Door rail system
OwnerKevin Byong Sun Choiinventor
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Abstract
A door rail system for mounting a pane includes a clamp housing having a tapered projection and a pair of clamps having a recess. A screw fastens the clamps together from a side of the clamp housing so that the recesses and tapered projection are configured to form a secure dovetail joint for holding a pane. The recesses (and clamps) are symmetrical and the tapered projection is at the center so that a pane can be securely held at the center without being tilted. The door rail system includes an accessory channel and first and second mounting members. The first and second mounting members are slidably attached to each other by a sliding dovetail joint so that each mounting member can slide against the other mounting member.
Claims19
A door rail system for mounting a pane, comprising:
- a longitudinally extending clamp housing, having a tapered projection;
- a first longitudinally extending clamp, having a first recess;
- a second longitudinally extending clamp, having a second recess;
- an adjustable fastening means for fastening the first and second clamps to the tapered projection;
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- a pane channel defined by the first and second clamps for receiving an edge of the pane,
- wherein the tapered projection is configured to interlock with the first and second recesses when the first and second clamps are clamped together by the adjustable fastening means, and
- wherein when the first and second clamps are clamped together, the first and second recesses are symmetrical with respect to the tapered projection, the tapered projection is positioned at a center point between the first and second recesses, and the pane is placed along the center point between the first and second recesses.
A door rail system for mounting a pane, comprising
- an accessory channel having a first inner wall, a second inner wall and a base surface wherein a first protrusion is formed on the first inner wall and a second protrusion is formed on the second inner wall;
- a first mounting member which is configured to be slidably inserted into and engaged with the accessory channel;
- a second mounting member which is configured to be slidably engaged with the first mounting member by a sliding dovetail joint so that the second mounting member can slide in a longitudinal direction of the first mounting member wherein the pane is mounted on the second mounting member;
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- a location adjusting means for slidably adjusting a location of the second mounting member and the pane with respect to and along the first mounting member,
- wherein the first mounting member is secured in the accessory channel by the first and second protrusions,
- wherein the location adjusting means comprises an anchor and a screw wherein the anchor is fixedly attached to the first mounting member,
- wherein a through hole is formed on the anchor and a threaded hole is formed on the second mounting member such that the screw can pass through the through hole and be engaged with the threaded hole,
- wherein the location adjusting means adjusts the location of the second mounting member by rotating the screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.