Patent ID: 8819999
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
1. A method for providing selective access through an outer frame of a sliding door without the use of any floor track, said method comprising the steps: a. outfitting said outer frame with a header adjacent a top portion of said outer frame, wherein said header includes first and second ends, wherein said header is substantially linear and is formed with a sliding track and fixed panel guide therein; b. securing a floor plate to a floor surface below said first end of said header; c. pivotally engaging a fixed panel with said fixed panel guide and said floor plate; d. providing a lock member between said outer frame and said fixed panel such that said fixed panel may be selectively secured in a first position with respect to said outer frame, wherein said fixed panel is substantially parallel with said header in said first position; e. pivotally engaging a sliding panel with a carrier bar, wherein said carrier bar is engaged with said header such that said carrier bar and sliding panel may move linearly along the length of said header; f. pivotally engaging said sliding panel with said fixed panel to ensure that said sliding panel is straight and plumb with respect to said outer frame and said fixed panel when said sliding panel is moving along the length of said header; g. providing a lock member between said carrier bar and said sliding panel such that said sliding panel may be selectively secured between said first and second ends of said header in a plane that is parallel to but offset from said fixed panel when said fixed panel is in said first position; h. adjusting said lock member such that a specific amount of force applied to said sliding panel in a direction perpendicular to said header will overcome said lock member between said sliding panel and said carrier bar causing said sliding panel to pivot with respect to said header regardless of the position of said sliding panel along the length of said header; and, i. adjusting said lock member such that a specific amount of force applied to said fixed panel in a direction perpendicular to said header will overcome said lock member between said fixed panel and said outer frame causing said fixed panel to pivot with respect to said header when said sliding panel is positioned adjacent said header first end.