Sliding door assembly with weather seal structure

A patio door construction comprising a frame designed to receive at least two glass panels therein, at least one fixed glass panel mounted in said frame, at least one slidable glass panel mounted for movement longitudinally in said frame and having a closure edge, locking means for said sliding glass panel for securing same at three points in a completely closed position as well as at one point in a partially open position, and weather sealing means with said sliding glass panel for complementary association with weather seal structure affixed to the frame assembly, said locking means comprising a reversible door mounted unit including a longitudinally movable latch bar and a complementary head stop mounted upon the frame, said latch bar being reversible on the door and movable into a recess in the head stop, and said head stop including removable and reversible locking plugs to change the configuration of the head stop upon reversal of the locking means.

In a sliding glass patio door having a frame with spaced vertical jambs, and at least one sliding glass patio door panel having a closure edge for opening and closing movement with respect to one of the vertical jambs, the improvement comprising:

• a dual pin lock assembly for attachment to the closure edge of the door panel and having a pair of spaced apart, opposed lock pins projecting through the closure edge and connected to be moved together toward and away from one another for locking and unlocking engagement in a pair of spaced apart locking openings in the vertical jamb of the door frame;
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• at least one aligning and guiding projection adjacent the lock pins for engagement in a guide opening in the jamb of the door frame to align the door to the frame for proper operation of the lock.

A patio door construction comprising a frame designed to receive at least two glass panels therein, at least one fixed glass panel mounted in said frame, at least one slidable glass panel mounted for movement longitudinally in said frame, locking means for said sliding glass panel for securing same at three points in a completely closed position as well as at one point in a partially open position, said locking means including a dual pin locking structure complementing with a frame reception member having dual keyhole slots therein arranged to receive said dual locking pins to securely lock the slidable panel at two points, and including aligning pins and apertures for assuring that the locking pins properly mate with the keyhole slots for a properly aligned sliding panel with frame assembly arrangement, and wherein said locking means for said sliding glass panel includes a reversible door mounted unit for actuating a longitudinally movable latch bar which can extend into and mate with a complementary head stop mounted upon said frame, and weather sealing means with said sliding glass panel for complementary association with weather seal structure affixed to the frame assembly.