Door structure employing an auxiliary door
OwnerStanzer Richardsinventor
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Abstract
Doors such as garage doors are commonly mounted with respect to a door opening so as to be capable of being moved between a closed position in which such a door extends vertically across the opening and an opened position in which such a door extends substantially horizontally adjacent to the top of the door opening. An auziliary door such as a screen door for enclosing such an opening when such a principal door is in an opened position may be mounted on such a principal door so that it is capable of being moved along with the principal door between the opened and closed positions of the principal door and so that it can be moved to enclose the door opening when the principal door is in an opened position.
Claims11
In the combination of a principal door, first mounting means for supporting said principal door, a door frame defining a door opening, said first mounting means supporting said principal door so that it is capable of being moved between a substantially vertical closed position in which it extends across said door opening and a substantially horizontal opened position adjacent to the top of said door opening, an auxiliary door, an auxiliary mounting means for supporting said auxiliary door, said auxiliary mounting means supporting said auxiliary door so that it is capable of being moved between a substantially vertical closed position in which it extends across said door opening and an opened position in which it does not extend across said door opening, the improvement comprises:
- said auxiliary mounting means serving to support said auxiliary door on said principal door so that said auxiliary door is moved concurrently with said principal door when said principal door is moved between its closed and opened positions,
- said auxiliary mounting means also supporting said auxiliary door on said principal door so that when said principal door is in its opened position said auxiliary door can be moved relative to said principal door from an opened position adjacent to said principal door to said closed position of said auxiliary door.
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