Patent ID: 7930856

Claim:
A sliding door assembly comprising: a sliding door movable between a closed position and an open position; a fixed-panel door maintained in a stationary position; and a door frame surrounding and supporting the sliding door and the fixed-panel door, wherein the door frame includes a bottom sill frame assembly having a first engaging surface capable of attaching with the sliding door and allowing lateral reciprocating motion of the sliding door, a recess in the bottom sill frame assembly outwardly of the first engaging surface, the recess for maintaining the fixed-panel door in the stationary position in a plane outward from the first engaging surface, and the bottom sill frame assembly comprising a sill member in the plane of the fixed panel door, the sill member housing a collapsible bulbous weather-strip, the collapsible weather-strip maintained in a sealed state with a surface facing inwardly of the collapsible bulbous weather-strip engaging the sliding door when the sliding door is in the closed position, and flexing outward and collapsing downward towards the sill member when pressure is applied to the collapsible weather-strip so as to change into a compact state when the sliding door is in the open position.