Patent ID: 8096342
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A door package, comprising: a door frame having a top portion, a first jamb connected to a first end of the top portion, and a second jamb connected to a second end of the top portion, the top portion including one or more tracks operable to slideably engage with two or more door panels; a door movable between a closed position and an open position, the door including two or more equal size door panels, wherein at least a first door panel of the two or more door panels is slideably engaged with the top portion of the door frame; a handle located close to an edge of the first door panel, wherein the handle protrudes in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of the first door panel, the handle being connected to a latch mechanism in the first door panel, the latch mechanism being operable to positively engage with a corresponding latch mechanism in the first jamb of the door frame when the door is in the closed position; and a pivot plate, the pivot plate being engageable with a floor and with the two or more door panels to allow the door to pivot from a fully retracted position to a broken open position that is essentially perpendicular to the plane of the door, thereby providing an entrance opening having substantially the same width as the distance between the first and second jambs of the door frame; wherein a second door panel of the door, adjacent to the first door panel, is operable to separate from the first door panel while the door is pivoting from the retracted position to the broken open position, such that the handle is accommodated between the first door panel and the second door panel.