Movable or removable closures – With means mounting closure for reciprocation
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-22
2008-10-07
Strimbu, Gregory J. (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
With means mounting closure for reciprocation
C049S409000, C049S425000, C016S072000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07430832
ABSTRACT:
A sliding door includes a track having a longitudinal channel to slidably receive a carrier, a door panel secured to the carrier, a bracket attached to one end portion of the track and having a pathway and a pulley, and a recovering device having a cable. The cable has one end secured to the track, and a middle portion slidably engaged through the pathway of the bracket, and the other end secured to the carrier. The door panel and the carrier are movable along the track, and the cable is engageable around the pulley of the bracket, to bias and to force the door panel and the carrier backward toward the one end portion of the track when the door panel is released. One or more spring members may be engaged in the cable.
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Baxley Charles E.
Strimbu Gregory J.
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