Patent ID: 7762020
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A sliding door system, comprising: a base unit for mounting above an opening in a wall; said base unit comprising a first guide track extending laterally and a second guide track extending laterally adjacent to said first track; at least first and second rails movably supported by said base; a first door panel attached to said first rail; a second door panel attached to said second rail; a lateral movement assembly operably engaged between said rails so that moving one of said rails causes said rails to move laterally in opposite directions, said lateral movement assembly being operatively attached to said one of said rails so that moving said one of said rails moves said lateral movement assembly laterally with said one of said rails; a first lateral support having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said first end being attached to said first rail; a first roller assembly attached to said second end of said first lateral support, said first roller assembly being disposed in said first guide track to guide movement of said first lateral support, said first rail, and said first door panel; a second lateral support having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said first end being attached to said second rail; and a second roller assembly attached to said second end of said second lateral support, said second roller assembly being disposed in said second guide track to guide movement of said second lateral support, said second rail, and said second door panel, wherein said door panels are moved between an open and a closed position by moving one of said door panels laterally in a first direction thereby causing said lateral movement assembly to propel the other one of said door panels in a second direction opposite from the first direction.