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US 6,442,900 B1Granted
Sliding panel, suited to serve as a sliding door or window
OwnerOlav Johan Silseth Kvasnesinventor
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Abstract
The sliding door is secured by a locking mechanism in a closed position wherein the sliding panel is held against a frame. When the locking mechanism is released, the weight of the sliding door causes the panel to move away from the frame while tilting the wheels in which the sliding panel slides into tilted positions. The panel is then free to roll along guide rails on the tilted wheels. When in the closed position, seals on the movable panel seal against the frame. During travel of the panel, the seals are in spaced relation to the frame.
Claims15
In combination;
- a frame;
- a rail extending horizontally along said frame;
- a support panel secured to said frame and to one side of said rail;
- a sliding panel having at least one wheel rotatably mounted on said rail for movement of said sliding panel along said rail;
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- at least one fitting having said wheel rotatably mounted therein on an axis perpendicular to said fitting, said fitting being pivotally mounted in said sliding panel on a pivot axis parallel to said rail and disposed on a side of said rail opposite said support panel whereby each said wheel is pivotal on said rail under the weight of said sliding panel from an unstable support position with said sliding panel adjacent said support panel to a stable sliding position with said sliding panel spaced laterally of said support panel.
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