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US 7,021,007 B2Granted
Double-sided sliding door assembly
AssigneeHome Decor Holding Company
InventorKenneth Jacobs
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Abstract
A sliding door assembly is disclosed for use in an environment where both sides of the door are useable. The door assembly includes at least one bottom roller mechanism fitted into a lower portion of a bottom rail. The bottom roller mechanism is adjustable and concealed within the bottom rail. The door assembly further includes at least one top roller mechanism fitted into an upper portion of a top rail. The top roller mechanism is concealed in the top rail.
Claims21
A sliding door assembly assemblable without fasteners and in which an upper guide assembly is substantially concealed, comprising:
- a top guide track;
- a bottom guide track spaced from the top guide track;
- and
- at least one sliding door having its upper and lower ends slidably received in a portion of the top guide track and a portion of the bottom guide track, said at least one sliding door comprising:
- a door panel having an outer periphery with a top edge, a bottom edge and pair of opposing side edges;
- a top rail compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the top edge thereof;
- a bottom rail compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the bottom edge thereof;
- a pair of stile sections compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the pair of opposing side edges, said door panel integrating the stile sections and rails into a frame extending about said panel;
- at least one bottom roller mechanism seated in the bottom rail, said at least one bottom roller mechanism being slidably received on the bottom guide track;
- and
- at least one top roller mechanism frictionally fitted to the top rail, said at least one top roller mechanism being slidably received within the top guide track, said top roller mechanism being concealed by said top guide track.
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A sliding door assembly assemblable without fasteners and in which the upper guide assembly is substantially concealed comprising:
- a top guide track;
- a bottom guide track spaced from the top guide track;
- and
- at least one sliding door having its upper and lower ends slidably received in a portion of the top guide track and a portion of the bottom guide track, each sliding door comprising:
- a door panel having an outer periphery with a top edge, a bottom edge and pair of opposing side edges;
- a top rail compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the top edge thereof;
- a bottom rail compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the bottom edge thereof;
- a pair of stile sections compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the pair of opposing side edges;
- at least one bottom roller mechanism seated in the bottom rail, said at least one bottom roller mechanism being slidably received on the bottom guide track;
- said at least one bottom roller mechanism comprising a mounting bracket for securing the bottom roller mechanism to the bottom rail;
- at least one roller assembly;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to the mounting bracket, whereby adjustment of the adjustment mechanism adjusts the vertical position of the door assembly with respect to the bottom guide track;
- a lever arm pivotally connected to the mounting bracket;
- and
- an adjustment device for pivoting the lever arm with respect to the mounting bracket, and wherein said at least one roller assembly is secured to one end of the lever arm, said adjustment device adjusting the positioning of said at least one roller assembly with respect to the door panel, said adjustment device including a screw assembly, a portion of the screw assembly being disposed within the lever arm, another portion of said screw assembly being adjustably secured to the mounting bracket and
- at least one top roller mechanism seated in the top rail, said at least one top roller mechanism being slidably received within the top guide track, said top roller mechanism being concealed by said top guide track.
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A sliding door assembly assemblable without fasteners and in which the upper guide assembly is substantially concealed comprising:
- a top guide track;
- a bottom guide track spaced from the top guide track;
- and
- at least one sliding door having its upper and lower ends slidably received in a portion of the top guide track and a portion of the bottom guide track, each sliding door comprising:
- a door panel having an outer periphery with a top edge, a bottom edge and pair of opposing side edges;
- a top rail compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the top edge thereof;
- a bottom rail compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the bottom edge thereof;
- a pair of stile sections compression fitted onto the door panel adjacent the pair of opposing side edges;
- at least one bottom roller mechanism seated in the bottom rail, said at least one bottom roller mechanism being slidable received on the bottom guide track;
- and
- at least one top roller mechanism seated in the top rail, said at least one top roller mechanism being slidable received within the top guide track, said top roller mechanism being concealed by said top guide track, said top roller mechanism comprising:
- a mounting bracket for securing the top roller mechanism to the top rail;
- at least one roller assembly;
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- a support structure for rotatably supporting said at least one roller assembly thereon, said support structure being connected to the mounting bracket;
- said top guide track including at least one upwardly opening channel, said roller assembly of the top roller mechanism being received within the upwardly opening channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.