Door jamb system

A jamb system for framing a plurality of panels, in which at least one said panel is arranged to slide by another said panel along a set of tracks mounted on a supporting surface, comprising:

• a) an elongated side jamb assembly of defined width and terminated by spaced-apart inner and outer distal ends, said jamb including one elongated side member for each said panel;
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• b) an elongated key spacer member for insertion between each pair of said elongated side members for spacing said side members apart a distance allowing said panels to move along said rails within said jamb past each other without interference;
• c) said elongated side members and said key members each formed of a plurality of side, top and bottom walls and including interlinking portions adapted to interlock through their respective walls to form a rectilinear assembly of a plurality of members for abutting a plurality of doors and panels;
• d) said side members and said key members including slanted wall portions arranged to mate in adjacent juxtaposition with each other and accept a threaded fastener therethrough to hold said side jamb in fixed, straight alignment.

A jamb system for framing a plurality of panels, in which at least one said panel is arranged to slide by another said panel along a set of tracks mounted on a supporting surface, comprising:

• a) an elongated top jamb of defined width and terminated by spaced-apart inner and outer distal ends, said jamb including:
• i) one elongated top guide member for each said panel, each said member including an elongated rail depending therefrom for guiding a panel along its travel within said jamb;
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• ii) an elongated key spacer member for insertion between each pair of said top guide members for spacing said adjacent top guide members apart a distance allowing said panels to move along said rails within said jamb past each other without interference;
• iii) said top guide members and said key members each formed of a plurality of side, top and bottom walls and including interlinking portions adapted to interlock through their respective walls to form a rectilinear assembly of a plurality of members for topping a plurality of doors and panels;
• iv) said top guide members and said key members including slanted wall portions arranged to mate in adjacent juxtaposition with each other and accept a threaded fastener therethrough to hold said jamb in fixed, straight alignment;
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• b) an elongated side jamb of defined width and terminated by spaced-apart inner and outer distal ends, said jamb including one elongated side member for each said panel;
• and,
• i) an elongated key spacer member for insertion between each pair of said elongated side members for spacing said side members apart a distance allowing said panels to move along said rails within said jamb past each other without interference;
• ii) said elongated side members and said key members each formed of a plurality of side, top and bottom walls and including interlinking portions adapted to interlock through their respective walls to form a rectilinear assembly of a plurality of members for abutting a plurality of doors and panels;
• iii) said side members and said key members including slanted wall portions arranged to mate in adjacent juxtaposition with each other and accept a threaded fastener therethrough to hold said side jamb in fixed, straight alignment;
• c) said elongated top jamb and elongated side jamb joined together to form a complete frame about the top and sides of said panels.

An elongated, extruded, hollow-top guide member for assembly with other members to form a jamb system for framing a plurality of panels, in which at least one said panel is arranged to slide by another said panel along a set of tracks mounted on a supporting surface, wherein said top guide member comprises:

• a) a planar bottom wall terminated by spaced-apart bottom wall edges wherein said bottom wall edges are formed into a turned-out interlocking terminus;
• b) a pair of spaced-apart side walls extending upward from said bottom wall in parallel arrangement and interior of said bottom wall turned-out edges;
• c) a top wall parallel to said bottom wall and spaced-apart thereabove and closing said top guide member between said side walls to form a hollow interior;
• d) a pair of slanted walls extending upward and outward from an area on said member between said top wall and its junction with said side walls, said slanted walls terminating in a bent-outward configuration;
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• e) an elongated rail depending from said planar bottom wall, exterior said hollow interior, and extending parallel to said side walls for guiding a panel along its travel within said jamb.

An elongated, extruded, hollow-top key member for assembly with other members to form a jamb system for framing a plurality of panels, in which at least one said panel is arranged to slide by another said panel along a set of tracks mounted on a supporting surface, wherein said top key member comprises:

• a) a planar bottom center wall bounded by a pair of spaced-apart, parallel, bottom, outside walls set slightly above said planar, bottom, center wall and terminating in a pair of spaced-apart, parallel outside wall edges;
• b) a pair of spaced-apart side walls extending vertically upward from said spaced-apart, parallel outside wall edges;
• c) said spaced-apart side walls departing from a vertically upward direction, a portion of the way up said side wall, and forming a pair of converging slanted walls terminating in a top wall parallel to and spaced-above said bottom center wall to form a hollow interior;
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• d) at least two, spaced-apart wall portions that extend upward from said central body and terminate along said top edges that lie in a plane along with said top edges from other assembled key spacer members for abutment with a support beam set transverse to the length of said jamb.