Patent ID: 8375636

Claim:
A retrofit conversion kit with longitudinal adjustment for coupling an automatic door operator to a door for operating the door from a sub-floor stratum or from an above door position, the conversion kit comprising: an enclosure containing the automatic door operator, the enclosure anchored within the sub-floor stratum or secured in the above door position, and having a conformation with a longitudinal dimension, the longitudinal dimension extending in a horizontal direction from a first end of the enclosure to a second end of the enclosure; a spindle rotationally engaging the automatic door operator within the enclosure and vertically and rotationally engaging the door both to provide vertical support to the door and to transmit torque from the automatic door operator to the door; a spindle housing supporting the spindle; and a sled enclosable within the enclosure, the sled securing the automatic door operator and the spindle housing therein, the sled having a first end orienting with the first end of the enclosure and a second end orienting with the second end of the enclosure, the spindle housing being attached proximal to first end of the sled and the automatic door operator being attached proximal to the second end of the sled, the sled being slideably securable within the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure such that the longitudinal position of the spindle may be adjusted.