Patent ID: 7228659

Claim:
In a sliding door system including at least one slidable door panel, a frame including an elongated header part, said header part including a generally vertical backwall, a topwall, a bottom wall including a distal end part thereof forming a rail for supporting door panel support rollers, an intermediate wall connected to said backwall and spaced from said bottom wall and including an anti rise distal rail end part engageable with at least one anti rise roller operably connected to said door panel, and an elongated support part engaged with said intermediate wall and said bottom wall to transfer forces acting on said bottom wall and said intermediate wall therebetween, and said intermediate wall and said bottom wall each include a flange, said flanges being spaced apart from one another and engageable with spaced apart portions of said support part for transferring said forces between said intermediate wall and said bottom wall through said support part.