Movable or removable closures – Processes
Patent
1999-12-28
2000-12-12
Stodola, Daniel P.
Movable or removable closures
Processes
49213, 49360, 49425, 49453, E06B 300, E05D 1510, E05F 1154
Patent
active
061581739
ABSTRACT:
A method of mounting and dismounting a sliding door to and from a door track structure having a slot and mounted adjacent a vehicle roof. The door having an arm member having a roller assembly mounted adjacent an end of the arm member. The roller assembly having an upper and a lower disc portion and an intermediate necked portion. The track structure having an insert and release hole intersecting the slot at a cord of the hole and the slot having a width smaller than the diameter of the hole. The method of mounting the door to the track structure comprising the steps of inserting the roller assembly into the insert and release hole in the track structure and pressing the intermediate necked portion of the roller assembly through the intersection to cause the roller assembly to move from the hole into the slot to engage the slot. The method of dismounting the door from the track structure comprising the steps of pressing the intermediate necked portion of the roller assembly through the intersection to cause the roller assembly to move from the slot into the hole and removing the roller assembly from the hole.
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Crawford Paul D.
Goodrich Ronald W.
Stodola Daniel P.
Strimbu Gregory J.
The Braun Corporation
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