Patent ID: 6932417
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. For use with a vehicle opening having a sliding door movable from a fully closed position to permit ingress and egress, the door having an upper portion, a lower portion, a forward portion and a rear portion, a track system comprising: (a) an upper track to be non-movably coupled to the vehicle to extend longitudinally along and above the vehicle opening to be closed by the door, (b) an upper roller assembly to move in the upper track, and (c) an upper extension assembly to connect the upper roller assembly to the upper portion of the door, (d) the upper extension assembly having an upper outer member to be coupled to the door and to extend in the direction of the upper track and an upper inner member to be coupled to the upper roller assembly and to extend in the direction of the upper track, the upper inner member and upper outer member being coupled together for relative extension and retraction movement along the direction of extension of the upper members to provide for movement of the door relative to the opening from the fully closed position initially along the upper track to a normal open position and then by relative extension movement of the upper extension assembly to a full open position.