Patent ID: 9410351
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: E04F,E04H,E05D,E05F

Claim Text:
1. A slide-glide panel privacy system for deck railings and fences comprising: a first stationary panel section comprising a first plurality of balusters, the first plurality of balusters spaced apart from one another in a first direction to form first gaps between adjacent balusters of the first plurality of balusters; a sliding panel section comprising a second plurality of balusters, the second plurality of balusters spaced apart from one another in a second direction to form second gaps between adjacent balusters of the second plurality of balusters, the second direction being parallel with the first direction; an upper railing system attached to the first stationary panel section and the sliding panel section, the upper railing system including an upper slide track assembly configured to enable the sliding panel section to slide therealong; a lower railing system attached to the first stationary panel section and the sliding panel section, the lower railing system including a lower slide track assembly configured to enable the sliding panel section to slide therealong; at least one post attached to the upper railing system and the lower railing system and extending therebetween; and a plurality of slide pieces attached to the second plurality of balusters, the plurality of slide pieces facilitating the movement of the sliding panel section between open and closed orientations along a sliding path in the second direction, wherein, in the open orientation, the sliding panel section opens the first gaps between the adjacent balusters of the first plurality of balusters, and, in the closed orientation, the sliding panel section covers the first gaps between the adjacent balusters of the first plurality of balusters to provide a privacy barrier and block weather elements to separate an interior of a deck from an exterior of the deck, wherein the upper slide track assembly includes a first channel element and a second channel element, the first channel element of the upper slide track assembly attached to the first stationary panel section, and the second channel element of the upper slide track assembly attached to the sliding panel section and slidably received in the first channel element of the upper slide track assembly to limit movement of the sliding panel section along the sliding path in the second direction; and wherein the lower slide track assembly includes a first channel element and a second channel element, the first channel element of the lower slide track assembly attached to the first stationary panel section, and the second channel element of the lower slide track assembly attached to the sliding panel section and slidably received in the first channel element of the lower slide track assembly to limit the movement of the sliding panel section along the sliding path in the second direction.