Reinforcement bracket for a bi-fold closet door

Details Reinforcement bracket for a bi-fold closet door Reinforcement bracket for a bi-fold closet door

2005-06-21

2005-06-21

Mah, Chuck (Department: 3676)

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Panel hangers, travelers and/or tracks

Wheel mounts

C016S221000, C016S229000, C016S08700B, C160S199000, C248S220100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06907641

ABSTRACT:
A bracket that conveys repeated lateral forces on a bi-fold door from an overhead channel on a bi-fold door doorjamb through a common peg and roller to the bi-fold doors without damaging the door. The bracket comprises a horizontal edge plate and a broad vertical brace plate meeting orthogonally at a bracket corner. The horizontal edge plate has a vertical tubular post extending upwardly therefrom for receiving the peg and roller. Alternatively, the horizontal edge plate may have a hole no larger than the drilled hole in the door top edge in which the peg may be is received. To align the brace plate hole with the door hole the bracket may include a vertical edge plate orthogonal to both the horizontal edge plate and the vertical brace plate, extending between them. The vertical edge plate then measures the distance from the door side edge to the door hole as the same distance between the bracket vertical edge plate and the bracket peg hole. To accommodate a door bore smaller than the peg hole provided in the bracket, one or more cylindrical wafer plugs are provided having a portion with an outer diameter matching the peg hole and a plug bore matching the door bore. The wafer plug then adapts the bracket to the smaller door bore by inserting in the bracket peg hole. To accommodate doors of differing thickness with the plate peg hole centered in the door edge, a spacer plate is provided for placement between the bracket brace plate and the door side.

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