Triple slide frameless shower door
AssigneeAmerican Shower Door Co., Inc.
InventorEdward A. Perry
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Abstract
A sliding door assembly includes at least three frameless panels that are slidably installed to form a door to an enclosed tub or shower area. Each frameless panel is gripped at a top by at least two roller assemblies, and the roller assemblies are slidably suspended from a header that supports the frameless panels via the roller assemblies. The sliding door assembly also includes a guide assembly that has at least three tracks, wherein each frameless panel is guided by a corresponding one of the tracks.
Claims19
A sliding door assembly for an enclosed tub or shower, said assembly comprising:
- at least three frameless panels;
- a plurality of roller assemblies, wherein each frameless panel is gripped at a top by at least two roller assemblies;
- a header supporting the frameless panels via the roller assemblies, wherein the roller assemblies are slidably suspended from the header;
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- a guide assembly having at least three tracks, wherein each frameless panel is guided by a corresponding one of the tracks.
A shower door installed between first and second vertical uprights that define an entrance to an enclosed tub or shower, said shower door comprising:
- first and second wall jamb assemblies mounted, respectively, on the first and second vertical uprights;
- at least three frameless panels installed between the first and second wall jamb assemblies;
- a plurality of roller assemblies, wherein each frameless panel is gripped at a top by at least two, roller assemblies;
- a header supporting the frameless panels via the roller assemblies, said header extending substantially a whole length between the first and second vertical uprights, wherein the roller assemblies are slidably suspended from the header;
- a guide assembly having at least three tracks and extending substantially a whole length between the first and second wall jamb assemblies, wherein each frameless panel is guided by a corresponding one of the tracks;
- a plurality of bottom clips installed proximately to bottom edges of the frameless panels, said bottom clips extending below the bottom edges of the frameless panels and into the corresponding tracks;
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- a plurality of push pull clips, each push pull clip disposed to engage at least one bottom clip of an adjacent frameless panel during opening or closing of the shower door, thereby allowing at least two of the frameless panels to be moved together by directly exerting force on only one frameless panel.
A sliding door assembly for an enclosed tub or shower, said assembly comprising:
- at least three panels without a metal frame around their respective peripheral edges;
- a plurality of roller assemblies, each of the roller assemblies comprising a roller tire and a hanger assembly including two hangers, each of the hangers having a plurality of teeth formed thereon for gripping, wherein each of the panels is gripped at a top by the teeth of the hangers in at least two of the roller assemblies;
- a header supporting the panels via the roller assemblies, wherein the roller tires of the roller assemblies are slidably suspended from the header;
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- a guide assembly having at least three tracks, wherein each frameless panel is guided by a corresponding one of the tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.