Track wiper for sliding shower door assembly
OwnerL. Clay Shepherdinventor
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Abstract
A wiper for attachment to the bottom edge of a sliding door or window, particularly a shower door, so that as the door is opened and closed the track along which it runs is wiped clear of standing fluid. The wiper preferably includes a base member which is attached to the door and a water dispersive pad attached to the base member in wiping contact with the track.
Claims14
A wiper for clearing the track of a sliding door or window assembly comprising,
- a fluid dispersive pad having a width dimension, and
- means for coupling said pad to the bottom edge of a sliding door or window assembly so that the width dimension of said pad is in substantially complete contact with the bottom of a groove defined in an elongated track within which said door or window slides.
In an installation of the type wherein one or more doors or windows slides along one or more respective tracks, the improvement comprising,
- a pad of fluid dispersive material connected to the bottom edge of a door or window which slides in a track of the type having a bottom and opposed sidewalls, said pad contacting the full lateral width of the bottom of said track.
A wiper for clearing the track of a sliding door or window assembly comprising,
- a fluid dispersive pad having a resilient substrate with a surface adapted to be fastened to said base, and a scrubbing material extending from an opposing surface of said substrate for contact with said track, and
- means for coupling said pad to a sliding member of a sliding door or window assembly so that said pad is in substantially complete contact with a lateral width of an elongated track of such an assembly with which said sliding member is slidably engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.