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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046872 | Carriage for a door A carriage for fitting a suspendable door on a rail is described. The carriage includes a housing and at least one running roller disposed on the housing. The running roller is positioned to engage the rail. An installation plate is included that is adapted to be co... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7962998 | Roller support assemblies A roller support assembly is used to support sliding doors, windows or the like. The assembly includes a housing member having spaced apart side walls and interconnecting transverse walls defining a roller receiving zone for receiving and operationally mounting a ro... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962999 | Wheel suspension mechanism A wheel suspension mechanism includes an absorber having an outer sleeve. A support spindle is rotatably received in the outer sleeve and reciprocally moved relative to the outer sleeve. The support spindle has an annular flange radially extending from a middle sect... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7367159 | Dual overhead track for a sliding door A sliding door for selectively opening and closing an opening. The door comprises a first guide track defining a first linear guide path and a second guide track defining a second linear guide path. The second guide track is spaced from the first guide track. The do... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7246412 | Adjustable hanger hinge A hanger hinge is used to suspend panels of a folding door or window from an overhead track. The hanger hinge has a hanger bolt with an externally threaded lower end on which a nut is threaded by a tool. The nut is located within a sleeve which engages the bolt to p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7201207 | Overhead sectional door, hinge and associated method An overhead door and associated mating panels includes a number of hinges to pivotally couple adjacent overhead door panels. Each door panel includes a back metal skin presenting a back face. Each hinge includes a lower hinge leaf a pair of hinge legs projecting gen... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7121317 | Sectional door system A sectional door including, a plurality of panels pivotally joined to each other, the panels including a facer having a front surface, a first joint member and a second joint member extending rearwardly of the facer, a pair of end stiles received at lateral extremit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117559 | Support system for pocket doors A support system for mounting a door, such as a pocket door, on an overhead track is disclosed. The system cooperates with carriage that includes a support rod having a discontinuity at a lower end. The system uses bracket that is adapted for mounting along the uppe... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7021007 | Double-sided sliding door assembly 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 conce... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011347 | Latch for section doors and the like, and operating sets including said latch A latch for a section door wherein near the hinges located between the door elements there are provided, at each end of the elements, small rolling wheels which turn on horizontal pivots and slide within side guide bars having a vertical branch, an upper horizontal ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6983512 | Movable door mounting assembly with trolley locking structure A movable door mounting assembly includes a stud assembly and a trolley assembly having a spring-biased cam piece that pivots between a normal position, which allows the trolley assembly to move freely on the track, and a locked position, which causes a locking surf... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6951237 | Sectional door system A sectional door including, a plurality of panels pivotally joined to each other, the panels including a facer having a front surface, a first joint member and a second joint member extending rearwardly of the facer, a pair of end stiles received at lateral extremit... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928696 | Actuator for improving seal for overhead doors The invention includes a clasp that can be mounted to the roller track of an overhead door and a shim that can be mounted to the overhead door or the shaft of the roller. The clasp includes a portion for attaching to the roller track and a blocking portion that is s... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922871 | Articulating glide mechanism for asymmetric door operation The present invention includes an apparatus for guiding movement of an object along a track. The apparatus includes an attachment member defining an opening. A bushing is positioned in the opening and the bushing is laterally moveable within the opening. A plunger i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918157 | Rail structure for the door A rail structure for doors comprises a track rail body (3) which supports the door wheels (4) which are attached to a door (6) and freely roll on the track rail body (3), a load support member (2) which is extended along the track ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912812 | Sliding door apparatus A side sliding door apparatus for an electric railcar includes a side sliding door suspended from a horizontal door rail with a C-shape cross-section. The side sliding door is capable of moving freely via a door roller, and a gap is formed between the door roller an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907641 | Reinforcement bracket for a bi-fold closet door A bracket that conveys repeated lateral forces on a bi-fold door from an overhead channel on a bi-fold door doorjamb through a common peg and roller to the bi-fold doors without damaging the door. The bracket comprises a horizontal edge plate and a broad vertical br... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883578 | Method of assembly of an upward acting sectional door A method of assembling a sectional upward acting door comprising plural generally planar door panels adapted to be guided between opposed guide tracks. The door panels are provided with hinge assemblies including a hinge plate mounted on the upper edge of one door p... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6687954 | Pulley, cradle arrangement for a sliding door A pulley cradle arrangement for a screen doors, in particular, having a pulley cradle receptacle (23) that is inserted from above into a hollow frame section (1) and is clamped there. The pulley cradle receptacle (23) holds the pulley cradle support (25),... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6581242 | Track and trolley system for movable wall panels A track and trolley system for movable wall panels including a track having upper and lower flanges, the upper and lower flanges being horizontally and vertically displaced from each other and defining a channel therebetween, the upper and lower flanges e... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6463625 | Door truck with a one piece frame and low friction wheels A door truck which has a one piece frame and plastic wheels for operation in an overhead track for supporting a door in which the wheels are mounted to the frame with barrel nuts and a threaded stud. The frame has a door supporting portion through which a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460218 | Running carriage arrangement for a sliding door A running carriage arrangement (1) includes a housing receptacle (5) and a housing (9) embedded in it. The running carriage (7) can be vertically shifted within the housing (9). The shifting of the running carriage (7) is accomplished by an adjusting whee... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6427286 | Adjusting a sliding door A track system for a movable panel, such as a companionway door on a boat, allows adjustment after installation of the tracks for the panel, and allows the panel to be removed without removing the tracks. Typically a number of adjustable slide block assem... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6374456 | Linear motion trolley and track systems for operable walls A track and trolley system for an operable wall panel which provides for linear motion. The track is mountable to a ceiling of a room and includes first and second surfaces. The trolley is attachable to the operable wall panel and includes first and secon... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6253418 | Running mechanism assembly for a sliding door A running mechanism assembly includes a profile element (5) whose hollow space (10) with the guide groove (9) is laid bare by a recess (15), which makes possible the perpendicular insertion of the running mechanism (19). The running mechanism (19) is lock... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6209171 | Movable door mounting assembly Apparatus for use in mounting a door on an overhead track comprising a carriage assembly constructed and arranged to be moved horizontally along the track in such a way as to limit upward movement thereof, and a door mounted assembly constructed and arran... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205929 | Trolley wheel An improved trolley for use on a track. The improved trolley is of a sandwich construction having a wear resistant interior and a pair of metal end plates. The wear resistant material is preferably plastic or other material designed to avoid damaging a tr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6119307 | Overhead door with a plunger assembly having a wear indicator and improved panel construction An overhead door having two tracks each of which is designed to be mounted on the side of an opening in a building. Each track has a script-v shape in cross-section, and a groove or channel that runs along its longitudinal axis. One or more panels are pos... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5992497 | Slip and lock connection system A connection system for interconnecting various components, such as components of an overhead garage door system, is provided which includes, in one aspect, a first component having a pair of spaced apart hook members, an intermediate guide member and a d... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974738 | Top guide with spring loaded wheel A wheeled top guide for rolling movement of a door along an inverted U-shaped track includes a housing for mounting on the door with an upwardly extending axle and a roller thereon for rolling engagement with one side wall of the trace. A vertically orien... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5884363 | Hinge A hinge for a sectional overhead door. The hinge having first and second hinge parts. The second part has side flanges and a connecting base. The first part has a body and an integral sleeve of a length greater than the distance between extremities of the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5826302 | Roller-holding fitting for holding the roller of a roller pull-out guide at a drawer A fitting for holding rollers of roller pull-out guides, for the rear wall of drawers, below the bottom and next to a side wall of the drawer, and protruding beyond the underside of the bottom. The longitudinal edges of the bottom of the drawer are held i... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5495640 | Sectional overhead door A sectional door (20) having a plurality of panels (21, 22, 23, 24) including, a body portion (25) of the panels spacing and joining longitudinal edges (40, 50), one of the edges (40) between adjacent panels on a first panel having a substantially concave... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5404927 | Overhead garage door bottom bracket A bottom bracket for an overhead garage door having a spring tension assisted lift system. The bottom bracket has protrusions that interlock with mating slots in the stile of the garage door bottom panel thus preventing the bracket from detaching from the... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404675 | Assembly for movably suspending panels from overhead supports The upper portion of a panel can be slidably suspended in an elongated guide rail at the underside of an elongated support by connecting the upper portion of the panel with two spaced-apart carriers each of which is provided with an upwardly extending fol... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5353473 | Bottom fixture for overhead garage doors A bottom fixture for overhead garage doors which can be selectively installed on the lower portion of either the right hand or left hand side of the garage door. The bottom fixture is an L-shaped bracket having a wide flat side and a narrow flat side at r... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5239728 | Interlocking adjustable center pivot An improved adjustable center door pivot assembly is disclosed which can be mounted to a threshold without the need for a separate mounting bracket. The adjustable center pivot assembly permits the height of the pivot spindle to be adjusted without removi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5235724 | Roller-hinge assembly for retractable overhead door This invention pertains to a retractable roller-hinge assembly for use with retractable overhead doors. More particularly, this invention relates to a novel roller-hinge assembly which when installed on conventional retractable overhead doors, such as gar... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5111549 | Hanger wheel mount A hanger wheel mount wherein the mounting pin includes an annular land for contacting only a portion of the wheels interior surface. The use of the annular land reduces the pull required to move a door suspended by a hanger bracket. The roller or wheel in... | 05/12/1992 |
