Removable guide assembly
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsMichael J. Kurth, David R. Funk, Joseph F. Tedescucci
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Abstract
A removable guide assembly for a slidable panel which is retained in and released from a rail track for the panel by a release mechanism composed of a button-activated spring clip. The removable guide is particularly suited for use with a double panel bathing shower door and includes a guide cushion for placement between the panels. In a preferred embodiment, the removable guide assembly is connected to the rail track for the slidable panel by a hook and latch member.
Claims19
A removable guide assembly for a slidable enclosure door panel comprising:
- a rail track for slidably receiving a lower portion of a panel;
- a guide member for guiding movement of the slidable panel along the track while restricting inward movement of the panel into the enclosure;
- a spring clip member connecting the guide member to the rail track in a stationary manner with respect to the rail track;
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- an engagement member operatively associated with the spring clip member, the guide member and the engagement member being constructed and arranged in conjunction with the spring clip member so that contact with the engagement member disconnects the spring clip member from the rail track.
A removable guide assembly for use with a slidable enclosure door panel comprising:
- a guide member for the slidable panel, the guide member being connected to a rail track;
- a spring clip member connecting the guide member to the rail track in a stationary manner with respect to the rail track with the spring clip having a teeter-totter movement;
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- an engagement member operatively associated with the spring clip member, the spring clip member, the guide member and the engagement member being constructed and arranged so that contact with the engagement member disconnects the clip from the rail track when the guide member is connected thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.