Patent ID: 11959302
Assignee: OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  Y | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. A handle system for a sliding door system comprising:
a first panel;
a second panel wherein at least one of the first or second panels is configured to move in a direction parallel to the other of the first and second panels and the first and second panels are configured to also move together in a generally pivoting motion;
a handle located on one of the first or second panels;
a pivot pin about which the handle pivots between a latching handle position to an unlatching handle position;
a camming surface on the handle, the camming surface disposed within a rail of the one of the first or second panels;
a camming protrusion;
a rod operatively connected to the camming protrusion;
a slider pin located in a slot and configured so that when the handle is moved between the latching and unlatching handle positions the slider pin slides in the slot; and
a bolt operatively connected to the rod, the bolt configured to move in a vertical direction between a latching position and an unlatching position,
wherein pivoting movement of the handle to the unlatching handle position causes the camming surface on the handle to engage and move the camming protrusion to cause the rod and bolt to move axially to move the bolt from the latching position to the unlatching position.