Non-hanging sliding door system
First Claim
1. A sliding door system comprising:
- (a) a sliding door having a panel that is encased within a frame, wherein said frame comprises a horizontal top portion, a horizontal bottom portion, and opposing first and second vertical side portions, said door further including a first upper roller assembly having horizontal rollers and being disposed proximate said top portion of the frame and a first lower wheel assembly disposed proximate said bottom portion of the frame;
(b) an upper track configured to receive said horizontal rollers; and
(c) a guiding roller assembly having a plurality of guiding rollers, said guiding rollers being disposed horizontally so as to have respective vertical axes of rotation and being in contact with an underside of the frame'"'"'s horizontal bottom portion.
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Abstract
A non-hanging sliding door system includes a sliding door having an upper roller assembly disposed atop a portion of the door'"'"'s frame, a channeled upper track configured to receive rollers of the upper roller assembly, a lower wheel assembly disposed at a bottom portion of the frame, and a guiding roller assembly. The lower wheel assembly includes a vertical spine having a transverse shaft, and a pair of sliding wheels that are rotatably coupled to the transverse shaft and are in direct contact with the ground without the need for a lower track. The guiding roller assembly includes one or more rollers that roll in frictional contact with the walls of a channel defined in the underside of the frame. The guiding roller assembly may be coupled either directly to the ground/floor below the door, or to a wall parallel to the door using a mounting bracket.
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26 Claims
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1. A sliding door system comprising:
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(a) a sliding door having a panel that is encased within a frame, wherein said frame comprises a horizontal top portion, a horizontal bottom portion, and opposing first and second vertical side portions, said door further including a first upper roller assembly having horizontal rollers and being disposed proximate said top portion of the frame and a first lower wheel assembly disposed proximate said bottom portion of the frame; (b) an upper track configured to receive said horizontal rollers; and (c) a guiding roller assembly having a plurality of guiding rollers, said guiding rollers being disposed horizontally so as to have respective vertical axes of rotation and being in contact with an underside of the frame'"'"'s horizontal bottom portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A sliding door system comprising:
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(a) a sliding door having a frame, a first upper roller assembly and a first lower wheel assembly coupled to a first vertical side portion of the frame, and a second upper roller assembly and a second lower wheel assembly coupled to a second vertical side portion of the frame; (b) an upper track defining a channel and configured to receive respective rollers of said upper roller assemblies; and (c) a guiding roller assembly having a plurality of guiding rollers, said guiding rollers being disposed horizontally and being received within a channel defined on an underside of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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