Patent ID: 6082050
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A top-hung sliding panel system for mounting within an opening in a wall, said panel system comprising:a glazing panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposing vertical edges;a lower longitudinal track;a bottom rail having first and second ends and being supported on said lower longitudinal track for longitudinal movement thereon;an upper longitudinal track disposed above said lower longitudinal track;a top rail mounted to said upper edge of said glazing panel and suspended from said upper longitudinal track for longitudinal movement thereon;first and second vertical rails mounted to said vertical edges of said glazing panel;a bottom rail insert mounted to said lower edge of said glazing panel, said bottom rail insert engaging said bottom rail for vertical movement relative thereto;a first vertical rail insert affixed to said first end of said bottom rail and projecting upward therefrom, said first vertical rail insert being vertically movably attached to said first vertical rail; anda second vertical rail insert affixed to said second end of said bottom rail and projecting upward therefrom, said second vertical rail insert being vertically movably attached to said second vertical rail;whereby when said sliding panel system is mounted within said opening in said wall with said lower longitudinal track mounted to a lower edge of said opening and said upper longitudinal track mounted to an upper edge of said opening and said upper edge of said opening is displaced downward, said first and second vertical rails move downward relative to said first and second vertical rail inserts, and said bottom rail insert moves downward on said bottom rail.