Patent ID: 6826867
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: E05B,E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A sliding door comprising:a frame having a top leg and a bottom leg joined by a first side leg and a second side leg; a compression gasket extends along a portion of the top leg, the first side leg, a portion of the bottom leg, and between the top leg and the bottom leg; a first jamb extending along the first side leg, the first jamb having a first angled face that is angled relative to the first side leg, an opening located in the first angled face, and an inner wall; a sash, having a second jamb with a second angled face that is angled relative to the first side leg and is located along a side edge of the sash, the sash also having an inner face and an outer face, the sash being suspended on the top leg of the frame and capable of sliding on the top leg; a dog rotatably attached to the side edge of the sash; a handle attached to the sash and operatively connected to the dog for rotation of the dog; and wherein the sash is slidable between an open position and a closed position wherein when the sash is in the closed position, the first angled face faces the second angled face, and the handle is activated in order to rotate the dog in order for the dog to pass through the opening and act on the inner wall so that the inner face of the sash presses against the gasket in order to achieve a seal between the sash and the gasket.