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US 5,131,450 AGranted
Closure assembly for structural members
OwnerDale Lichyinventor
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Abstract
A closure assembly which is adapted to be used with structural members has a pair of guides and a closure member which is in mechanical interengagement with the guides so as to permit relative sliding movement in opening and closing the closure. The closure member has a pair of tracking members disposed on opposite edges which may take the form of tape members. These tracking means are retained within the guides. The guides may have secured thereto shoes which are engaged within guide channels secured to frame members so that relative lateral movement between the guides and frames is permitted. A biasing assembly which enhances lateral tension on the closure member may be employed.
Claims49
A closure assembly for covering an opening comprising:
- a generally rectangular closure member of a size which at least substantially covers said opening;
- said closure member having affixed thereto a pair of tracking means disposed generally adjacent opposite edges of said closure member and along substantially the full length of each said edge;
- a pair of spaced elongated guide means disposed generally adjacent opposite sides of said opening;
- said guide means each having a pair of generally re-entrant flanges defining a tracking means receiving recess, whereby one of said tracking means of said closure member is received within each said tracking means receiving recess and is thereby secured to each said guide means while permitting relative sliding movement therebetween for moving said closure member between an open position and a closed position along said guide means and
- framing means having a first frame connected to a first said guide means by first mechanical means that permits relative movement between said first frame and said first guide means and a second frame connected to a second said guide means by second mechanical means that permits relative movement between said second frame and said second guide means.
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A closure assembly for covering an opening comprising:
- a generally rectangular closure member of a size which at least substantially covers said opening;
- said closure member having affixed thereto a pair of tracking means disposed generally adjacent opposite edges of said closure member and along substantially the full length of each said edge;
- a pair of spaced elongated guide means disposed generally adjacent opposite sides of said opening;
- said guide means each having a pair of generally re-entrant flanges defining a tracking means receiving recess, whereby one of said tracking means of said closure member is received within each said tracking means receiving recess and is thereby secured to each said guide means while permitting relative sliding movement therebetween for moving said closure member between an open positoin and a closed position along said guide means;
- said tracking means has an elongated tape secured to said closure member;
- framing means having a first frame with a first said guide means movably secured thereto and a second frame with a second said guide means movably secured thereto,
- a plurality of guide channels secured to said frames and disposed in spaced relationship to one another, said guide channels being oriented generally angularly and upwardly;
- shoe means mounted on said guide means;
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- said shoe means being slidingly received within said guide channels to alter lateral tension of said closure member responsive to movement of said shoe means within said guide channels.
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A closure assembly for covering an opening comprising
- a generally rectangular closure member of a size which at least substantially covers said opening;
- said closure member having affixed thereto a pair of tracking means disposed generally adjacent opposite edges of said closure member and along substantially the full length of each siad edge;
- a pair of spaced elongated guide means disposed generally adjacent opposite sides of said opening;
- said guide means each having a pair of generally re-entrant flanges defining a tracking means receiving recess, whereby one of said tracking means of said closure member is received within each said tracking means receiving recess and is thereby secured to each said guide means while permitting relative sliding movement therebetween for moving said closure member between an open position and a closed position along said guide means;
- said tracking means has an elongated tape secured to said closure member;
- framing means having a first frame with a first said guide means movably secured thereto and a second frame with a second guide means movably secured thereto;
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- said guide means having a pair of rearwardly open recesses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.