Sliding door stop
OwnerDavid S. Mathewsinventor
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Abstract
The present sliding door stop is positioned within the header of a sliding door frame. It is comprised of first and second arms connected by a connecting member. First and second bumper surfaces on the inner and outer edges of the first arm are respectively positioned over first and second tracks in the header. A third bumper surface on the inner edge of the second arm is also positioned over the first track. The arms are positioned around the outer roller assembly of a first sliding door which is hung on the first track, so that the stop is slaved to the movement of the door. The maximum possible overlap between the doors is limited by the first arm when the roller assembly of the first door is engaged against the first bumper surface, and the roller assembly of a second door is engaged against the second bumper surface.
Claims5
A sliding door stop, comprising:
- a first arm adapted to generally span an internal width of a sliding door header;
- a second arm spaced from said first arm;
- a connecting member connected between said first arm and said second arm;
- a first bumper surface on an inner edge of said first arm adapted to be positioned over a first track in said header;
- a second bumper surface on an outer edge of said first arm adapted to be positioned over a second track in said header;
- and
- a third bumper surface on an inner edge of said second arm adapted to be positioned over said first track in said header;
- wherein
- said door stop is adapted to be positioned around an outer roller assembly on a first sliding door hung on said firs track, so that said first arm and said second arm are adapted to be positioned adjacent respective opposite ends of said outer roller assembly, and said door stop is adapted to be slaved to slide with said first sliding door within said header;
- and
- said door stop is adapted to limit the maximum possible overlap of said first sliding door with a second sliding bar when said first bumper surface is engaged against an inner edge of said outer roller assembly of said first sliding door, and said second bumper surface is engaged against an outer edge of an inner roller assembly of said second sliding door hung on said second track, such that non-overlapping portions of said doors are provided to avoid damaging protruding handles on said first sliding door and said second sliding door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.