Patent ID: 7497050

Claim:
In a sliding door including at least one slidable door panel; a frame including an elongated header part, said header part including a generally vertical backwall, a topwall, and a transverse wall including a distal end part forming a rail for supporting door panel support rollers; a door hanger bracket adapted to be supported by said header part for linear traversal therealong; said door panel including a door panel frame having an elongated, generally vertically extending longitudinal panel frame member; and an adjustable torsion bar assembly interconnecting said hanger bracket with said frame member of said door panel frame for supporting said door panel when said door panel is pivoted to a breakaway position, said torsion bar assembly comprising an elongated torsion bar member supported by said hanger bracket and including a fulcrum having at least one fulcrum point engaged with said hanger bracket and spaced apart adjustment members for adjusting the position of said torsion bar member with respect to said hanger bracket, wherein the fulcrum point is positioned between the spaced apart adjustment members and said fulcrum has a longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said torsion bar member in a horizontal plane.