines a recess; and in the retracted configuration, the lower locking carriage vertically clears the sidewall and is at least partially received within the recess. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The sliding door assembly of claim 10, wherein the lower locking carriage comprises a wheel configured to roll along the lower track surface. ### Claim 18 A sliding door assembly comprising: a track assembly defining a track surface; a locking carriage movable along the track surface; and a sliding door slidable along the track assembly, the sliding door comprising a door body, a locking pin, and a recess, the locking pin extending from the door body towards the track assembly and engaging the locking carriage; wherein the locking pin movable between an extended configuration, wherein the locking carriage engages the track surface, and a retracted configuration, wherein the locking carriage disengages the track surface and is at least partially received in the recess of the sliding door. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The sliding door assembly of claim 18, wherein the track assembly is a lower track assembly and the locking pin is a lower locking pin, the sliding door disposed vertically above the lower track assembly, the recess defined at a bottom end of the door body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The sliding door assembly of claim 19, further comprising an upper track assembly, the sliding door disposed between the upper and lower track assemblies, the sliding door comprising an upper locking pin moveable between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration simultaneously with the lower locking pin. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The sliding door assembly of claim 20, wherein: in the extended configuration, the upper locking pin engages an upper slot of the upper track assembly: and in the retracted configuration, the upper locking pin disengages the upper slot. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The sliding door assembly of claim 18, further comprising a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge rod coupled to a hinge carriage, the hinge rod extending from the door body and the hinge carriage movable along the track surface, the slidable door pivotable at the hinge rod between an open position and a closed position. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The sliding door assembly of claim 22, wherein the track assembly defines a sidewall extending along a side of the track surface, and in the retracted configuration, the lower locking carriage vertically clears the sidewall to allow the door body to pivot between the open position and the closed position. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The sliding door assembly of claim 18, further comprising an actuator mounted to the door body, the actuator connected to the locking pin and configured to actuate the locking pin between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration, wherein the actuator is manually operated. ### Claim 25 A sliding door assembly comprising: a track assembly defining a track surface; a sliding door comprising a door body; and a track engagement device extending from the sliding door and laterally movable along the track surface, the track engagement device extending around a side of the track assembly and engaging the track surface. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The sliding door assembly of claim 25, wherein the track engagement device comprises a wheel configured to roll along the track surface. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The sliding door assembly of claim 26, wherein the track engagement device further comprises a leg member extending from the door body and an arm member coupled to the leg member distal to the door body, the wheel rotatably coupled to the arm member. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The sliding door assembly of claim 25, wherein the track engagement device is movable between an engaged configuration, wherein the track engagement device engages and is movable along the track surface, and a disengaged configuration, wherein the track engagement device is extended away from the door body and disengages the track surface. ### Claim 29 (depends on 25) The sliding door assembly of claim 25, wherein the track assembly is an upper track assembly and the track surface is an upper track surface, the sliding door assembly further comprising a lower track assembly defining a lower track surface, the sliding door disposed between and slidable along each of the upper track surface and the lower track surface.