Adjustable floor mounted pivot plate
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorFrank Isioma Edokpayi
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Abstract
A telescoping door system is disclosed which includes an adjustable floor mounted pivot plate that is configured to add stability to the door panels of the telescoping door system during a breakout procedure. In particular, the adjustable pivot plate may include a first adjustable tab with a first pivot, a second adjustable tab with a second pivot, and a third pivot. First and second capture devices are also provided which are mounted in inner and outer Swing Slide (SX) door panels, respectively. The first and second capture devices are configured to interface with the first and second pivots, respectively while a Swing Only (SO) door panel is configured to be mounted on the third pivot. During a breakout procedure, the pivot plate reduces lateral motion of the door panels.
Claims20
A telescoping door system, comprising:
- an adjustable pivot plate including:
- a base plate;
- a first adjustable tab mounted on the base plate;
- a first pivot disposed on the first adjustable tab;
- a second adjustable tab mounted on the base plate;
- and
- a second pivot disposed on the second adjustable tab;
- a Swing Only (SO) door panel;
- an inner Swing Slide (SX) door panel configured to slide in a lateral direction with respect to the SO door panel, the inner SX door panel comprising a first capture device configured to interface with the first pivot;
- and
- an outer SX door panel configured to slide in a lateral direction with respect to the SO door panel and the inner SX door panel, the outer SX door panel comprising a second capture device configured to interface with the second pivot, wherein the inner SX door panel and the outer SX door panel are configured to rotate about the first and second pivots, respectively during a breakout procedure.
An adjustable pivot plate for a telescoping door system, comprising:
- a base plate comprising a flat plate with a plurality of drilled holes;
- a first slotted tab mounted on the base plate in a central region, the first slotted tab configured to be linearly adjustable in a first direction;
- a first pivot disposed on a distal end of the first slotted tab;
- a second slotted tab mounted on the base plate in a first end region, the second slotted tab configured to be linearly adjustable in the first direction;
- a second pivot disposed on a distal end of the second slotted tab;
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- a third pivot mounted on the base plate in a second end region.
A method for using an adjustable pivot plate with a telescoping door system, comprising:
- providing a Swing Only (SO) door panel, an inner Swing Slide (SX) door panel, and an outer SX door panel;
- providing an adjustable pivot plate comprising a base plate, a first slotted tab with a first pivot mounted on the base plate, a second slotted tab with a second pivot mounted on the base plate, and a third pivot mounted on the base plate;
- mounting a first capture device in the inner SX door panel and a second capture device in the outer SX door panel;
- attaching the SO door panel to the third pivot;
- placing the inner SX door panel and outer SX door panel in an open configuration such that the first capture device interfaces with the first pivot and the second capture device interfaces with the second pivot;
- and
- rotating the inner SX door panel, the outer SX door panel, and the SO door panel about the first, second, and third pivots, respectively in a breakout procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.