Polymeric articulated beverage body door

An articulated door system comprising:

• a door guiding track formed by a left channel, part of which is positioned along a left side of a door opening, and a right channel, part of which is positioned along a right side of the door opening, wherein each of the left and right channels includes an interior channel member, an exterior channel member, and a three-sided track liner comprising:
• a first side positioned over the exterior channel member;
• a second side positioned over the interior channel member;
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• a third side connecting the first side to the second side;
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• an articulated door having an exterior side guided by the exterior channel members of each of the left and right channels and an interior side guided by the interior channel members of each of the left and right channels, the articulated door slidably positioned in the door guiding track and movable between an open position and a closed position, the articulated door comprising:
• a plurality of polymeric panel sections connected together in an alternating sequence of first and second panel sections such that a hinge is formed between each of the first and second panel sections, the hinge allowing each first panel section to be positioned at varying angles with respect to each second panel section, wherein each panel section has right and left ends;
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• a plurality of polymeric slider plugs, each slider plug connected to one of the right or left ends of one of the first panel sections in the alternating sequence of first and second panel sections, wherein the slider plugs connected to the left ends of the first panel sections are slidably positioned in the left channel and the slider plugs connected to the right ends of the first panel sections are slidably positioned in the right channel.

An articulated door system comprising:

• a door guiding track formed by a left channel, part of which is positioned along a left side of a door opening, and a right channel, part of which is positioned along a right side of the door opening;
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• an articulated door slidably positioned in the door guiding track and movable between an open position and a closed position, the articulated door comprising:
• a plurality of polymeric panel sections connected together in an alternating sequence of first and second panel sections such that a hinge is formed between each of the first and second panel sections, the hinge allowing each first panel section to be positioned at varying angles with respect to each second panel section, wherein each panel section comprises:
• a right end;
• a left end;
• an outer surface;
• an inner surface;
• a plurality of parallel partitions connecting the outer surface to the inner surface and separating a space between the outer surface and the inner surface into a plurality of compartments;
• a bottom receptive edge parallel with the plurality of partitions, positioned adjacent to the outer surface and the inner surface and connecting the left end to the right end;
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• a top hook edge parallel with the plurality of partitions, positioned opposite the bottom receptive edge, adjacent to the outer surface and the inner surface and connecting the left end to the right end, for engaging the bottom receptive edge of a like panel section by being generally positioned within the bottom receptive edge of the like panel section to form the hinge between adjacent panel sections;
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• a plurality of polymeric slider plugs, wherein each slider plug comprises:
• an end plate;
• a plurality of fingers extending perpendicularly from the end plate;
• and
• a plurality of deflectable retention tabs attached perpendicularly to each finger;
• wherein
• each slider plug is connected to one of the right or left ends of one of the first panel sections in the alternating sequence of first and second panel sections by having each finger placed in one compartment of the plurality of compartments with at least one retention tab of the plurality of retention tabs in contact with an interior surface of the one compartment;
• the end plate extends partially over at least one hinge formed with at least one adjacent panel section;
• and the slider plugs connected to the left ends of the first panel sections are slidably positioned in the left channel and the slider plugs connected to the right ends of the first panel sections are slidably positioned in the right channel.