Patent ID: 6634727
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A closet door assembly comprising:first and second closet doors, each closet door having a back panel, an outer side panel, an inner side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel connected to the back panel forming an interior space; at least on shelf positioned within the interior space of each closet door; a top frame attached to a top of a closet doorway, wherein the top frame extends along an entire length of the doorway; first and second upper hinge assemblies, wherein the first upper hinge assembly pivotally connects at least one of the top panel and the outer side panel of the first closet door to the top frame and the second upper hinge assembly pivotally connects at least one of the top panel and the outer side panel of the second closet door to the top frame; and first and second lower hinge assemblies, wherein the first lower hinge assembly pivotally connects at least one of the bottom panel and the outer side panel of the first closet door to a floor surface of the closet doorway and the second lower hinge assembly pivotally connects at least one of the bottom panel and the outer side panel of the second closet door to the floor surface, and wherein the hinge assemblies permit the inner side panel of each of the closet doors to pivot away from an open position, away from the doorway, to a closed position covering the doorway where the inner side panels of the closet doors are adjoined and the closet doors together extend along the entire length of the doorway to substantially conceal the closet doorway; and wherein the first and second upper hinge assemblies each comprise a frame bracket attached to the top frame, an upper door bracket attached to one of the first and second closet doors, and a pin assembly pivotally connecting the frame bracket to the upper door bracket, wherein the frame bracket has a front wall mounted to an inner surface of a front panel of the top frame and a base including a pin aperture positioned opposite of the front wall for receiving a pin of the pin assembly, the upper door bracket including a metal sheet having a horizontal bottom portion, a vertical middle portion, and a horizontal top portion, wherein the horizontal bottom portion is mounted to the top panel and the horizontal top portion is mounted to an upper edge of the outer side panel of one of said first and second closet doors such that the vertical middle portion rests along an inner surface of the outer side panel of said door, and wherein the horizontal bottom portion includes a pin aperture for receiving a pin from the pin assembly.