Movable or removable closures – Stored in housing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-09
2010-10-12
Mitchell, Katherine W (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
Stored in housing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07810283
ABSTRACT:
An exterior pocket door of simple design is provided that can be used for commercial and residential exterior building applications. The exterior pocket includes a door frame structure having a top head jamb coupled to a bottom sill plate by a left wall jamb and a right wall jamb. A first exterior wall panel and a second exterior wall panel are coupled to an outside face of the frame structure and a first interior wall panel and a second interior wall panel coupled to an inside face of the frame structure. A first sliding door unit and a second sliding door unit are mounted within the door frame structure to be moveable between an open position and a closed position. The first exterior wall panel and the first interior wall panel form a first pocket in which the first sliding door unit is located in the open position, and the second exterior wall panel and the second interior wall panel form a second pocket in which the second sliding door unit is located in the open position.
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Kelly Catherine A
Mitchell Katherine W
Rossi Kimms & McDowell LLP
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