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US 9,347,240 B2Granted
Pocket door pull devices
OwnerKent Hermaninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.
Claims9
A device comprising:
- a pocket door surface pull having a top surface, a central recessed area, and a plurality of mounting fastener holes, and
- a pocket door surface pull cover comprising:
- a plate configured to fit over the pocket door surface pull such that it substantially covers the top surface, the plate having an opening dimensioned to allow access to the central recessed area when the plate is positioned over the pocket door surface pull, and
- grippable flange members protruding from the plate,
- wherein the plate includes mounting fastener holes that are positioned to align with the mounting fastener holes of the pocket door surface pull when the opening is aligned with the central recessed area.
2 more elements
A method of installing a cover for a pocket door surface pull, the method comprising:
- (a) placing, over a pocket door surface pull having a top surface, a central recessed area, and a plurality of mounting fastener holes, a pocket door surface pull cover comprising a plate configured to fit over the pocket door surface pull such that it substantially covers the top surface and grippable flange members protruding from the plate,
- (b) aligning an opening in the plate with the central recessed area such that the central recessed area is exposed when the plate is positioned over the pocket door surface pull, and
- (c) inserting fasteners through mounting fastener holes in the plate, which are aligned with the mounting fastener holes of the pocket door surface pull when the opening is aligned with the central recessed area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.