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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930856 | ADA compliant sills having a collapsible weather-strip for use with sliding door assemblies Door sill frame assemblies and sliding door assemblies comprising the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sill frame assembly for a sliding door includes a first engaging surface capable of attaching with a sliding door and allowing lateral reciprocating motion... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7685776 | Sealing system for sliding door/window A sealing system connects a panel to a frame and includes an anchor and a pair of opposing docking collars. The anchor extends from the frame or panel, and the opposing docking collars are disposed within a guide portion in the other of the frame or panel. The seali... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685775 | Combined sealing systems for sliding door/window A combined sealing system for connecting a panel to a frame includes a first sealing system and a second sealing system. The first sealing system connects a first surface of the panel to a first surface of the frame, and the second sealing system connects a second s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685774 | Closing system for sealing system of sliding door/window A closing system for moving a sealing system between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration includes first and second inner control members and first and second outer control members. The sealing system connects a panel to a frame and includes an ancho... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7441373 | Door assembly and door adjusting mechanism A door adjusting mechanism enables adjusting a position of a door moving in a track. The adjusting mechanism includes a truck member secured to the door and having moving structure engageable with the track. A connector connects the truck member to the door and incl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7346939 | Triple slide frameless shower door 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 suspende... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290369 | Device for the synchronized actuation of sliding doors A device for the synchronized actuation of sliding doors, provided for two sliding doors moving indistinctly in the same plane or in two planes forming any angle, consisting of two pairs of cogwheels (8-8′) and (9-9′) between which th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7152713 | Door track for an elevator door system An elevator door system for an entrance opening to an elevator cab. The system includes a two-part door having an open position and a closed position. The two-part door includes a first door portion for traversing across and covering a portion of the entrance openin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7040253 | Horse trailer interior partition latching system The present invention essentially comprises an upper assembly having a securing receptor with a guide track, a lower assembly having a securing receptor with a guide track, a bi-fold partition having a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the top portion is rece... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028431 | Fire-resistant door A fire-resistant, aluminum, cementitious-material-free, insulation-free door adapted to prevent the spread of fire and heat passing therethrough, consists of: a door frame, a door hingedly mounted on the door frame, the door having a bottom wall, a top wall, and sid... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010830 | Repair using plastic as the sliding mechanism for laterally sliding doors/windows The invention pertains to the repair of the sliding mechanism of horizontally or laterally sliding glass doors/windows, including shower doors, that are permanently built into a residential or commercial building. Instead of the door/window riding on a metal track u... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6942000 | Coupling mechanism and panel for sectional door An improved coupling mechanism for adjacent panels of a sectional door, the panels including facing, adjacent edges; the coupling mechanism including at least one recess formed in or disposed adjacent to the facing edge of each panel, and also including at least one... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6901705 | Guide rail for a sliding closure having a guide groove with a groove filling device A sliding closure system comprising a frame and at least one slidable leaf member. The frame has a frame upper member and a frame lower member each being formed with at least one longitudinal groove. A groove filling device comprising an elastic member and an elonga... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895714 | Compression mounting system for shower doors A shower door system has a compression mounting system including a horizontal header and curb and upright jambs. The header and curb each include one or more rails mounted above and below the door via associated expansion assemblies. These assemblies have threaded s... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6701672 | Compression mounting system for shower doors A by-pass shower door system has a compression mounting system including a horizontal header and curb and upright jambs. The header includes a header rail with parallel tracks for slidably mounting the door panels and a threaded header expansion assembly.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6684573 | Elevator door sill assembly An elevator door sill assembly for use in elevator systems that have sliding doors. The door sill assembly comprises a sill plate, a support sill located below the sill plate having a rail that presents an inboard sliding surface and an outboard sliding s... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6612638 | Lateral tarpaulin suspension A folding top for a commercial vehicle includes a folding top frame, bows supporting a roof covering, and side tarpaulins suspended by means of hanging sliders. The folding-top frame includes upper longitudinal flanges spanning at least part of the length... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6199331 | Hurricane force wind resistance sliding glass door assembly and associated methods A sliding door assembly includes a door frame positioned in a structure opening. The door frame includes a roller track along a bottom portion. A fixed door panel may be positioned in the door frame. A sliding door panel is slidably positioned in the door... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5778463 | Multi-piece tub/shower unit and method of installation A multi-piece tub/shower unit having a trackless shower door and a method of assembly and installation of the same wherein the multi-piece tub/shower unit is comprised of a first sidewall, having a sidewall nailing flange and a front flanged surface, and ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5657581 | Multiple section suspended bath doors with interlocking members A door system includes a sill with a ledge extending across the bottom of an opening to a bathing enclosure and with a raised lip along an exterior side of the ledge. A pair of parallel tracks are above the opening with a first door suspended from and fre... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5598665 | Sliding sash for optional closing, in particular for an open side of balconies, sun porches and the like The sliding sash is supported at a guide rail by a sash portion projecting from the floor in a vertical plane and a sash portion ascending in an inclined plane relative to the inside adjoins an additional tipper sash portion which projects up in the verti... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5584142 | Threshold profile member for the guidance of door leaves Threshold profile member for the guidance of door leaves. The threshold profile member is built in a modular manner and comprised of guide profile members, spacers and separators, with two oppositely directed guide profile members and a spacer together fo... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5450693 | Mechanism for sliding glass doors A mechanism for assembling sliding glass doors, comprising an upper track (3), a lower parallel guide (5) between which are arranged fixed sheets (1) and moveable sheets (2). The track (3) has an inverted L-shaped cross section and its vertical member is ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5351442 | Door closure for refrigeration housing A slidable door for a refrigeration housing is disclosed and wherein the door is displaceable on a top support rail from a closed position over a door opening to an open position to one side of the door opening. The slidable door comprises a rectangular d... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5339881 | Electrically operated drop seal for operable walls A drop seal assembly for a movable wall panel, the wall panel being situated in a room having a ceiling and a floor such that the wall panel is supported from the ceiling and is suspended above the floor. The drop seal includes a motor and an actuator ope... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5327681 | Guide rail device for hanging doors A guide rail device is provided for hanging doors. The device is effective to accurately guide the hanging door without deviation, yet does not project up from the floor when the doors are open, as is the case with a guide rail or a groove-rail mounted on... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5224297 | Sliding door and latching/locking assembly A latching and locking sliding door construction includes an elongated handle pivotally mounted to the door, the handle including a latch member located along one edge of the handle, the latch member adapted to cooperate with a catch member fixed to a por... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5123128 | Bathtub structure incorporating enclosure support columns and rollably suspended enclosure panels A monolithic bathtub structure incorporates vertical support columns that in one aspect are integral with the bathtub and which can be secured directly to the stud framing of the cubicle in which the bathtub is installed. The bathtub structure includes a ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5115596 | Sliding door mounting system Apparatus for mounting a sliding door for horizontal movement in a frame which has an upwardly-extending upper track and an upwardly-extending lower track which comprises a horizontally-elongated rib defining a generally vertically-oriented plane. The app... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4943110 | Curtainside truck trailer access system and lock assembly A system for accessing interior portions of a curtainside truck trailer including a flexible curtain, upper and lower roller assemblies secured to the curtain for engagement with upper and lower rails mounted on the truck trailer for supporting the curtai... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4912878 | Combined displacing and cushioning means for detention cell doors A mounting assembly is provided for a jail cell door. The door is suspended from a trolley and is slidable, on a fixed rail, between fully open and closed positions. Means are provided for releasably locking the door in either of those positions. Stop mea... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4881346 | Door and method of fabricating the same A barn door includes vertical members at its ends and lateral members extended between the vertical members which the vertical and lateral members being interlocked where they meet. To this end, the vertical members are channel-shaped, each having a front... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4868935 | Movable glide support for tub enclosure and shower stall doors A structure comprising by-pass doors for use in tub enclosures or shower stalls, each door having a frame and a panel mounted in the frame, and a hanger assembly integral therewith provided with glides adapted to move on a track provided on a supporting d... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4821680 | Sliding door hardware A rail and latching system for cooperation with a sliding door associated with an animal stall includes an inverted U-shaped rail on the door bottom engageable with a U-shaped door guide on the animal stall and a latch slidably and releasably engageable w... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4800945 | Strip-articulated door that turns in small radius An improved sliding door composed of articulated strips in which the novel features are a high guide containing a rotating vertical wheel that supports two adjacent strips and a rotating horizontal wheel that follow a curved track. Additional features inc... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4781270 | Elevator door arrangement An elevator door arrangement includes at least one door panel and means engaging upper and lower portions of the panel for guiding the upper and lower portions for parallel movement. The means for guiding the lower part of the panel includes a guide membe... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4753038 | Closure assembly for preventing transmission of interference fields A closure assembly for preventing transmission of interference fields, especially high-frequency magnetic fields. The assembly comprises a closure which is disposed to be movable with respect to a fixed structure, with the closure and/or the fixed structu... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4688490 | Rail car door bottom guide rail having tire-actuated, depressible sections A railroad car arranged to transport automobiles comprises a floor, a roof, a pair of spaced sidewalls, and at least one door assembly that is guided to a position adjacent a sidewall to enable loading and unloading of the rail car. A rail guides the lowe... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4686909 | Rail car bridge plate securement assembly with rotating leaf An assembly for securing a standard bridge plate to the upper deck of a railroad car arranged to carry automobiles on at least two levels, said railroad cars having a track member from which a sliding door is hung positioned adjacent the edge of the deck ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4672694 | Moveable lower guide for sliding doors A shower partition with one or a plurality of door elements (1), that are supported on an upper rail and which engage with extension pieces (2) or an angled section (3) at the lower end in a recess (4) of a base rail (5) of which the wall section that is ... | 06/16/1987 |
