Sash insert for sliding door
AssigneePremier Window & Door, Inc.
InventorGregory L. George
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Abstract
An insert is disclosed for use with a sliding panel door having a sash and rollers for supporting the door on a rail of a supporting frame. The insert is adapted to be secured to the sash in a vertically adjustable position and extend longitudinally between the rollers. When the sliding door is mounted on the rail, a portion of the insert surrounds the head of the rail and prevents the door from becoming dislodged from the rail by lateral forces. The insert also provides security against the sliding door being lifted and removed from the rail by an intruder. Furthermore, a weather strip can be secured to the insert to reduce air and water leakage under the door.
Claims19
An insert for use with a sliding door including a sash having opposed longitudinal sidewalls and a pair of rollers mounted to the longitudinal sidewalls of the sash to support the sliding door on an upstanding rail, the insert comprising a pair of opposed longitudinal sidewalls adapted to be received within and secured to the longitudinal sidewalls of the sash, one of the longitudinal sidewalls of the insert including means for vertically adjusting the position of the insert relative to the sash, means for retaining said insert in a vertically adjusted position during operation of the sliding door, the longitudinal sidewalls of the insert each having an inwardly inclined terminal portion at a lower end portion thereof, the terminal portions being spaced from each other and defining a longitudinal opening therebetween having a width greater than the width of the rail.
An insert assembly for use with a sliding door including a sash having opposed longitudinal sidewalls and a pair of rollers mounted to the longitudinal sidewalls at opposite ends of the sash to support the sliding door on an upstanding rail, the insert assembly comprising a pair of opposed longitudinal upper sidewalls adapted to be received within and secured to the longitudinal sidewalls of the sash, the insert having a length such that it extends substantially between the rollers when secured to the longitudinal sidewalls of the sash and the insert having a width such that the opposed longitudinal upper sidewalls of the insert each abut a respective longitudinal sidewall of the sash when received therein, one of the longitudinal upper sidewalls of the insert having a longitudinal notch formed in its outer surface, a pair of opposed longitudinal lower sidewalls each of which is integral with a respective longitudinal upper sidewall and inwardly spaced relative thereto, the longitudinal lower sidewalls each having an inwardly inclined terminal portion forming a lower end portion thereof, the terminal portions being spaced from each other and defining a longitudinal opening therebetween having a width greater than the width of the rail, a connecting wall extending between the opposed longitudinal lower sidewalls of the insert and defining a longitudinal channel, and a weather strip being slidably received in said longitudinal channel.
A sash assembly for use with a sliding door, comprising:
- a sash including a pair of opposed longitudinal sidewalls;
- a pair of rollers mounted to the longitudinal sidewalls of the sash to support the sliding door on an upstanding rail disposed on a sill;
- an insert comprising a pair of opposed longitudinal sidewalls adapted to be received within and secured to the longitudinal sidewalls of the sash such that the longitudinal sidewalls of said insert extend substantially between the rollers, the longitudinal sidewalls of said insert each having an inwardly inclined terminal portion forming a lower end portion thereof, the terminal portions being spaced from each other and defining a longitudinal opening therebetween having a width greater than the width of the rail;
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- means for vertically adjusting said insert relative to said sash such that the terminal portions of said insert surround a portion of the rail so as to limit lateral movement of the sliding door on the rail and prevent the sliding door from being lifted from the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.